David Contara
@dcontara.bsky.social
Writer of literary and speculative fiction and a blend of the two.
The 23rd annual Screenwriting Challenge by @nycmidnight.bsky.social kicks off on February 13th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/scc
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The Screenwriting Challenge — nycmidnight
The Screenwriting Challenge is an annual screenplay competition that challenges writers around the world to create short screenplays based on genre, subject, and character assignments in as little as ...
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October 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The 23rd annual Screenwriting Challenge by @nycmidnight.bsky.social kicks off on February 13th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/scc
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My story "Marion Wants to Dance" is included in this anthology, available now. All proceeds go to charity. Thanks @tldrpress.bsky.social !
We are proud to announce the release of Head First into the Maw: The Best of The TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story Horror Competition 2024. Read the top 25 stories of the competition, including the winning story, The Last Sound You Ever Hear by C.M. Dulas! www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1HNHRBF
Head First into the Maw: Winners of the 2024 2k Terrors Competition
Head First into the Maw: Winners of the 2024 2k Terrors Competition - Kindle edition by Press, TL;DR. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Head First into the Maw: Winners of the 2024 2k Terrors Competition.
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March 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
My story "Marion Wants to Dance" is included in this anthology, available now. All proceeds go to charity. Thanks @tldrpress.bsky.social !
My short story, "The Life We Never Had" is published today in the January issue of Elegant Literature Magazine! Thanks @elegantliterature.bsky.social
www.elegantliterature.com/magazine/
www.elegantliterature.com/magazine/
Magazine
Amazing stories by upcoming talent. No query letters. Guaranteed acceptance/rejection timeline. Above-professional pay.
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January 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
My short story, "The Life We Never Had" is published today in the January issue of Elegant Literature Magazine! Thanks @elegantliterature.bsky.social
www.elegantliterature.com/magazine/
www.elegantliterature.com/magazine/
A little, eerie flash story of mine out today on Suddenly, and Without Warning. Thanks @sawwflashfiction.bsky.social!
Great Twilight Zonian piece by @dcontara.bsky.social today. Thanks David!
www.suddenlyandwithoutwarning.com/a-colonists-...
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September 28, 2023 at 3:19 PM
A little, eerie flash story of mine out today on Suddenly, and Without Warning. Thanks @sawwflashfiction.bsky.social!
... and something completely different with an experimental, pulpy sci-horror recently out at SciFi Shorts:
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David Contara
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July 25, 2023 at 1:03 AM
... and something completely different with an experimental, pulpy sci-horror recently out at SciFi Shorts:
https://www.scifishorts.co/premium/hypogeum/f5e02f7a-80f8-4687-a36f-32126c6604d3
https://www.scifishorts.co/premium/hypogeum/f5e02f7a-80f8-4687-a36f-32126c6604d3
HistFic flash from earlier this year at Sundial Magazine
https://sites.google.com/view/sundial-magazine/flash/a-letter-from-tule-lake?authuser=0
https://sites.google.com/view/sundial-magazine/flash/a-letter-from-tule-lake?authuser=0
Flash writers, let's practice how this new site works... Share a link to one of your stories? (The linking process is a little diff here than on twitter, so check it out.)
And follow Matt, if you don't already.
Let's find everyone!
#flashfiction
And follow Matt, if you don't already.
Let's find everyone!
#flashfiction
I feel like one thing this place needs (apart from emojis) is a #flashfiction feed. Anyone know how that sort of thing gets created? In the meantime, I'd love to connect with all the flash fiction writers. Maybe reply with a link to one of your stories? In the mood for some reading! #writing #author
July 25, 2023 at 1:01 AM
HistFic flash from earlier this year at Sundial Magazine
https://sites.google.com/view/sundial-magazine/flash/a-letter-from-tule-lake?authuser=0
https://sites.google.com/view/sundial-magazine/flash/a-letter-from-tule-lake?authuser=0
Sharing my friend's @emilymroth.bsky.social 's story to practice how to use this thing and spread the word...
Here’s one of my stories from SmokeLong Quarterly! https://www.smokelong.com/stories/when-the-fire-goes-out/
Flash writers, let's practice how this new site works... Share a link to one of your stories? (The linking process is a little diff here than on twitter, so check it out.)
And follow Matt, if you don't already.
Let's find everyone!
#flashfiction
And follow Matt, if you don't already.
Let's find everyone!
#flashfiction
July 25, 2023 at 12:31 AM
Sharing my friend's @emilymroth.bsky.social 's story to practice how to use this thing and spread the word...
Hello #authors ! Just joined and still figuring things out, but definitely looking forward to seeing where this goes!
July 24, 2023 at 10:49 PM
Hello #authors ! Just joined and still figuring things out, but definitely looking forward to seeing where this goes!