How to Submit

1. Email your completed work to contact.undergroundbookshelf@gmail.com.
2. Put the name of the active contest in which you are participating in the subject line of your email (for example: Flash Fiction Contest April 2024: Two-Sentence Horror)
3. In the body of the email include:
   1.  your name as you would like to be credited,
   2. your pronouns,
   3. the title of your work,
   4. your complete work of flash fiction OR the link to this work if you have it posted elsewhere on the internet.

**Laura Browne-Lambert is also present on Neobook and Booksie under the name, LauraWrites, and Wattpad under the name LauraBrowneLambert. If you happen to use one of these platforms, you are also welcome to send in your submission through private message on one of these platforms in lieu of email. However, being on these platforms is not a requirement for participating in the monthly contests.**

Rules of Participation

1. Be respectful of one another.
2. Please no NSFW.
3. Please submit work written in English or bilingual. For example, I've received some submissions written in Spanish and translated to English (or vice versa). I have released both as separate posts with links to the other post to read it in the other language.
4. No AI generated stories. (I'll accept works that use AI for brainstorming, researching, or conceptualizing, but the story itself must be your own and must be written by you in your voice.)
5. Your work must be complete at the time of submission.
6. Please include the name you would like to be credited under, your bio, pronouns, and content warnings (if applicable).
7. Submissions should generally be under 2,000 words. I can be somewhat flexible on this, (up to around 3,000), but this allows me to make sure I have enough time to give every submission a fair shot.

A Quick Note

You retain all the rights to the stories you submit to these contests. If your work is featured on this platform, you are still able to publish it in other formats.