50-Word Stories

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50-Word Stories publishes exactly 50-word fiction stories, selecting enough submissions each month for two weekday stories.

Response time info: A few weeks; follow up after at least one month

Read the full guidelines at fiftywordstories.com↗

Submission calls

flashLiteraryOpens Nov 1

Exactly 50 words, excluding the title. Appropriate for all ages; avoid crude language and needless violence or sexual content. One story per author per month. Reprints and simultaneous submissions are allowed. Submissions are open during days 1–15 each month and stories are selected for publication that same month.

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