“Unlock the Secrets of Imaginative Storytelling: Enter the 2025 We Love Short Shorts Contest This February!”
Any entries not chosen for a prize are still automatically considered for a future regular Hippocampus Magazine issue. We published two of these honorable mention essays last year. As with all essays we accept, Hippocampus asks for one-time rights.
A few extra tips from our editorial team on what makes a great flash essay:
- The narrative brings us somewhere / illuminates a change or insight.
- Though short, the piece delivers meaning, not just a moment.
- Your words show us something true about being alive in a uniquely you way.
- The writing lands just on this side of prose vs. poetry (though we do love poetic language).
If you love writing short shorts as much as we love reading them, get those micro essays ready! We wish everyone love and luck in our first-ever contest for flash CNF!
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