The Academy for Teachers, in partnership with A Public Space, is currently hosting a flash fiction writing contest, with a prize of $1,000 and publication in A Public Space.

The stories must be 6 to 749 words, and feature a K-12 teacher.

Anyone over 18 can enter.

According to the contest website:

“Teachers have the most fascinating, difficult, and important job on the planet, and their workdays are filled with stories. Yet teachers seldom appear in fiction.This annual contest was created to inspire great stories about teachers and the rich and crazy world of schools.”

The deadline to enter is very soon: September 1st, 2021. The winners will be announced in January.

The contest is completely free to enter. They don’t ask for exclusive rights, or have any writer-unfriendly terms or conditions of entry.

To learn more, and to enter the contest, visit this page.