Literary flash fiction markets

Last checked Oct 10, 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Glossy Planet is a real-time literary magazine seeking unpublished writing that responds creatively to current headlines and culture.
FiddleheadLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 15 · responds in ~180 days
The Fiddlehead is a Canadian literary journal publishing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, translations, reviews, and occasional play or novel 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 ~245 days
American Literary Review is a national journal publishing previously unpublished poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, with general submissions accepted during two annual windows and a $4 fee.
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.
Spare Parts LiteraryLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 17 · responds in ~18 days
Spare Parts Literary is an independent online quarterly magazine seeking poetry, flash and micro fiction, plays, novel excerpts, and other original literary work.
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.
The Ones Behind the BookshelvesLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 24 · responds in ~60 days
The Ones Behind the Bookshelves is accepting flash fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry for its Winter/Spring 2027 Literary Series themed “The Extraordinary.”
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.
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 with a pop-culture twist that publishes fiction, memoir, poetry, and other writing online and periodically in print.
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.
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 annual and alternating-year 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.
NunumLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 1 · responds in ~31 days
NUNUM is a Canadian literary magazine accepting flash fiction and running short-fiction anthologies and paid feedback services through Submittable.
After MidnightScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 1 · responds in ~28 days
After Midnight is a literary magazine seeking fiction, flash fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, pedagogy, and book reviews for Issue II, themed “New Beginnings & Letting Go.”
Nixes Mate ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 1 · responds in ~90 days
Nixes Mate Review is a small literary review seeking poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction for its biannual print edition.
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 work for its Winter 2026/27 issue.
Hot Flash LiteraryLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 12 · responds in ~11 days
Hot Flash Literary is a flash-focused journal accepting unpublished fiction and creative nonfiction, including prose poetry, from writers who identify as women.
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.
New Millennium WritingsLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30
New Millennium Writings is an internationally recognized literary journal and writing-award publication that welcomes writers of all experience levels and subjects.
WOW! Women on Writing Flash Fiction ContestScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~38 days
WOW! Women on Writing runs quarterly global contests for flash fiction and creative nonfiction essays, with cash prizes and publication opportunities.
HippocampusLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~183 days
Hippocampus Magazine is an online literary publication focused on creative nonfiction, including personal essays and flash nonfiction.
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.
Common House MagazineLiterary · Fantasy · Mystery
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, with a preference for literary fiction while also publishing genre fiction.
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.
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.
BurningwordLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 10 · responds in ~24 days
Burningword Literary Journal is a triannual print, web, and digital journal publishing poetry, flash fiction, flash nonfiction, and visual art.
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.
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.
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 LimitedLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 31 · responds in ~30 days
Mystery Publishers Limited seeks original flash fiction by African writers aged 18 or older for its 2027 Our Stories Redefined anthology.
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.
The Los Angeles ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 31 · responds in ~120 days
The Los Angeles Review is a literary magazine accepting fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translations, and book reviews, with general submissions open year-round.
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.
Passages NorthScience Fiction · Fantasy · Mystery · Literary
Open for flash fiction · closes Apr 15, 2027
Passages North is a literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, nonfiction, hybrids, and short-shorts, with an emphasis on innovative, experimental, and genre-diverse work.
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.
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.
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.
Brilliant Flash Fiction ContestsScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~84 days
Brilliant Flash Fiction is an international quarterly magazine publishing unusual flash fiction in English.
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.
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.
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.
Appalachian ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction
Apalachee Review provides an online submission form for poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and flash fiction.
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.
BULLLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~30 days
BULL is an online literary magazine publishing fiction and creative nonfiction about the complicated nuances and contradictions of masculinity.
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.
Ghost ParachuteLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~3 days
Ghost Parachute is a literary magazine currently accepting flash fiction submissions through Submittable.
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.
Litro MagazineLiterary
Open for flash fiction
Litro Magazine publishes fiction, flash, essays, nonfiction, poetry, and audio-led storytelling, with general submissions reopened from 1 September 2026 and a current Breaking Borders II call.
Lotus-eaterScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~90 days
Lotus-eater is a free literary magazine accepting year-round English-language poetry, prose, nonfiction, and literary reviews for its online issues.
LuminaLiterary
Open for flash fiction
Lumina is a literary arts journal publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and speculative fiction.
Maudlin HouseLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~28 days
Maudlin House is a literary journal publishing unsolicited flash, poetry, and fiction, with a preference for transgressive, absurdist, and minimalist work.
miniMAGLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~31 days
miniMAG is a literary magazine publishing microfiction, flash nonfiction, short-form poetry, and experimental literature.
Moon City ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~100 days
Moon City Review is a literary magazine accepting fiction, flash fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and translations year-round through Submittable.
Moonpark ReviewLiterary · Horror · Humor
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~90 days
MoonPark Review is a quarterly online literary journal publishing imaginative short prose, including flash fiction, prose poems, creative nonfiction, and hybrids.
New World Writing QuarterlyLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~2 days
New World Writing Quarterly is a quarterly literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, flash, and other short prose in January, April, July, and October.
Okie ModernLiterary · Mystery · Romance · Humor
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~15 days
Okie Modern is a biannual literary journal publishing Oklahoma-connected literature, art, and cultural writing.
Paragraph PlanetLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~42 days
Paragraph Planet is a creative writing website publishing one exactly 75-word paragraph each day, including short fiction, novel extracts, and captured moments.
Passionfruit ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~60 days
The Passionfruit Review is a small independent journal focused on poetry and writing that explores love in its many forms.
Please See MeLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~1 days
Please See Me is a healthcare- and mental-health-focused literary magazine seeking creative work about illness, wellness, caregiving, and healthcare experiences.
Porter House ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~180 days
Porter House Review publishes previously unpublished fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reviews, and Field Notes, with compensation for accepted creative work.
PropaguleHorror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~68 days
Propagule is an independently run literary magazine publishing experimental, transgressive, and surreal fiction alongside flash fiction and nonfiction.
Running Wild PressScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~141 days
Running Wild Press accepts full-length manuscripts for its 2028 catalog and submissions for novella and short-story anthologies across all genres and forms.
Screen Door ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~63 days
Screen Door Review is a triannual literary magazine publishing poetry and flash fiction by queer people from the southern United States.
Short BeastsLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~150 days
Short Beasts is an online flash fiction literary magazine publishing original, unpublished short-form fiction.
Sky Island JournalScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~18 days
Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal publishing original poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction online.
StepAway MagazineLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~28 days
StepAway Magazine is an award-winning online literary magazine publishing urban flash fiction and poetry inspired by walking through specific city neighborhoods.
StoryBottleScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~227 days
StoryBottle Co. publishes literary and speculative fiction, including flash fiction, and accepts regular submissions.
Sudden FlashLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~28 days
Sudden Flash is an online literary magazine publishing short original fiction and nonfiction, including microfiction and occasional longer craft essays.
Teach. Write.Literary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for flash fiction
Teach. Write. is a literary journal for writing teachers that publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, dramas, screenplays, and writing-prompt-inspired work.
Temple in a CityLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~60 days
Temple in a City is an online literary journal publishing creative work for respite, release, and renewal.
The Apple Valley ReviewLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~60 days
The Apple Valley Review is an international online literary journal publishing poetry, prose, and translations in semiannual spring and fall issues.
The Bloomin' OnionLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~42 days
The Bloomin' Onion is a literary magazine accepting flash fiction, short stories, longform stories, and poetry on a year-round rolling basis, with biannual issues and additional features.
The Pomegranate LondonLiterary
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~28 days
The Pomegranate London publishes previously unpublished writing exploring artists, creative processes, tools, or artistic environments.

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