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"We are dedicated to bringing the best flash narratives to the web quarterly, whether written by widely published authors or those new to the craft."

"We are dedicated to bringing the best flash narratives to the web quarterly, whether written by widely published authors or those new to the craft."

Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time

1 week / 13 days

Acceptance Rate

0.5% / 0.35%

  • Payment

    Yes: $100 per piece

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

6 genres

Fiction

No specific limitations

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

Nonfiction

No specific limitations

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

Hybrid

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

Translation

Translated work must also be previously unpublished in the original language.

Fiction

No specific limitations

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

Nonfiction

No specific limitations

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

Hybrid

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

Translation

Translated work must also be previously unpublished in the original language.

Statistics

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Track submission

367

Total submissions tracked

13 days

Average response time

0.5% / 0.35%

Average acceptance rate

1 days

Fastest response time

119 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 174 days, 222 days, 222 days, 233 days, 263 days, 339 days, 340 days, 351 days, 356 days, 380 days, 389 days, 493 days, 509 days, 662 days, 662 days, 673 days, 679 days, 687 days, 729 days, 788 days, 877 days, 904 days, 917 days, 983 days, 1038 days, 1158 days, 1329 days, 1460 days, 1495 days, 1608 days, 2370 days, 2490 days, 2622 days

How to submit

Process

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Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

Pays! Beginning in January 2023 we pay $100/story, upon publication in the quarterly issue. "Pieces published only on your personal web site or blog will be considered, but inform us of this in your cover letter."

About the Magazine

Founded in 2003 | United States

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Christopher Allen

Editor-in-Chief

Shasta Grant

COORDINATING EDITOR

Michael Czyzniejewski

INTERVIEWS EDITOR

María Alejandra Barrios

SENIOR EDITOR

Sherrie Flick

SENIOR EDITOR

Jan Elman Stout

SENIOR EDITOR