Burningword

Open now for flash fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Burningword Literary Journal is a triannual print, web, and digital journal publishing poetry, flash fiction, flash nonfiction, and visual art.

Response time info: ~24 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

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Submission calls

flashLiteraryCloses Dec 10Fee (amount not stated)

Flash fiction, including microfiction and short-short stories, should be 300–500 words or less per piece; submit up to two unpublished pieces. Submissions open October 1 through December 10 for the January issue, January 1 through March 10 for the April issue, and April 1 through September 10 for the October Double Issue. A modest submission fee applies.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Dec 10Fee (amount not stated)

Flash nonfiction should be 300–500 words or less per piece; submit up to two unpublished pieces. Submissions open October 1 through December 10 for the January issue, January 1 through March 10 for the April issue, and April 1 through September 10 for the October Double Issue. A modest submission fee applies.

poetryLiteraryCloses Dec 10Fee (amount not stated)

Poetry in any form or style; submit up to three unpublished poems as one file, totaling fewer than six pages. Submissions open October 1 through December 10 for the January issue, January 1 through March 10 for the April issue, and April 1 through September 10 for the October Double Issue. A modest submission fee applies.

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