Smokelong Quarterly Grand Micro Contest (The Mikey) ★Work published here has won or been selected for: Best Small Fictions, Best of the Net, Flash Fiction America (Norton ant….
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Last checkedSmokeLong Quarterly’s annual Grand Micro Contest celebrates and pays writers of exceptional micro fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid narratives.
Response time info: within two weeks for entries rejected in the first judging round
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The 2025 deadline was November 15, 2025. Entries may be fiction or hybrid narratives in English or another language with an English translation; each micro must be 250 words or fewer, and up to 2 micros cost $14 or up to 4 cost $22. Previously published work is considered. Prizes range from $100 to $1,000.
The 2025 deadline was November 15, 2025. Entries may be nonfiction or hybrid narratives in English or another language with an English translation; each micro must be 250 words or fewer, and up to 2 micros cost $14 or up to 4 cost $22. Previously published work is considered. Prizes range from $100 to $1,000.
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