Flash Fiction Contest

The September 2024 Flash Fiction Contest, co-sponsored by the Fremont Cultural Arts Council and Half Price Books, was held on September 28, 2024 at Half Price Books, 39152 Fremont Hub, Fremont, CA. Cash and Half Price Books gift cards were awarded to the 1st – 5th place winners. Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to all who entered!

• First Place “Finn: the Frog Detective” by Elizabeth Kimmel won $50 cash plus a $25 Half Price Books gift card.
• Tied for Second Place, “Dear Burglar” by Alina Nazareth won $35 cash plus a $25 Half Price Books gift card.
• Tied for Second Place, “Some Enchanted Evening” by Patricia Doyne won $35 cash plus a $25 Half Price Books gift card.
• Fourth Place, “A Boy Named Frog” by Edward SooHoo won $20 cash plus a $25 Half Price Books gift card.
• Fifth Place, “Escape to the Frogs” by Thomas Staaden won $10 cash plus a $25 Half Price Books gift card.
• Past President’s Award, “The Frog” by Elena Climent won a Nothing Bundt Cakes Trio.

Read the September 2024 Flash Fiction Contest winners

A big THANKS to:

• Fremont Cultural Arts Council who donated $150 in cash for this contest, Half Price Books who donated $125 in Gift Cards for this contest and coffee.
• Jack’s Brewery at the Hub who donated money to the Fremont Cultural Arts Council for those people who turned in a Flash Fiction donor stub and Nothing Bundt Cakes who donated a Trio of cakes.
• Infinity Care for donating Pistachio Cookies and staff to hand out ballots.
• The Fremont Cultural Arts Council who helped staff the table, hand out ballots, count the ballots, and make certificates for the winners, which includes: Margaret Thornberry, Julie Gilson, Connie Chew, Paul K. Davis, and Knuti VanHoven, A special thanks to Arathi Satish for writing the nice articles for the Tri-City Voice Newspaper and the Tri-City Voice Newspaper for publishing our articles on this contest and we will send the winning stories to the Tri-City Voice Newspaper for publication.

We are planning on holding another Flash Fiction Writing Contest in April during the “Fremont Creates” event. Please read the Tri-City Voice Newspaper for subject and date. We expect to hold the contest in Half-Price Books again. We plan on having the same rules as this contest.