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POETRY
Echo chamber - 9/30/25 [Free Verse]
MICRO/FLASH FICTION
The Lies We Tell Ourselves - 9/27/25 [Horror]
Slurpee Day - 10/3/25 [Literary Fiction]
Chosen - 10/2/25 [Fantasy]
Subways under Tokyo - 10/2/25 [Horror]
SHORT STORY
Artifacts - 10/3/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Syon House - 10/3/25 [Literary Fiction]
NEW VOICES
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Flash Fic: Meggie’s Work - 9/30/25 [Literary Fiction]
I’d Like a Dahlia Please - 9/27/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Somewhere, in Space. - 10/2/25 [Science Fiction]
Pulse - 9/27/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Smoke - 9/30/25 [Horror]
The Enigma at Beth Lake - 10/1/25 [Horror]
The Winning Ticket - 9/27/25 [Comedy]
The Choice - 10/3/25 [Fantasy]
Of Cirrus - 10/3/25 [Fantasy]
Dead Comets - 10/3/25 [Science Fiction]
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TiF Around Town…
31 Days. 31 Prompts. All handwritten. Pentober 2025 has begun as of October 1st and we’re sharing our stories! Check out Week 1 here.
With the weather changing, days getting shorter, nights longer, let’s take this time to act accordingly and slow down. So many of us are on the grind every single day, even on days we have off (weekends, vacation, etc.).
Grab a cuppa and take some time to read a short (or shorter) story. Might do us all some good if we just took a break, even for 15 minutes each day. Let Top in Fiction be the break you’ve been searching for. That to-do list will be there tomorrow.
All events listed below can also be found on our Calendar of Events page.
Inanimate Objects [A TiF Disruption Event] - Monday, September 15th to Wednesday, October 15th - The next TiF Press writing event is happening and if you see what’s happening with the Eye See You event, then you’ll want to get in on this one! As per usual you can opt to enter the contest or just write a story to participate in the event which is happening on Friday, October 31st for Halloween. More information such as word count length, theme, and submissions link as well as sponsors and promotional illustration can be found HERE!
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Thanks for sharing my story, Erica. I'm going to pretend I totally planned sharing something scary this time of year.
Thank you for listing me. Greatly appreciated.