Death From Above Short Fiction Contest

Lumberloft Press is seeking talented, unpublished authors to feature in our upcoming short fiction compilation. Original stories up to 5,000 words in length that have never been published or featured in any physical or digital medium are eligible for submission. Please refer to the official contest rules before submitting your work. The theme for this year's compilation is: DEATH FROM ABOVE. More on this year's prompt:

Lately, we at the Lumberloft have become fascinated with the tragic but often heartwarming stories about people (and animals) who have sadly died after an unexpected force has quite literally fallen on them from the air above. The more we started to explore the topic, the more it sunk deep into our guts. These stories are not uncommon, nor are they always explainable. But they're also not always sad. They're often filled with unforgettable details of hope, of the pursuit of a passion, or of the dream of living an admirably quiet and normal life. And as the loved ones of these victims can attest, this could happen to any one of us.

We're looking for fiction submissions of all shapes and sizes. From the straight-forward to the abstract, and to those that are only minimally influenced by the prompt. If you read the words DEATH FROM ABOVE and it inspires something in you, we want to read it.

Now, you might not be interested in the topic of dying, or of objects that fall from above, or even in reading. But if you are, or even if you're not but you're curious what a bunch of stories about this awful topic might have in common, we hope you'll enjoy what comes from this contest. It's an experiment, and we're happy to be along for the ride. Won't you join us?