Smokelong Quarterly Grand Micro Contest (The Mikey)

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The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest (The Mikey) is an annual international competition for micro fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid narratives of 250 words or fewer, with cash prizes and publication in SmokeLong Quarterly.

Response time info: You will probably receive a reply within two weeks if we have decided to pass on your entries.

Read the full guidelines at smokelong.com↗

Submission calls

flashFee: $14 for up to 2 micros, $22 for up to 4 micros; writers unable to pay could request a free entry by September 1 (now passed)Pays: Grand Prize: $1000; Second Place: $500; Third Place: $300; Finalists: $100; translator and author split prize equally if applicable

Annual contest for micro fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid narratives; 250 words or fewer per micro (excluding title); up to 2 micros for $14 or up to 4 for $22; previously published and unpublished work accepted; English or any language with English translation; open to anyone 18+ worldwide who can…

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