There's still a day left to enter Robert Swartwood's "Hint Fiction Contest Reloaded," commemorating the one-year anniversary of Swartwood's "hint fiction" concept of creating "a story of 25 words or fewer that suggests a larger, more complex story."The judge of the contest is the notorious James Frey, and the lucky winner he chooses will receive a plethora of literary goodies, including:
> $100
> A copy of "The Best of Every Day Fiction: Two"
> A copy of The Los Angeles Review
> A copy of Sententia
> A copy of Space and Time
> A copy of "[first year]: an mlp anthology"
> A copy of The Los Angeles Review
> A copy of Sententia
> A copy of Space and Time
> A copy of "[first year]: an mlp anthology"
In addition, the second-place winner will receive $50, the third-place winner will receive $25, and one of 10 copies of "Sudden Fiction Latino" will be awarded to each of the winners and finalists, as well as to some "random contestants."
To enter the contest, simply submit up to two entries in the comments section of the contest post. At the time of this writing there are 154 posts, many of which contain multiple entries. A personal early favorite is John Jodzio's "#2":
"Someone had written the word 'Shite' on our baby's forehead in permanent marker. Someone broke in, I said. No one broke in, my wife said."
The contest ends at midnight (EST) on April 30. Swartwood's "Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer" (that's the cover image above) is set for release from W.W. Norton & Company on Nov. 1.
