LAR Flash Fiction Award

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The Los Angeles Review Flash Fiction Award is a prize of $1,000 and publication in LAR given annually for an exceptional work of fiction.  

• Please submit a piece of 1,000 words or less. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify us immediately at editor@losangelesreview.org if your story is accepted elsewhere.    

• Only previously unpublished works are considered for the Los Angeles Review Flash Fiction Award. Entries are not considered for general inclusion in the Los Angeles Review.    

• Entry fee is $20.    

• The winner will be selected in fall of 2026 and announced via our website, and a Red Hen Press press release.    

• The winning story will be published in the LAR Online and an online annual anthology edition.     

•  In the cover letter field of each submission, include author’s name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number. Do NOT include this information in the submitted file. 

• Please direct questions to production@losangelesreview.org

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