Open for submissions
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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.
Vibe
Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
Response Time
Average acceptance rate
Types of Submissions Accepted
Fiction
No specific limitations
Flash rules
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 1
Nonfiction
No specific limitations
Flash rules
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 1
Hybrid
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 1
Translations
Translated work must also be previously unpublished in the original language.
Need to know for submitting
Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
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Details
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How to submit 🏗️
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Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️
04
Awards
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Demographics & Eligibility
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Formatting requirements 🏗️
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Rights for published work 🏗️
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
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
222
Average acceptance rate
0.5%
Average response time
8 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
119/8 days
Fastest response time
1 days
Slowest response time
38 days
Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 45 days, 46 days, 48 days, 98 days, 113 days, 119 days, 222 days, 222 days, 263 days, 509 days