Literal Latté
Short Short Contest
- First Prize
$500
Contest Guidelines
- Send unpublished shorts. 2,000 words max. All styles welcome.
- Postmark by June 30th.
- Name, Address, Telephone Number, Email Address (optional) — on Cover Page only.
- Include Self Addressed Stamped Envelope or Email Address for reply.
- Include $10 Reading Fee per set of up to 3 Shorts — OR —
$15 Reading Fee per set of 6 Shorts. - All entries considered for publication.
All currency above given in US dollars.
Remember: email submissions are NOT currently accepted.
All reading fees (by check or money order)
should be made out to
Literal Latté
and mailed with entry manuscripts to
Literal Latté Awards
200 East 10th Street, Suite 240
New York, NY 10003
(212) 260-5532
200 East 10th Street, Suite 240
New York, NY 10003
(212) 260-5532
The Past Life Hypnotist Predicts The Future By Judith Slater
Winner, 2012 Literal Latte Short Short Contest.
Just a few minutes ago I began to feel the tide tugging a little harder, the fog closing in, and I knew without looking at my watch that it was close to quitting time. I’m tired — bone weary, really. In the space of only one afternoon I took a threesome of middle-aged women back, one by one, to 18th-century Lisbon….