The Florida Keys Flash Fiction Contest is now open for writers to submit a story of 500 words or less. The prize is unique: a three-week residency at the Studios of Key West. The winner will also be able to spend up to 10 days writing in Ernest Hemingway’s private study at the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum.

Airfare, accommodations, and meals are included.

According to their website:

“Enter the Florida Keys Flash Fiction Contest to win a three-week Key West residency at the renowned Studios of Key West between July 5 and July 31, 2016.

Inspire your creativity by spending up to 10 days writing in Ernest Hemingway’s private study at the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum — and experience Hemingway Days 2016, celebrating the iconic author who called Key West home in the 1930s.”

The deadline for entry is March 31, 2016.

To learn more, read the contest guidelines.