Open

Prompted

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Submission info
Read the magazine

Selecting from thousands of contest submissions, PROMPTED is a quarterly short story magazine edited by the Reedsy team.

blog.reedsy.com

Highlights

This magazine may have some eligibility requirements

Please double-check before submitting.

Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
Response time:
7 days*
Editor reported data
Acceptance rate:
?

Pays$250 per piece

Find more details in the Genres section

Fee$5

Find more details in the Genres section

Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Fiction - 3000 words max

Max words: 1000

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 5

Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary, Absurdist, Action-Adventure, Children's story, Crime, Experimental, Fantasy, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Gothic, Historical, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ+ Stories, Magical Realism, Mystery, Noir, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative, Thriller, Young Adult

Submission fee: $ 5

Payment: $ 250 per piece

Each week, writers can submit up to 5 stories for a chance at the prize, and publication in Prompted.

How to submit

Processs
Other
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
18+
We welcome works from all writers, provided they're over 18, and encourage submissions from LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and other marginalised authors.
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
Authors retain the rights to their work; we have a non-exclusive licence to publish. You can find more info in our Terms of Use.
Additional info

Tracker statistics

Total submissions tracked

Average response time

Average acceptance rate

Fastest response time

Slowest response time

Сhill Subs is able to provide internal statistics because you use our tracker! You're the best!

Managed by editors

Submission calls

All genres

Always open

About

Featuring winning works from the world’s most popular weekly short story contest and guest edited by Reedsy's professional editors, PROMPTED celebrates the power of inspiration, and the places our imagination can take us with the slightest nudge. In one genre-crossing issue, you’ll find gryphon-slay...

Founded

2023

Country

blog.reedsy.com

Masthead

Laura Kerridge

Editor-in-Chief