Let's get small. -ette loves fiction, micros, and prose poetry under 1,000 words.

We love gorgeous prose, writing that arcs strange, and small-form work.

-ette is seasonal, small, and publishes flash fiction, micros, and prose poetry. Issues of -ette alternate between themed and unthemed: cassette, planchette, roulette, luncheonette, etc., with every other issue returning to -ette.

Established 2023. Contributors include: Kelli Russell Agodon, Amy Barnes, Andrew Bertaina, Patricia Q. Bidar, Avitus B. Carle, Michael Czyzniejewski, Kathy Fish, Kelle Groom, Eliot Li, Jennifer Martelli, Douglas A. Martin, Cheryl Pappas, M.A. Scott, Eileen Tomarchio, Cathy Ulrich, Francine Witte.

Each story is illustrated with original artwork by -ette co-editor, Beth Hahn.

Selected stories and author interviews are featured on our companion podcast, pod-ette, hosted and produced by Melanie Hoopes.

Awards and Honors: 

-Lucy Zhang's "Layered House" selected for Best Small Fictions 2025 

-Jose Hernandez Diaz's "The Search" and Matt Leibel's "How to Buy a Snow Globe" selected for Best Microfiction 2026 

-Jessica Barlevi's “Forest of Light” and Tricia Knoll's “The Only Explanation” included in Wigleaf Top 50 2026 Longlist






Prose Poetry

Basically what it says in the title. Our top most bookmarked fee-free lit mags that nominate for the Pushcart Prize.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize (and Don’t Charge Fees)

Online publications putting forward exceptional short stories for Best of the Net.

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A targeted resource for short story placements with potential for Pushcart recognition.

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Digital publications advancing very short fiction for Best of the Net consideration.

Flash Fiction Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Publications with narratives under 1,000 words selected for this anthology series. These journals consistently identify short-short fiction, exemplifying the artistry possible in compact narratives.

Lit Mags Featured in Best Small Fictions Anthologies

Best Microfiction, edited by Meg Pokrass and Gary Fincke, celebrates the art of the extremely brief narrative. These publications have editorial teams with particular sensitivity to the craft.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for Best Microfiction

Identifies publications that put forward outstanding online work for this respected digital anthology established in 2006.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Publications that nominate work for this respected anthology series founded in 2015 by Tara Masih to celebrate fiction under 1,000 words.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for Best Small Fictions

A comprehensive guide to journals that regularly nominate work for the Pushcart Prize.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

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Check out the all-time most popular speculative fiction literary magazines. These publications have a long-standing reputation for quality speculative fiction.

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Online journals that specifically champion poetry for Best of the Net consideration.

Poetry Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Focuses specifically on poetry journals with established histories of Pushcart nominations.

Poetry Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

-ette review

Submissions are now open for Issue 9: “Suffragette” and for Issue 10 (unthemed). Flash fiction, microfiction, prose poetry (no poetry with line breaks, please).<div><br></div><div>More on the theme:</div><div><br></div><div>Suffragette (n.)(1906): a female advocate of the right of women to vote, especially one who participated in the protest in the United Kingdom in the early 20th century.</div><div><br></div><div>Consider this dictionary definition a loose starting point. We’re looking for work that touches on voting, agency, solidarity, civic engagement.... Have fun! Surprise us! </div>

Issue 9: Suffragette

Flash fiction, micro fiction, prose poetry (no poetry with line breaks, please).

-ette review

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