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"Vestal Review is the longest-running flash fiction magazine in the world. Our stories have been reprinted in numerous anthologies and selected for Wigleaf Top 50 many times. We’re eclectic in style and open to all genres."
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Open for submissions

Deadline

May 31, 2023

Table of contents

Introduction

Vestal Review is the longest-running flash fiction magazine in the world. Our stories have been reprinted in numerous anthologies and selected for Wigleaf Top 50 many times. We’re eclectic in style and open to all genres.

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
1 month / 15 days
Average acceptance rate
2% / 0%

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: 500

Max pieces: 1

Vestal Review is a magazine for flash fiction. We realize that a flash story has different definitions, and all of them have merit. For us, a flash story is no longer than 500 words, and it moves from point A to point B. If it’s longer than 500 words or is too static, it’s not for us.

literary

absurdist

actionAdventure

crime

experimental

humor

lgbtq

magicalRealism

mystery

noir

romance

scienceFiction

speculative

thriller

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Art

No specific limitations

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Interview

Max words: 500

Max pieces: 1

Send us two brief paragraphs, one outlining your proposal and the other with your bio, including publications. The interview itself should weigh in at no more than 500 words. We try to get back to submitters within one month.

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Review

Max words: 500

Send us two brief paragraphs, one outlining your proposal and the other with your bio, including publications. The review itself should weigh in at no more than 500 words. We try to get back to submitters within one month.

fiction genre icon

Fiction

No specific limitations

Flash rules

Max words: 500

Max pieces: 1

Vestal Review is a magazine for flash fiction. We realize that a flash story has different definitions, and all of them have merit. For us, a flash story is no longer than 500 words, and it moves from point A to point B. If it’s longer than 500 words or is too static, it’s not for us.

literary

absurdist

actionAdventure

crime

experimental

humor

lgbtq

magicalRealism

mystery

noir

romance

scienceFiction

speculative

thriller

art genre icon

Art

No specific limitations

interview genre icon

Interview

Max words: 500

Max pieces: 1

Send us two brief paragraphs, one outlining your proposal and the other with your bio, including publications. The interview itself should weigh in at no more than 500 words. We try to get back to submitters within one month.

review genre icon

Review

Max words: 500

Send us two brief paragraphs, one outlining your proposal and the other with your bio, including publications. The review itself should weigh in at no more than 500 words. We try to get back to submitters within one month.

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

  • 01

    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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  • 07

    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Magazine

Founded in 2000 | 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 :)

David Galef
Editor-in-Chief
Blaise Allysen Kearsley
Contributing Editor
Jasmine Ledesma
Contributing Editor
Mandira Pattnaik
Contributing Editor
Christopher Notarnicola
Contributing Editor
Phil Olsen
Contributing Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

17

Average acceptance rate

0% (so far)

Average response time

15 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/15 days

Fastest response time

8 days

Slowest response time

22 days