The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction

Open now for flash fiction.

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SmokeLong Quarterly publishes flash narratives in fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid forms, generally up to 1,000 words, and is currently in a paid-submissions reading period.

Response time info: Up to four weeks for free submissions; about one week for paid submissions; three days for paid multiple submissions

Read the full guidelines at smokelong.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

flashLiteraryFee applies during the paid-submissions reading period; amount not stated for this form.Pays: $100 per story, or $150 per story with audio, upon publication.

Flash narratives—fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid forms—up to 1,000 words. Submissions are currently in a paid-submissions reading period; paid multiple submissions may include up to three pieces in one document and promise a response within three days.

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The Grand Micro Contest accepts two micros of 250 words or fewer each. Fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid narratives that lean poetic are eligible; previously published work is considered. Entries cost $14, and prizes range from $150 to $1,000.

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The Grand Micro Contest accepts up to four micros of 250 words or fewer each. Fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid narratives that lean poetic are eligible; previously published work is considered. Entries cost $23, and prizes range from $150 to $1,000.

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The Emerging Writer Fellowship seeks three writing samples, each under 1,000 words, plus a 300-word statement of commitment. Fellows read submissions, participate in SmokeLong Fitness, and receive editorial feedback every two weeks.

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