Romance flash fiction markets

Leafmines tracks 25 magazines publishing romance flash fiction. 21 are open to submissions right now, and typical response time is 42 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 original flash fiction in any genre for an adult readership.

• 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.”

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 · Mystery

  Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~30 days

  The Haiku Shack Magazine publishes 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  Sunspot Literary Journal accepts unpublished fiction, nonfiction, poetry, scripts, translations, and genre or literary work through several paid, length-specific submission categories.

• Whitaker LyonScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

  Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 31

  Whitaker Lyon Press publishes speculative-fiction anthologies and is accepting several themed short-fiction and flash-fiction submissions on stated schedules.

• 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 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.

• Hollow Oak Presents: AcornsScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

  Open for flash fiction · responds in ~30 days

  Hollow Oak Presents: Acorns publishes digitally short, speculative flash fiction for adults.

• 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.

• Five on the FifthScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary

  Open for flash fiction · responds in ~30 days

  Five on the Fifth is an online literary magazine publishing flash fiction, fiction, horror, nonfiction, poetry, reviews, interviews, and experimental work.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 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.

• 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.

• 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 BlogMystery · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Romance

  Open for flash fiction · responds in ~61 days

  The Yard: Crime Blog accepts crime-related poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and nonfiction submissions by email.

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Some response-time data on this page, and part of the median above, comes from The Submission Grinder.