Deidra’s entry “Pun Intended” won 2nd Place in Jerboa Lit’s Inaugural 500-word flash fiction contest – Winter 2025
Deidra’s entry “The Kármán Line” won an Honorable Mention (top 10%) in Twist in the Tale’s 1000-Word Contest held in May 2024.
“You Do The Math” longlisted in Not Quite Write’s 500-Word Contest held in January 2025.
“Blue, Not Pink” longlisted in Not Quite Write’s 500-Word Contest held in April 2024.
NYC Midnight
“Turkey Giblets” was awarded Honorable Mention in the 1st Round of the 250-word 2025 Microfiction Challenge.
“A Senseless Death” was awarded 2nd place in the 2nd Round of the 500-word 2024 Fiction Challenge contest.
“Monotony” was awarded 2nd place in the 1st Round of the 500-word 2024 Fiction Challenge contest.
“Cottonmouth Stew” was awarded 7th place in the 1st Round of the 100-word 2023 Microfiction contest.
“Open Secret” was awarded 9th place in the 1st Round of the 250-word 2024 Microfiction Contest.
“The Leech Man” was awarded 7th place in the 3rd Round of the 1000-word 2023 Flash Fiction Challenge.
“Some of Them Kept Records of Their Troubles” was awarded 1st place in the 2nd Round of the 1000-word 2023 Flash Fiction Challenge.
“Lucky Shot” was awarded 13th place in the 1st Round of the 1000-word 2023 Flash Fiction Challenge.
“Better Living Through Chemicals” was awarded 13th place in the 1st Round of the 100-word 2023 Microfiction contest.
“Triptych” was awarded Honorable Mention (11th place) in the 3rd Round of the 250-word 2022 Microfiction Contest.
“The Golden Fate Bridge” was awarded 1st place in the 2nd Round of the 250-word 2022 Microfiction Contest.
“Other Ways” was awarded 2nd place in the 1st Round of the 250-word 2022 Microfiction Contest.
Writing Battle
“Passing Through” earned a Final Showdown Award – Sensational 64 in the Winter 2025 Flash Fiction Battle.
“House Arrest” earned an Honorable Mention in the Summer 2024 Nano Fiction Battle.
“Pour L’amour du Chocolat” got crushed in the Winter 2024 Flash Fiction contest, but I loved the story anyway.
“Amusements” made it through the Cease Fire and into the “Sweet Sixteen” in the Winter 2023 contest.
“Be Still My Beeting [sic] Heart” made it through the Cease Fire in the Summer 2023 contest.
“Take-A-Number” made it through the Cease Fire in the Spring 2023 contest.
“Take-A-Number” longlisted in the Furious Fiction: March 2025 Story Showcase.
“Colors You Might See After Getting Punched in the Face” longlisted in the Furious Fiction: February 2025 Story Showcase.
“Surprising, But Expected” longlisted in the Furious Fiction: January 2025 Story Showcase.
“Blue, Not Pink” longlisted in the Furious Fiction: November 2024 Story Showcase.
“Dispatched” longlisted in the Furious Fiction: January 2024 Story Showcase.
Women On Writing
This story, “Yogattabekiddingme,” was a Finalist in the 2023 Flash Fiction Contest.
This story, “Marshmallow Wrapped in Barbed Wire,” was a Finalist in the 2023 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
This story, “What You Can Do With Your Book,” earned an Honorable Mention in the Fall 2022 Flash Fiction Contest.
GLOBE SOUP
“The Bean Sí” was a Top Tier Finalist and “Revelation,” “The Silent Sentinel,” “Knotwork,” and “Momma” were all Finalists in the 2025 Paranormal Flash Fiction Challenge (500-words).
“Hotel” was a Finalist in the January 2025 100-word Monthly contest.
“The Reluctant Samurai” was a Finalist in the 2024 7-day Writing Challenge #12.
“The Land of Milk and Honey” was a Finalist in the 2024 Historical Fiction Short Story Challenge.
“Click” was a Finalist in the 2024 Primal Fears Challenge.
“Pun Intended” earned a Top Tier Finalist Award in the 48-Hour Genre Smash Flash Fiction 2024 challenge.
“The Berserker” earned an Honorable Mention in the 2022 Historical Fiction Short Story challenge.
“Angels Among Grief” earned an Honorable Mention in the 7 Day Story Writing Challenge # – “An Unlikely Friendship” – September 2022:
“Shuttered Hearts” was a Finalist in the paranormal category for the 7 Day Story Writing Challenge #6 – “An Ethical Dilemma” – June 2022:
“No Thank Hugh” was a Finalist in the humor category for the 7 Day Story Writing Challenge #5 – “A Twist of Fate” – April 2022:
The Rotary Club of Stratford’s 5th Annual Short Story Contest.
“The Play’s the Thing” won:
A performance of this story can be watched HERE. (starting at 42:40)
The Writers Weekly Winter 2025 24-Hour Short Story Contest
“Ayup” received an honorable mention with special recognition.
The Writers Weekly Summer 2024 24-Hour Short Story Contest
“Gone Fishing” received an honorable mention.
The Writers Weekly Spring 2024 24-Hour Short Story Contest
“The Reluctant Samurai” received an Honorable Mention.
The Writers Weekly Summer 2023 24-Hour Short Story Contest
“That Creepeth Upon the Earth” received an Honorable Mention.
🏅 – “That Creepth Upon the Earth”
The Writers Weekly Winter 2023 24-Hour Short Story Contest
“How to Kill and Butcher a Deer” received an Honorable Mention.
🏅 – “How to Kill and Butcher a Deer”
The Writers Weekly Summer 2021 24-Hour Short Story Contest
“Lawn Darts” received an Honorable Mention.
🏅 – “Lawn Darts”
Reedsy Prompts Weekly Writing Contest
Currently, Deidra is the 2nd Place short story writer worldwide on the Reedsy Prompts’ Leaderboard.
The following stories won 1st place:
🏆 #142 – “What You Can Do With Your Book”
🏆 #67 – “Your Poor Rick”
🏆 #53 – “The Play’s the Thing”
The following stories shortlisted:
🏅#236 – Dispatched
🏅#198 – Butter & Cream
🏅#189 – “The Smoke of Her Burning”
🏅#172 – “Honestly”
🏅#171 – “Kaleidoscope”
🏅#168 – “Far Away and Fast”
🏅#158 – “Like a Baseball Bat to the Face”
🏅#144 – “Shuttered Hearts”
🏅#138 – “Homewrecker”
🏅#135 – “Hack”
🏅#124 – “The 10th Circle of Hell”
🏅#121 – “No Thank Hugh”
🏅#77 – “As Ice Glazes Rocks”
🏅#65 – “Marshmallow Wrapped In Barbed Wire”
🏅#52 – “Irrumator Praetor Matrem Suam”
🏅#47 – “A Breakup in Five Acts”