Wrizzit flash Fiction contest
Welcome to “No Good Deed”!
This is a grimdark flash fiction and poetry contest hosted exclusively on Wrizzit. We want stories and poems about the cost of good intentions. This is our very first event and every dollar raised funds Nightingale Press’s inaugural anthology—including paying our future contributors at professional rates.
Prizes
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place each receive:
A guaranteed publication slot in Nightingale Press’s inaugural anthology
$250 ($0.10 per word x 2,500 = $250) regardless of the actual word count of your submission
A full Story Doc editorial critique, regardless of whether feedback was purchased
Guidelines
Entry Fee: Free to submit.
Length: <2,500
Optional Feedback: For $75 per entry, you can request a “Story Doc”—a full developmental critique from our editorial team covering craft strengths and line-level notes. You can purchase feedback on our Ko-Fi.
Entry Limit: None; submit as many pieces as you wish.
Eligibility: Work must be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, provided you withdraw the piece immediately if it is accepted elsewhere.
How to Submit
Use the Wrizzit Digest feature or write to us at submissions@nightingalepublishing.press.
Timeline
Submissions Open: April 1, 2026.
Submissions Close: April 10, 2026.
Winners Announced: May 1, 2026, exclusively on Wrizzit.
Rights
Winners grant Nightingale Press first publication rights; all other rights remain with the author. Non-winning entries retain all rights.