Contributor News: March 2018 Edition
Recently, Issue 6 Contributor Sarah Ann Winn was published both as the winner of the Luminaire Award and one of the runners up. Sarah’s first full length book, Alma Almanac, was selected by Elaine Equi as the winner of the … Continue reading
Issue 8: Revolutionary Things – Editors’ Note
What is a revolutionary thing? Revolution often connotes the radical overthrow of an existing paradigm, usually a political regime. While some revolutionaries fight with weapons, others fight with ideas, or hexes, or stories. For many of us, our revolutionary acts … Continue reading
Issue 8: Revolutionary Things–Call for Submissions
The past year has thrown into sharp relief the surreal terrain of our contemporary landscape, and here at The Golden Key, we have watched this rising social and political upheaval with a contradictory, heart-rending mixture of despair and awe. While the … Continue reading
Announcing the Winners of the Golden Key’s 2nd Flash Fiction Contest
We are thrilled to announce the winners of The Golden Key‘s Flash Fiction Contest, judged by Carmen Maria Machado! First Place Jennifer Lynn Krohn, “Juvenescence” Honorable Mentions A.A. Balaskovitz, “In the Belly of the Bear” J.D. Scott, “Three Teens Kill … Continue reading
Announcing the Golden Key’s 2017 Flash Fiction Contest
The Golden Key is delighted to announce our second flash fiction contest, judged by Carmen Maria Machado. The winner will receive $150 and publication in Issue 8 (Fall/Winter 2017). We will be accepting submissions of flash fiction (up to 500 … Continue reading
Issue 7: Resurrected Things – Call for Submissions
The Golden Key is beginning a new life, reopening to submissions after a hiatus. To celebrate our renaissance, our theme for Issue 7 is resurrected things. We’re looking for stories and poems that are alive-again—revived, resuscitated, revivified. Send us rekindled … Continue reading
{Reissue} Godmother by Christine Butterworth-McDermott
Daughter not-daughter, girl in silver gown, spare a little sparkle for me as you tread down the steps I prepared you to navigate. Glass does wonders for the footing, letting you glide across the hard surfaces, nearly skating. Remember I … Continue reading
{Reissue} Finding the Ghosts by Shanna Streich
Winner of the Golden Key Flash Fiction Open 2014, judged by Karin Tidbeck Mother said there are no ghosts, silly, close your eyes and you won’t hear them anymore. But she lay awake and soon heard their soft thumps and … Continue reading
We’re Back!
As Mark Twain is frequently misquoted as saying, the reports of our death have been greatly exaggerated! After an extended hiatus, The Golden Key is back in action, though we may look a little different than you remember. Part of our return … Continue reading
Released! Issue 6: Hidden Things
This week saw the release of our sixth issue, themed “Hidden Things.” Please enjoy the free preview, available here. Issue 6 features stories and poems by our first Flash Fiction Open winner Shanna Streich, open honorable mentions Lindsay Fowler and … Continue reading