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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."
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Introduction

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 / 8 days
Average acceptance rate
0.5% / 0.5%

Types of Submissions Accepted

4 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

No specific limitations

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

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Nonfiction

No specific limitations

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

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Hybrid

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

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Translations

Translated work must also be previously unpublished in the original language.

fiction genre icon

Fiction

No specific limitations

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

No specific limitations

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

hybrid genre icon

Hybrid

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

translations genre icon

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Translated work must also be previously unpublished in the original language.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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  • 02

    How to submit 🏗️

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  • 03

    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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  • 04

    Awards

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  • 05

    Demographics & Eligibility

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  • 06

    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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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

Contributors on Chill Subs

ajkaraim avatarIce Queen avatarLuke Sutherland avatarA. E. Weisgerber avatar
4 pieces