Free literary magazine emailed every Wednesday morning featuring flash nonfiction. Each edition of Short Reads is a snack in your inbox, an invitation to take a little break but not to open yet another tab in your browser.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: ?*/Editor reported data30 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data13.33%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
From the editors
Anthologies, Blogs, Defunct Mags, Other Lit Mags, Personal Websites, Social Media
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Process
Email
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
Additional info
Tracker statistics
Total submissions tracked
30 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
15 days
Fastest response time
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About
The world throws a lot of information and noise at us, a lot of the time, and flash can be an antidote for that: a brief time-out that can take you out of yourself. Short Reads showcases a mix of original essays and previously published pieces—work that appeared only in print or in now-defunct publi...
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Hattie Fletcher
Editor-in-chief
Chad Vogler
Fact-checker
Anna Hall
Illustrator