ANGELHOUSEPRESS PRESENTS FLASH-A-GANZA 2022
between August 13 and September 22, 2022. Write whimsical collab flash fic & win prizes!
This is a cross-over post. I wear many hats, one of which is the fallen angel of AngelHousePress.
You’re invited to participate in a collaborative flash novel or a flovel. Much like the cronut, another 21st c. hybrid, the flovel combines sweet, and savoury, flaky and caky, buttery and crumbly.
From Wikipedia “Flash fiction is a fictional work of extreme brevity that still offers character and plot development. Identified varieties, many of them defined by word count, include the six-word story; the 280-character story (also known as "twitterature"); the "dribble" (also known as the "minisaga," 50 words); the "drabble" (also known as "microfiction," 100 words; "sudden fiction" (750 words); "flash fiction" (1,000 words); and "microstory" Some commentators have suggested that flash fiction possesses a unique literary quality in its ability to hint at or imply a larger story.”
You can write any of the types above or make up your own variation. We will all play along. While flash fiction is usually independent, in this case, you will be writing collaboratively so it’s ok if your piece of flash fiction does not resolve within the flash. You can choose to follow what came before or do something different.
There will be prizes awarded based on first mentions of things I will announce after someone has won. The prizes will range from chapbooks, books, trinkets, and other bits of whimsy I’ll dream up along the way.
Flash-A-Ganza 2022 will take place from August 13 to September 22, 2022. You can join at any time.
If you’d like to participate, please e-mail me at amanda at angelhousepress dot com or DM me here to get a link to the Google document.
I have written the first flash. I am not eligible for the prizes. Anyone is welcome to join in at any time. You can write in any language, including nonsense.
After September 22, I will post the Flovel as a pdf on AngelHousePress.com and list all authors, including the prize winners. I will be using #flovel22 as the hashtag on Twitter. Please invite others to join! “Join me in participating in Flash-a-ganza 2022, a collaborative flash fiction project brought to you by AngelHousePress. Do it for the whimsy and the prizes! Visit AngelHousePress.com for details. #flovel22”
Hate speech of any kind will not be tolerated.
If you have questions or suggestions that I haven’t thought of, please contact me.
Let’s be whimsical!
your fallen angel,
Amanda Earl
Janis Butler Holm wins a prize for first use of an emotion. #flovel22
more info at AngelHousePress.com
our 2nd prize winner is @terri_witek for the 1st mention of alcohol. #flovel22 i will be mailing Terri a prize soon! #flovel22