**Host:** FlingUp, a small community site (no ads, no tracking). I run it, and this is our first writing contest.

**Category:** Poetry and short fiction

**Theme:** The 90s: a song, a toy, a TV show, a phone number you still know by heart, a place that isn't there anymore. Real or made up.

**Length:** up to 500 words, one entry per person

**Entry fee:** none

**Dates:** entries open Nov 2 2026 and close Nov 29 2026 (23:59 CET). Voting until Dec 6 2026.

**Prizes:** $30 judges' pick, $20 readers' choice (voted by members). Paid by PayPal or Amazon gift card.

**Eligibility:** anyone with a free FlingUp account. Entries must be your own work, written without AI.

**How it works:** you post your entry on the contest page, and while entries are open you comment on at least 3 other entries. Entries are public, and you keep all rights. Some magazines count work published online as published, so keep that in mind if you plan to submit the piece elsewhere.

**Guidelines and entry:** https://flingup.com/contests/the-90s

Happy to answer questions here.

A new contest is coming! It’s usually $5 entry, $100 prize each week. BUT, for the first week only, your entry will be FREE with a code. The code will be posted on the NowFiction socials. You’ll also unlock cool profile tags just for making an account during launch week.

You can write collaborative stories and poetry with other writers. It’s got a crazy amount of user-focused features which separate it from the rest. It’s been a long time in the making, and we’re less than six weeks out. Can’t wait to show you what’s been cooking.

If this sounds like something you’d like to be part of, follow on socials ahead of the 5th Dec launch. See you there! ✍️🚀

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