Nightingale Press's Inaugural Flash Fiction Contest
Brand ambassadors, flash fiction, and the inaugural anthology
Tiffany
3/19/20262 min read
Welcome to the first official post from Nightingale Press & Publishing. We have a few announcements—including open submissions—so buckle in.
Our Brand Ambassadors
We started Nightingale to support writers we actually believe in. Today, we signed the first few. These authors represent the integrity and craft that keep us inspired.
We aren't interested in forced promotion, so we left the "mandatory advertising" clauses out of their agreements. Our goal is to make the publishing experience so good that they want to talk about it. Until then, we’re just focused on the books. We’re proud to announce our inaugural Brand Ambassadors:
Each ambassador has been commissioned to contribute an original piece to Nightingale Press’s inaugural anthology. More details on this anthology—including theme and timeline—are coming soon.
No Good Deed — Flash Fiction & Poetry Contest
Now for our Wrizzit main event.
No Good Deed is a grimdark flash fiction and poetry contest hosted exclusively on Wrizzit. We want stories and poems about the cost of good intentions. This is our very first event and every dollar raised funds Nightingale Press’s inaugural anthology—including paying our future contributors at professional rates.
Contest Details
Theme: “No Good Deed”
Accepted forms: Flash fiction and poetry, judged as a single pool.
Word count: Under 2,500 words.
Entry fee: Free. It costs nothing to submit.
Paid editorial feedback: $75 per entry gets you a full Story Doc—a structured developmental critique from the Nightingale Press editorial team covering craft strengths, areas for improvement, and specific scene and line-level notes.
Entry limit: None. Submit as many pieces as you want. Each entry requesting feedback is $75.
Simultaneous submissions: Allowed. Please withdraw immediately if accepted elsewhere.
Previously published work: Not accepted.
How to Submit
Submissions open on April 1st. There are two ways to submit.
Wrizzit’s Digest feature — submit directly on the platform. The Digest will open on April 1st.
or
Email — send your work to Submissions@nightingale.press
The winners will be announced exclusively on Wrizzit.
While not required, it is highly recommended to have an account.
Prizes
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place each receive:
A guaranteed publication slot in Nightingale Press’s inaugural anthology
Payment at $.08–.10/word for the published piece (up to ~$200–250 at maximum word count)
A full Story Doc editorial critique, regardless of whether feedback was purchased
Judges
All entries are read and evaluated by the Nightingale Press founding editorial team.
Rights
Winners selected for the inaugural anthology: Nightingale Press acquires first publication rights. All other rights remain with the author. Non-winning entries retain full rights upon the close of the contest.
Timeline
Submissions open: April 1, 2026
Submissions close: April 10, 2026
Judging & feedback: 2–3 weeks following close of submissions
Winners announced: May 1, 2026 — exclusively on Wrizzit
We’re building an anthology. We’re paying writers what they deserve. And we’re doing it by asking you to send us your best work. No Good Deed is how we fund it. Our ambassadors are how we show you what we’re about.
Questions? Leave a comment, or email us at info@nightingale.press
If you want to donate to help fund future contests and anthologies, you can use the link below.