Markets

Every Day Fiction publishes very short original flash fiction in any genre for an adult readership.

Open to: Must be the writer's own unpublished original; no simultaneous submissions, and no more than three stories may be in process at once.

WOW! Women on Writing runs quarterly global contests for flash fiction and creative nonfiction essays, with cash prizes and publication opportunities.

Open to: Open globally; entries must be in English; all ages

Confrontation is a literary magazine open to submissions from any writer, publishing poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and nonfiction.

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.

Open to: Work must be previously unpublished; AI-generated submissions are not accepted.

Brilliant Flash Fiction is an international quarterly magazine publishing unusual flash fiction in English.

The Haiku Shack Magazine publishes very short poetry and microfiction inspired by a theme and photograph.

Open to: Anyone at least 17 years old may submit, including emerging and never-published writers; submissions must be in English.

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

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

The Hoolet's Nook is a literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, and micro-poetry or haiku three times a year.

Open to: Writers must be at least 16 years old. Work must be unpublished in a curated publication and written by humans, though minor AI editing or polishing is allowed.

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 Review is a flash-fiction magazine that also accepts proposals for interviews and reviews and maintains a flash-fiction book list.

Sunspot Literary Journal accepts unpublished fiction, nonfiction, poetry, scripts, translations, and genre or literary work through several paid, length-specific submission categories.

Open to: Works must be unpublished, except on a personal blog.

101 Words publishes fiction stories that are exactly 101 words long and offers editorial feedback.

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

Open to: Work must be previously unpublished.

Lotus-eater is a free literary magazine accepting year-round English-language poetry, prose, nonfiction, and literary reviews for its online issues.

Open to: Work must be in English.

Okie Modern is a biannual literary journal publishing Oklahoma-connected literature, art, and cultural writing.

Open to: Work must be by an Oklahoma-connected writer or feature Oklahoma; writers from Oklahoma may submit work on any subject.

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 Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal publishing original poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction online.

Open to: Submitters must be at least 18 years old; work must be previously unpublished, written primarily (50% or more) in English, and created entirely by a human.

StoryBottle Co. publishes literary and speculative fiction, including flash fiction, and accepts regular submissions.

Teach. Write. is a literary journal for writing teachers that publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, dramas, screenplays, and writing-prompt-inspired work.

Open to: The required third-person bio must explain the submitter's experience as a writing teacher or the impact a writing instructor has had on them.

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

New Feathers Anthology is an online literature and art magazine publishing fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and other creative work three times annually, with a year-end print anthology.

The Pink Hydra is an international, queer-friendly publication seeking speculative and unreality-themed fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and related prose for monthly books and zines.

The Edinburgh Award for Flash Fiction is an annual international competition for unpublished English-language flash fiction of up to 250 words.

The MockingOwl Roost is a free literary magazine and blog welcoming fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and other written work from emerging and established authors.