Space Flash Contest

In anticipation of our second anniversary, Raven Electrick is holding a Space Flash Contest. Raven's looking for flash fiction with an outer space setting. The winner will receive $25.00 (U.S.) paid on publication in March 2002. The runner-up will receive $15.00 p.o.p. All entries must be received by December 21, 2001 and conform to the following Space Flash Contest Guidelines:

• Stories must have an outer space setting: a ship, moon, planet, asteroid, etc. Other than that, the genre/theme is up to you, and it needn't be strictly sf. Fantasy, horror and mystery are also welcome.  There are only a few caveats/exceptions:
• Nothing sexist, racist, or above a "PG" rating.
• No cannibalism. (Let's add no evisceration or "skinning.")
• No "dead babies." (That includes child molesting/maiming/murdering. Preference in horror runs toward the supernatural. The less real world gore the better.)
• Length up to 500 words (word processor count).
• No previously published submissions.
• No simultaneous or multiple subs.
• How to submit:
• E-mail submissions to: flashcontest@ravenelectrick.com.
• Label subject line "Contest Sub" with author's last name, e.g. "Contest Sub/Asimov."
• Copy and paste submission into the body of your e-mail. (We won't open attached files!)
• Text should be single-spaced, with double-spacing between paragraphs. Use black text only.
• TERMS: BY SUBMITTING YOUR WORK TO RAVEN ELECTRICK, YOU AGREE THAT:
• THE SUBMITTED STORY IS AN ORIGINAL WORK.
• YOU ARE THE AUTHOR OF THE SUBMITTED ORIGINAL WORK ("THE WORK").
• YOU OWN THE COPYRIGHT TO THE WORK.
• NO OTHER PUBLISHER HOLDS EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO THE WORK AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION TO RAVEN ELECTRICK.
• IF THE WORK IS THE WINNER OR RUNNER-UP IN THE SPACE FLASH CONTEST, YOU GIVE RAVEN ELECTRICK PERMISSION TO PUBLISH THE WORK IN ELECTRONIC FORM. (Raven Electrick acquires first electronic rights with exclusive use of the work for a period of 90 days after publication. At your request, we will remove the work from the website after 90 days. Please allow us 30 days to respond to your e-mail request.)