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FLARE Magazine is a free online literary magazine for writing related to chronic illness, disability, and mental health, with rapid responses and no regular contributor payment.

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Submission calls

fictionLiteraryScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomanceHumorYoung Adult

Open for issue 6, with no theme, through Friday, September 18, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Submit up to 3 microfiction pieces of 400 words or fewer each, or one flash fiction piece up to 1,000 words, or one short story up to 2,500 words; all literary and genre fiction is welcome except erotica. Submissions are free.

nonfictionLiterary

Open for issue 6, with no theme, through Friday, September 18, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Submit one creative nonfiction piece up to 2,500 words. Work should relate to chronic illness, disability, or mental health. Submissions are free.

otherLiterary

Open for issue 6, with no theme, through Friday, September 18, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Submit up to 3 hybrid or experimental pieces of up to 1,000 words each. Work should relate to chronic illness, disability, or mental health. Submissions are free.

poetryLiterary

Open for issue 6, with no theme, through Friday, September 18, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Poetry may be formal, free verse, short, or prose poetry; submit up to 3 poems in one Word document. Work should relate to chronic illness, disability, or mental health. Submissions are free.

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