What a task it has been to choose only four narratives from such a brilliant year of publishing. One choice, however, was easy: the grand prize winner of The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction is always nominated for all the prizes.
We are thrilled for the authors and artist below, and we wish them all much success as they are considered for Best of the Net 2024.
Creative Nonfiction
House of My Soon-to-Be Ex by Claudia Monpere
Portrait of an Ape by Jiaqi Kang
Fiction
Emergency Contact by Marcus Tan
In the First Draft, The Baby Dies by Lindy Biller
Artwork
Art for Swan Lake by Jessica Perner
The core workshop of SmokeLong Fitness is all in writing, so you can take part from anywhere at anytime. We are excited about creating a supportive, consistent and structured environment for flash writers to work on their craft in a community. We are thrilled and proud to say that our workshop participants have won, placed, or been listed in every major flash competition. Community works.