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WILLIAM FAULKNER FAMOUSLY SAID that a novelist is a failed short story writer, and a short story writer is a failed poet. Hemingway, with his creation of the six-word story, combined poetry and drama into a short form that has grown in popularity while remaining difficult to achieve. Narrative is looking for six-word stories that can stand alongside the best that have been written.
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Country of Publication
 United States |
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Audience
| Open to a broad Audience. |
Publication Medium & Frequency
| EElectronic Publication | Electronic Publication | Unknown publication frequency. |
Fiction Open Fee-based
A Six-Word Story should provide a movement of conflict, action, and resolution that gives the sense of a complete story transpiring in a moment’s reading.
- Genres:
- Styles:
- Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Minimalist.
- Topics:
- Open to all/most Topics.
- Types/Lengths:
| Type | Length Details |
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| FFlash Fiction Flash Fiction | Exactly 6 words; Up to 5 pieces. |
- Payscale:
- We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
| PProfessional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word). |
- Submissions:
| Electronic | Postal | Reprints | Simultaneous | Media |
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| OK | No | No | OK | Text format submissions |
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