Flash prose

Flash prose

Flash prose, also known as "flash literature", is brief creative writing, generally on the order of between 500 and 1500 words. It's also an umbrella term that encompasses various short format works such as prose poetry, short essays and other works of creative fiction and nonfiction. The term "flash" implies fast, impromptu, and short format. The term "flash prose" is generally used in the context of writing competitions or other public exhibitions of creativity or skill with language such as weblogs or non-journalistic writing in, for example, a daily, a journal or another type of periodical.

ee also

*Prose poetry
*Flash fiction
*Creative nonfiction
*Vignette

External links

* [http://www.creativenonfiction.org/brevity/ The Journal Brevity]
* [http://www.flashquake.org/ The Journal flashquake]
* [http://www.smokelong.com/ SmokeLong Quarterly]
* [http://www.vestalreview.net/ Vestal Review]
*Ohio State University Department of English [http://english.osu.edu/research/journals/thejournal/AlumniContest.cfm Annual Alumni Flash Prose Writing Contest]
* [http://www.lunefiction.com/ LuneFiction]


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