The Odds Are In - Litro Flash Fiction Challenge

Litro invites entries to The Odds Are In, a flash fiction challenge exploring the emotional reality of life in a world where the future is priced, predicted, and treated like a market.

We are looking for fiction only, up to 800 words.

Your story must include one of the six Market Lines below as a data point, line of dialogue, or narrative consequence:

•  “Odds you get expelled: 72%” 
•  “Chance your relationship survives: 18%” 
•  “Prob. city floods this month: 41%” 
•  “Odds your job is automated: 94%” 
•  “Odds your boyfriend is real: 22%” 
•  “Chance of blackout tonight: 63%” 

Prize Publication in Litro Online and the Litro Print Anthology, plus a direct editorial consultation with Litro’s senior team.

Key dates Opens: Friday, 6 February 2026, 4 PM GMT Closes: Wednesday, 9 April 2026, midnight GMT

Important LLM-generated or AI-assisted entries are not permitted. Submission constitutes confirmation of authorship.

We review entries in line with the brief above. Please read carefully before submitting.