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Open now for nonfiction and flash fiction.

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Hippocampus Magazine is an online literary publication focused on creative nonfiction, including personal essays and flash nonfiction.

Response time info: 4 months for flash and up to six months for essays

Read the full guidelines at hippocampusmagazine.com↗

Submission calls

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Oct 31Fee: $3; a submission fund is available for writers unable to pay.Pays: $40 honorarium, paid via PayPal or Venmo within about 90 days of publication.

Personal essays up to 4,000 words, accepted during fall September 1–October 31 and spring March 1–April 30 submission periods. Regular submissions cost $3; authors receive a $40 honorarium if published.

flashLiteraryCloses Nov 30Fee: $3; a submission fund is available for writers unable to pay.Pays: $40 honorarium, paid via PayPal or Venmo within about 90 days of publication.

Flash creative nonfiction up to 800 words, accepted during fall September 1–November 30 and spring March 1–May 31 submission periods. Regular submissions cost $3; authors receive a $40 honorarium if published.

flashLiteraryOpens Feb 1, 2027

Flash Contest submissions are accepted February 1–February 28. The page does not state a word limit or contest fee.

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