“I’m really starting to think the whole world’s just a patchwork quilt of crazy little cults, all with their own secret spaces, their own records, their own rules.”
Clay Jannon, Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Flash Fiction Competition
To mark our current Book Club title, Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, we’re running a flash fiction competition on the theme of Cults & Clubs.
We think Clay, the narrator of the novel, is quite right – when you lift the stone of ordinary life, underneath you’ll find a teeming world of strange hobbies and cabalistic clubs sharing private languages, initiation ceremonies and secrets – and we want to hear your stories about these hidden worlds in miniature.
The winning three stories will be published on Litro Online, reaching thousands of our readers.
Entries must be no more than 700 words long and on the theme of “Clubs & Cults”
As well as publication on the Litro website, the overall winner will receive a free year-long Litro All-Access Membership. (If the winner is already a member, we’ll give them their next year for free!)
Entries should not have been previously published anywhere, in print or online
One entry per person
The deadline for entries is midnight on Sunday 25th August and the winning story will be announced on the Litro website on Thursday 29th August
Founded in 2005, Litro is an international literary and cultural platform publishing fiction, essays, interviews, criticism and new voices across the UK, US and global literary communities.
Litro connects emerging and established writers with readers, publishers, cultural institutions and creative partners through its magazine, digital editions, masterclasses, podcasts and live projects.
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