Flash fiction markets

Last checked Oct 7, 2026

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100 Word StoryLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 10
100 Word Story is a literary journal publishing stories, memoir slices, and essays of exactly 100 words.
CutBankLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 15
CutBank is the literary journal of the University of Montana, publishing print and online poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and related literary work.
Glossy PlanetLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 15 · responds in ~28 days
Glossy Planet is a real-time literary magazine seeking impactful writing that responds to current headlines, culture, and the world.
FiddleheadLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 15 · responds in ~180 days
The Fiddlehead is a Canadian literary magazine publishing fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, translations, reviews, and occasional play excerpts.
phoebeLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 15 · responds in ~30 days
phoebe is a twice-yearly literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in a winter print issue and a spring contest issue.
SubmitLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 15 · responds in ~180 days
American Literary Review is a national literary journal publishing previously unpublished poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction essays, with submissions considered for online publication.
The Hoolet's NookScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 15 · responds in ~14 days
The Hoolet's Nook is a literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, and micro-poetry or haiku three times a year.
Thin SkinLiterary · Humor
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 17 · responds in ~56 days
Thin Skin is a literary magazine showcasing writers aged 50 and over, publishing literary short stories, flash fiction, and poetry.
The Good Life ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 20 · responds in ~90 days
The Good Life Review is a literary magazine publishing original fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, flash, and experimental writing, with seasonal issues and a Micro Monday feature.
Every Day FictionScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 27 · responds in ~90 days
Every Day Fiction publishes very short adult flash fiction in any genre and pays a token amount for accepted stories.
Fiction Factory
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 31
Fiction Factory is a literary competition site publishing winning fiction, poetry, and novel excerpts, with this page inviting flash-fiction entries of up to 1,000 words.
Metastellar (Reprints)
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~7 days
MetaStellar accepts paid flash fiction during two annual cycles and unpaid reviews, essays, excerpts, and reprints year-round.
Orion's BeltScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~30 days
Orion’s Belt is a literary speculative magazine publishing microfiction, flash fiction, poetry, translations, and reviews.
Nashville ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~150 days
Nashville Review is a Vanderbilt-affiliated literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, nonfiction, translations, and hybrid work, with two reading periods each year.
Split LipLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~14 days
Split Lip Magazine is a voice-driven literary journal publishing fiction, memoir, poetry, and pop-culture-inflected work online monthly and periodically in print.
Flash Point SFScience Fiction · Fantasy
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~60 days
Flash Point Science Fiction publishes short speculative fiction and flash fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, and slipstream stories.
Pacifica Literary ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~120 days
Pacifica Literary Review is accepting poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, flash fiction, folios, and entries to its 2026 Poetry Contest, with submissions generally open year-round except periodic production closures.
Flash Frontier
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~22 days
Flash Frontier is an international flash-fiction magazine publishing 250-word stories in themed issues, with submissions opening in March and November.
Raleigh ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~180 days
Raleigh Review is a nonprofit literary magazine publishing poetry, flash fiction, and short fiction, with recurring general submission windows and annual or biennial prizes.
ReckoningScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~182 days
Reckoning is a magazine publishing creative writing about environmental justice, including speculative fiction and nonfiction.
The Offing
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 1 · responds in ~182 days
The Offing is a literary magazine publishing original, previously unpublished writing in English, including creative nonfiction and very short works.
After Midnight
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 1 · responds in ~28 days
After Midnight is a literary magazine publishing fiction, flash fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, pedagogy, and book reviews.
New Feathers AnthologyLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 1 · responds in ~42 days
New Feathers Anthology is an online literature and art magazine published three times annually with a year-end print anthology.
Sad Girl ZineLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 11 · responds in ~28 days
Sad Girl Zine is a digital literary and arts publication seeking emotionally complex, experimental, and hybrid work for its inaugural Winter 2026/27 issue.
The Ones Behind the BookshelvesLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 14 · responds in ~60 days
The Ones Behind the Bookshelves is seeking flash fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry for its Winter/Spring 2027 Literary Series.
FugueLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 15 · responds in ~120 days
Fugue is a literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, flash prose, reviews, and interviews, with submissions accepted during its annual general-submissions window.
SusurrusLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 15
Susurrus is a literary arts magazine of the American South publishing poetry, flash, fiction, and creative nonfiction three times a year.
wildscape.Literary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 15 · responds in ~56 days
wildscape. is a literary journal accepting poetry, flash fiction, and creative flash nonfiction submissions for its quarterly issues.
Vestal ReviewLiterary · Humor · Science Fiction · Fantasy
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 16 · responds in ~30 days
Vestal Review is a flash-fiction magazine that also accepts proposals for interviews and reviews and maintains a flash-fiction book list.
Fractured LitFantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 22 · responds in ~90 days
Fractured Lit publishes flash and micro fiction, including original and eligible reprint work, with year-round submissions and occasional themed prizes.
PhareLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 27 · responds in ~10 days
Phare is a literary magazine accepting short fiction, flash, poetry, and creative nonfiction during scheduled submission windows.
WOW! Women on Writing Flash Fiction Contest
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~38 days
WOW! Women on Writing runs quarterly, fee-based flash fiction and creative nonfiction essay contests open globally to English-language entries.
Suspect
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~30 days
Suspect is a Singapore Unbound literary journal publishing writing by authors who identify as Asian, including poetry, fiction, essays, flash fiction, reviews, interviews, and other writing.
ClaudineLiterary · Fantasy · Horror
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~10 days
Claudine is a literary magazine seeking very short fiction and creative nonfiction with innovative, emotionally resonant prose.
F(r)ictionLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~219 days
F(r)iction is a genre-inclusive literary magazine and publishing project accepting fiction, creative nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, and related editorial work through several routes.
The Haiku Shack MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~30 days
The Haiku Shack Magazine seeks meaningful, impactful very short poetry and microfiction inspired by a theme and photograph.
100 Word Project
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~3 days
100 Word Project is a themed monthly online journal and annual anthology seeking original, unpublished 100-word stories.
Blue Crystal Literary Magazine
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30
Blue Crystal Literary Magazine is a publication founded in 2022 that showcases creative writing from emerging and established authors and poets.
Common House MagazineLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~120 days
Common House Magazine is a volunteer-run literary magazine accepting fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and other written work for seasonal issues.
Cranked Anvil
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30
Cranked Anvil runs three writing competitions that accept submissions year-round and announce results quarterly.
I-70 ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~42 days
I-70 Review is an annual literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, and flash fiction.
Sundog LitLiterary · Humor
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 1 · responds in ~133 days
Sundog Lit is a twice-yearly literary magazine publishing poetry, nonfiction, fiction, and collaborative work, with a focus on vivid, visceral writing and underrepresented voices.
Roanoke ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 1
Roanoke Review is a Roanoke College literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, flash fiction, and other creative work.
Citron ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 6 · responds in ~36 days
The Citron Review is a journal of brief literature publishing previously unpublished microfiction, micro-creative nonfiction, micropoetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction.
Bayou MagazineLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 15 · responds in ~150 days
Bayou Magazine publishes original, previously unpublished fiction and poetry in English and accepts submissions during an annual September 15–December 15 window.
Fahmidan JournalLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 15 · responds in ~25 days
Fahmidan Journal is a quarterly English-language literary journal accepting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and flash submissions year-round through Submittable.
Long River ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 15 · responds in ~136 days
Long River Review is UConn's literary and arts magazine publishing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translations, and hybrid creative work.
Raising MothersLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 15 · responds in ~180 days
Raising Mothers is a literary publication featuring work centered on motherhood, family, parenting, and related marginalized perspectives.
Magazine1Literary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 17 · responds in ~28 days
Magazine1 is a bookstore-operated literary publication accepting previously unpublished fiction, flash fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and hybrid written work for Issue 7, including a Gulf Coast of Florida feature.
SunSpot LitScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 17 · responds in ~14 days
Sunspot Literary Journal accepts unpublished fiction, nonfiction, poetry, scripts, translations, and genre or literary work through several paid, length-specific submission categories.
Nunum
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 22 · responds in ~31 days
NUNUM is a Canadian literary magazine accepting original flash fiction and visual art through Submittable.
Flash 500 Flash Fiction Competition
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 31 · responds in ~42 days
Flash 500 runs a quarterly open-themed flash-fiction competition with prizes for the top three entries.
swamp pinkLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 31 · responds in ~112 days
swamp pink is an online literary magazine, formerly Crazyhorse, publishing fiction, poetry, and nonfiction from writers at all career stages.
Beaver MagazineLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 31 · responds in ~60 days
Beaver Magazine publishes poetry, flash fiction, nonfiction, hybrid work, and visual art in three regular issues per year.
Mystery Publishers LimitedScience Fiction · Literary · Humor
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 31 · responds in ~30 days
Mystery Publishers Limited seeks flash fiction for its 2027 Our Stories Redefined anthology, focused on diverse African conversations and grounded lived realities.
Mystery TribuneMystery · Horror
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 31 · responds in ~730 days
Mystery Tribune is a crime, mystery, noir, and suspense publication accepting fiction and nonfiction submissions for its online, mobile, and print editions.
Press Pause PressLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 31 · responds in ~84 days
Press Pause Press publishes literary writing and art in print volumes and online departments, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, flash, food writing, reviews, essays, and retellings.
SoFloPoJoLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 31 · responds in ~2 days
South Florida Poetry Journal is a volunteer-run, no-fee, no-pay literary journal publishing poetry, flash fiction, essays, and related work quarterly.
FLARE: The Flagler Review
Open for flash fiction · closes Jan 15, 2027 · responds in ~183 days
FLARE: The Flagler Review is a student-edited literary journal publishing fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry, with separate general and Flagler College special-feature submissions.
Ninth Letter (Print)Literary
Open for flash fiction · closes Feb 28, 2027 · responds in ~182 days
Ninth Letter is a semiannual University of Illinois literary magazine publishing experimental and traditional prose and poetry in print and online.
ConfrontationLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for flash fiction · closes Apr 15, 2027 · responds in ~120 days
Confrontation is a literary magazine open to submissions from any writer, publishing poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and nonfiction.
Grain MagazineLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Jun 15, 2027 · responds in ~244 days
Grain is an internationally acclaimed quarterly literary journal publishing eclectic writing by Canadian and international writers.
LitMag OnlineLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~273 days
LitMag Online publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in print and online, but regular submissions are currently closed while three contests remain open.
CRAFT LiteraryLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~48 days
CRAFT Literary explores the art of prose and publishes fiction, creative nonfiction, craft and critical essays, and interviews.
Fractured LiteraryLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~60 days
Fractured Literary publishes emotionally resonant microfiction and flash fiction, including selected reprints and microfiction series.
The NoSleep PodcastHorror
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~180 days
The NoSleep Podcast is a horror anthology podcast seeking original horror fiction and audio scripts for adaptation.
Strange PilgrimsScience Fiction · Fantasy · Literary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~120 days
Strange Pilgrims is an independent literary magazine publishing surreal, speculative, philosophical, experimental, and realist prose and essays.
Vast ChasmLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~90 days
Vast Chasm Magazine is a year-round literary publication seeking bold, previously unpublished work exploring the expansive human experience, including fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, flash, and nonconforming work.
Rat Bag LiteraryScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~60 days
Rat Bag LIT is a paying market seeking weird, genre-blurring fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry, with regular microfiction, drabble, flash, and short-story calls.
Northwest ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~180 days
Northwest Review is a University of Oregon-affiliated literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, flash, translations, and reviews or interviews.
Flash FrogLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~7 days
Flash Frog is a paying flash-fiction magazine open year-round, with January reserved for contest submissions and July reserved for ghost stories.
IncensepunkScience Fiction
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~90 days
Incensepunk Magazine publishes speculative fiction centered on traditional faiths, emerging technology, and future religious societies, along with related nonfiction.
Okay DonkeyLiterary · Fantasy · Horror
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~90 days
Okay Donkey is a paying literary magazine seeking odd, experimental, surreal, funny, and genre-bending poetry and flash fiction, including slipstream work.
Brilliant Flash Fiction ContestsLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~90 days
Brilliant Flash Fiction is a quarterly, international literary magazine publishing original flash fiction of 1,000 words or fewer.
Fiery Scribe ReviewLiterary · Horror · Fantasy
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~35 days
Fiery Scribe Review is a global literary journal seeking unusual, thought-provoking, strange, surreal, experimental, and socially engaged writing across multiple forms.
Hollow Oak Presents: AcornsScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~30 days
Hollow Oak Presents: Acorns publishes short speculative flash fiction digitally on its website.
Sci-Fi LampoonScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~42 days
Sci-Fi Lampoon is a print and digital humor magazine seeking humorous speculative fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, and horror satire and parody.
101 WordsLiterary · Humor · Mystery · Horror
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~86 days
101 Words publishes fiction stories that are exactly 101 words long and offers editorial feedback.
365 tomorrowsScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~42 days
365tomorrows publishes original science and speculative flash fiction of 600 words or fewer.
A-Minor MagazineLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~6 days
A-minor Magazine publishes flash fiction, flash nonfiction, and poetry in the chord of “Am.”
Another New CalligraphyLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~90 days
Another New Calligraphy is a Chicago-based press and online journal seeking concise, thematically linked work exploring human experience, internal worlds, and conflict.
AntipodeanSFScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~7 days
AntipodeanSF is an online and electronic-reader/audio publication focused on short-short speculative fiction, especially science fiction, fantasy, horror, surreal, humorous, and subversive stories.
Appalachian ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction
Apalachee Review provides an online submission form for poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and flash fiction.
Bitterleaf Books anthologiesFantasy
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~42 days
Bitterleaf Books publishes fantasy novels and anthologies, accepting fantasy short stories, flash fiction, and poetry by email.
Bright Flash Literary ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~30 days
Bright Flash Literary Review considers flash, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and memoir up to 1,500 words.
Broad Ripple ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~18 days
Broad Ripple Review is an online literary magazine publishing formally precise, emotionally resonant fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reviews, and interviews.
BurningwordLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~24 days
Burningword Literary Journal is a triannual publication featuring poetry, flash fiction, short nonfiction, and visual art.
Chantarelle's Notebook
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~28 days
Chantarelle's Notebook is a poetry e-zine that also considers flash and short fiction submissions.
Cimarron ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~273 days
Cimarron Review is a literary magazine accepting year-round submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and flash fiction.
Club Plum Literary JournalLiterary · Fantasy
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~2 days
Club Plum Literary Journal is an online literary journal publishing quarterly issues and seeking original, unpublished writing, including nonfiction, flash fiction, prose poetry, and hybrid works.
Dishsoap QuarterlyLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~14 days
Dishsoap Quarterly is a weekly literary magazine publishing flash, micro, poetry, prose poetry, and hybrid work.
FictivedreamLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~21 days
Fictive Dream is an online literary magazine publishing short stories, including translations, in microfiction, flash fiction, and short-story formats.
Five PointsLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~120 days
Five Points is a Georgia State University literary journal publishing fiction, poetry, flash fiction, literary nonfiction, and translations.
Flash Fiction Magazine
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~7 days
Flash Fiction Magazine accepts general flash-fiction submissions of 300–1,000 words through a free online form, with optional paid fast-response and editorial-feedback services.
Ghost ParachuteLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~3 days
Ghost Parachute is a literary magazine currently accepting flash fiction submissions through Submittable.
Guilty Crime Story MagazineMystery
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~60 days
Guilty Crime Story Magazine publishes original crime fiction focused on criminals’ perspectives, with a separate flash-fiction series.
Harvey Duckman Presents...
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~167 days
Harvey Duckman Presents... publishes original, imaginative fiction and flash fiction in themed anthologies and Flash!Mob collections while retaining authors’ rights.
HEXFILED SF MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~14 days
HEXFILED is an independent literary magazine publishing science fiction and speculative fiction, including prose, poetry, nonfiction, and archival-format work.
Horrific ScribesScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~21 days
Horrific Scribes is an online archive seeking provocative, scary, strange, and transgressive dark fiction and some poetry.
Identity TheoryLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~90 days
Identity Theory is an online literary and culture magazine publishing fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, micro and mixed-genre writing since 2000.

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