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Upcoming reading periods
General
Oct 25, 2023 - Oct 31, 2023
General
Nov 24, 2023 - Nov 30, 2023
General
Jan 25, 2024 - Jan 31, 2024
"We feature stories under 1000 words."
"We feature stories under 1000 words."
Vibe
Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
No
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
2 genres
Fiction
No specific limitations
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
If you have micros -- each story < 250 words -- you can send up to five.
Fiction
No specific limitations
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
If you have micros -- each story < 250 words -- you can send up to five.
Statistics
We're able to provide them because you use our tracker!
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73
Total submissions tracked
145 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
76 days
Fastest response time
218 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 532 days
How to submit
Process
We use Submittable.
Cover letters
Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Writers may send one or two stories in a single document. (If you have micros -- each story < 250 words -- you can send up to five.)
Rights for published work
All rights revert to author upon publication.
Additional info
About the Magazine
Founded in 2008 | United States
We post new stories at least once a week for nine months of the year. Our summer break runs from late May until late August. Over the break we put up our annual, The Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions of the year.
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 :)
Scott Garson
Editor-in-Chief
Shome Dasgupta
Series Editor
Examples
4 pieces from Chill Subs people
