Five on the Fifth

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

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Five on the Fifth is an online monthly literary magazine publishing flash fiction, fiction, horror, nonfiction, poetry, reviews, interviews, and experimental work.

Response time info: less than 30 days

Read the full guidelines at fiveonthefifth.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryPays: No monetary compensation.

Open. Non-genre short fiction of 1,500–5,000 words; publication is online and unpaid. Submissions are published online on the fifth of each month.

fictionHorrorPays: No monetary compensation.

Open. Horror short fiction of 1,500–5,000 words; publication is online and unpaid. Submissions are published online on the fifth of each month.

flashScience FictionFantasyHorrorLiteraryMysteryRomanceHumorYoung AdultPays: No monetary compensation.

Open. Flash fiction in all genres, up to 1,000 words; publication is online and unpaid. Submissions are published online on the fifth of each month.

nonfictionPays: No monetary compensation.

Open. Nonfiction essays or prose of 1,500–5,000 words; publication is online and unpaid. Submissions are published online on the fifth of each month.

otherPays: No monetary compensation.

Open through the Open, Anything Goes category. Book reviews, interviews, and experimental pieces must be 1,500–5,000 words; publication is online and unpaid. Submissions are published online on the fifth of each month.

poetryPays: No monetary compensation.

Open through the Open, Anything Goes category. Poetry must be 100–500 words; publication is online and unpaid. Submissions are published online on the fifth of each month.

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