At times like these, a little transcendence is in order. We asked you to take us to strange new worlds, and you didn’t disappoint. The ten stories you’ll find below are bleak and beautiful, grotesque and glistening. They transport us to other dimensions, drag us into the sea, push us to the brink of extinction, and discover strange new realms within the familiar walls of home.
These ten stories will appear in our 2017 Prize Winners Anthology print issue, which is due out in the fall. And details for our next quarterly contest (horror-themed as always in the fall) will be released within a few days.
Until then, lose yourself in Flash Worlds.
“Where we’re going we don’t need roads.“
– The Editor
1st Place
Listening to the Animals
by Emily Livingstone
2nd Place
Come Away to the Water
by Celia Daniels
3rd Place
Dog Eat Dog
by Christina Dalcher
4th
Stuck in the Bathroom
by John Barrale
5th
Tribe
by Nikolaj Volgushev
6th
The Deceased of 120 Primorsky Street
by Michael Carter
7th
Auroras of Arverne
by Voima Oy
8th
Libation
by Gregory Ariail
9th
This Ape’s on Fire
by Lazarus Gray
10th
A Visitation
by Chloe Seim
The Molotov Cocktail 