Stories Out of School Flash Fiction Contest
Deadline September 7 (must be received by this date), formerly September 1. Recommended free contest gives prizes up to $1,000 and possible print and online publication for an unpublished flash fiction piece, 6-499 words, in which the protagonist or narrator is a K-12 teacher. Author need not be a teacher, but they must be 18+. Submit one story online. Sponsored by the Academy for Teachers, which organizes master classes and other events that bring New York City's teachers together with our culture's most brilliant and creative minds.
Source: https://www.academyforteachers.org/program/stories-out-of-school-flash-fiction-contest-2026
Published: July 12, 2025
