Black Hawk College announced the winners of the first-ever Flash Fiction Contest of the Writers Guild student organization. The writing competition was a “thrilling challenge where keeping it short meets its brilliance,” according to a release from the college. Students had from April 9th to 23rd to submit “captivating stories within the tight limits of 250–600 words.” There were 22 submissions to this first-time contest. Awards were presented on May 7th at the Writers Guild Grammy Night.
Top 3 were:
- 1st – Olivia Gratton of Moline – “The Substitute” – $100 Amazon gift certificate
- 2nd – Dori O’Dell of Cambridge – “Fingers of Death” – $50 BHC bookstore certificate
- 3rd – Vix Dang of Rock Island – “Question” – $25 Amazon gift certificate
The contest sponsors also presented four additional awards:
- Most Climactic – Reice McCormick of Clinton, IA – “My Cryptic Mind”
- Best Dialogue – Grace DeVrieze of Sherrard – “Don’t Whistle at Night”
- Most Creative Concept – Justine Boelens of Geneseo – “Endless Serenity”
- Most Emotional – Taylor Folsom of Erie – “The Day I Met God”
Read the winning entries — www.bhc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Writers-Guild-Flash-Fiction-Contest-winners.pdf.
Pictured at the event are Writers Guild member Katie Miller, Writers Guild advisor Gina Wilkerson, Writers Guild members Julian Martinez, Eren Fasbender, Heath Rice, Isabel Vega, Gabe Smith, Kali Patel, Justine Boelens, Marissa Weiner and Jasmine Vega.