The winners of New York City Midnight’s Fourth Annual 2011 Flash Fiction Challenge were announced in December, and I thought you all might like to see the list of winners:

#1 “I See You, Santa Claus” by Chelsea Sutton
#2 “The First Strike of Leopold and Loeb” by Helen Rossiter
#3 “An Act of Folly” by Shola Olowu-Asante
#4 “Panic” by Renee Troxler
#5 “An Important Story” by Meagan Noel Hart
#6 “der Wiederkunft or, The Second Coming” by Wilfried Meybohm
#7 “Nuclear Family” by Jennifer Ripley
#8 “You Get Used To It” by Tyler Hayden
#9 “Ellie” by James Mader (JD)
#10 “All Gone Wrong” by R. Warren Daliege III

I’m really happy about “I See You, Santa Claus.” The thing absolutely gave me the chills. To see more details about this contest and get the synopses for each story, visit http://www.nycmidnight.com/Competitions/FFC/Challenge.htm.

The First Round of New York City Midnight’s 6^th Annual Short Story Challenge 2012 is already under way and closes April 14. For more information, visit here: http://www.nycmidnight.com/Competitions/SSC/Challenge.htm

NYC Midnight’s contests are organized by NYC Midnight Movie Making Madness, an organization dedicated to discovering and promoting a new wave of talented storytellers.  NYC Midnight aims to provide the prizes and exposure necessary for writers to take their next big step towards writing professionally.