Stone Soup holds a Flash Contest during the first week of every month. The month’s first Weekly Creativity prompt provides the contest challenge. Submissions are due by midnight on Sunday of the same week. Up to five winners are chosen for publication on our blog. The winners, along with up to five honorable mentions, are announced in the following Saturday Newsletter. Submit via our Submittable site.
The May Flash Contest is now closed. Come back June 6th for our next Flash Contest prompt.
Every contest has its own winners' page, where you can read all the winning entries for the month. You can find the links to all of those pages below. Note that the first Monthly Flash Contest is #23. For previous Flash Contest results, please check the Weekly Flash Contest Winner page.
We are proud of everyone who takes part in the contest. Thank you for trusting us with your work!

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Hi! I know that the November Flash Contest has ended, but I just wanted to ask: Do you have to write a story that matches the prompt if you submit?
Thanks!
Hi Lily,
Yes, all submissions must follow the prompt.
We logged on this morning to get the December writing prompt but we don’t see it yet. What time will it be posted and what time zone?
Should be up now!
The website still says November Flash Contest is closed. Check back on December 6th. I don’t see where the current monthly contest prompt is located.
Hi Laura,
So sorry! It is up now.
We have been checking as well. Still not posted at 8:30 PM ET.
Hi Andrea,
So sorry. It is up now.
I’m having the same problem! It’s December 7th and I still don’t see the prompt.
Hi Lily,
So sorry! It is up now.
It still isn’t up-if anyone can see it, could you please post it?
Hi Caroline,
So sorry! It is up now.
Are flash fiction submissions for a fee, and, if so, how much? Also, just checking, but the next available submission date is January, right? And, since I already have a bout of questions flung around haphazardly, here is one more: If you win a flash fiction contest, can you still win the annual novel contest, or are you exempt? Thank you!
Hi Lola,
1) The Flash Contest costs two dollars to enter. 2) Yes, January third. And 3) You are absolutely not exempt! You can also be selected as a Flash Contest winner multiple times. Hope this helps!
Hey! I was wondering when the January contest will be posted today.
Is there a certain time?
Is the January prompt going to be up yet? Been checking since this morning.
I just want to know where can I see the results for the monthly flash contest? Thanks.
Hi Jaylen,
The results for this February’s Flash Contest will be posted either Thursday night or Friday morning. The rest of the Flash Contest results for previous months are included in this page. Hope this helps!
What time of day is the monthly flash contest prompt posted? It’s 11 am eastern standard time and I don’t see anything.
Hi Lea,
The prompt has now been posted. Apologies for the wait!
Hi everyone
I just wanted to ask, when the April contest will be up,
Thank you!
Hi Sabriah,
It is now up, apologies for the wait! In the future, even if the prompt might not yet say it is up on this page the prompt is likely to have been posted to the blog.
P.S.
It is April 4th right now and I have been checking for a bit, for me, it is 11:08 eastern time and I still don’t see it.
– Thank you for your answer 🙂