Remember that really cool thing I did last year at Boskone?
Yes, all of it was cool but I’m talking about the Flash Fiction Slam. Well I’m gonna do it again.
Sunday, 9:30 AM
Marina 4
Flash Fiction Slam
Join Boskone’s second Flash Fiction Slam. Be one of eleven (11) writers to compete for the title of The Flash, reading your own original fiction — which must tell a complete tale within a 3-minute period. Our expert panel of judges will score your work, and you automatically lose 10 percent for going over your 3-minute time. You may only read your own work. The reader with the top score wins! Sign up before the con for one of eight (8) reading slots on a first-come, first-served basis by e-mailing erin.m.underwood@gmail.com. Or sign up onsite at Program Ops in the Galleria for one of three (3) at-con openings. A waiting list will also be available.
Carrie Cuinn (M), James Patrick Kelly, Kenneth Schneyer, Fran Wilde, F. Brett Cox
I got a good draft in hand to read at the slam. It’s a bit too long right now at 710 words. Last’s year’s story nailed the three minute time limit perfectly at 560 so I’m going to need to trim it down. Short fiction, especially flash, is tough for me. You get very conscious of each word used.
I’m excited for this. The story is really weird and all sorts of cool. I plan on improving from last year and I think this story can do it.
In the meanwhile, if you want to read last year’s story, it’s right over here.
Mike Douton's Stuff and/or Junk 