Mystery flash fiction markets
Last checkedLeafmines tracks 27 magazines publishing mystery flash fiction. 20 are open to submissions right now, and typical response time is 61 days. Filter by length, pay, and response time →
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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Sunspot Literary Journal accepts unpublished fiction, nonfiction, poetry, scripts, translations, and genre or literary work through several paid, length-specific submission categories.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Internet AngelzScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~90 days
Internet Angelz is an online horror press publishing spooky, strange, creepy, and related fiction.
- Okie ModernLiterary · Mystery · Romance · Humor
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~15 days
Okie Modern is a biannual literary journal publishing Oklahoma-connected writing and cultural work, including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, hybrid work, blog pieces, reviews, and interviews.
- 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.
- Sky Island JournalLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
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.
- StoryBottleLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~227 days
StoryBottle seeks literary and speculative fiction, including flash fiction, for its print and online magazine.
- 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.
- The Yard: Crime BlogScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery
Open for flash fiction · responds in ~61 days
The Yard: Crime Blog publishes crime fiction, true crime, horror, poetry, and nonfiction submissions online.
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