Markets / The Raven Short Story Contest (Pulp Literature)
The Raven Short Story Contest (Pulp Literature)
Flash and short fiction, any genre
Guidelines summary
- Pays
- $300 prize
- Length
- 250–2,500 words
- Wants
- Flash and short fiction, any genre
- Simultaneous submissions
- No
- Multiple submissions
- Yes
- Reprints
- No
- Response time
- Not stated
- Submissions
- 2026 contest ran September 1 to October 15, 2026
- Submission or entry fee
- $35 entry ($25 early); includes a one-year digital subscription
- Rights
- See contest page
- Also note
- Entries capped at 200.
- Last checked
- October 31, 2026
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