American Literary Review Flash Flood Contest

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The fee is USD $2 (below average for contests).

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Awarded 6 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: American Literary Review Flash Flood Contest's overall average response time is faster than most contests.
More Challenging: American Literary Review Flash Flood Contest's overall acceptance rate is lower than most contests.
Less Responsive: American Literary Review Flash Flood Contest's overall rate of non-response is higher than most contests.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 November 2026* (approx. 12 days from now) through 15 November 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 November 2026* (approx. 12 days from now) through 15 November 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 1,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 November 2026* (approx. 12 days from now) through 15 November 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Prose poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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American Literary Review Flash Flood Contest Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 15 reports from 12 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

8 min | 19.0 mean avg | 17.0 median | 227 max days (54.4 std dev)

Responses

73.33 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

73.33 % (18.9 avg. days per rejection) | 18.2 % personal, 45.5 % form, 36.4 % unspecified

Non-Responses

6.67 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

6.67 % (227.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

20.00 % (13.3 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

30 responses are pending (5 min | 58.5 mean avg | 52.0 median | 139 max days waiting | 481.6 std dev) from 30 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $15.00.
Most recent response reported was received on 30 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 Sep 2026.
Date compiled: 19 Oct 2026 16:50 UTC (7 hours, 44 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 15 Oct 2026

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