The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction

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SmokeLong Quarterly publishes flash narratives—fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid work—of up to 1,000 words, with free submissions reopening September 30.

Response time info: Up to four weeks for free submissions; about one week for paid submissions; multiple submissions promise a response within three days.

Read the full guidelines at smokelong.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

flashLiterary

The Grand Micro Contest accepts up to four micros, each 250 words or fewer; fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid narratives that lean poetic are eligible. Entries may be previously published or unpublished and must be in English or accompanied by an English translation. The contest publishes finalists and winners in December 2026.

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