About
Launched in March 2000, Vestal Review is the longest-running magazine dedicated to publishing and paying the best writers of imaginative flash fiction. After 20 years, we remain an exciting venue for exceptional flash fiction by both emerging and well-known authors. Our stories have been reprinted in numerous anthologies such as Best of the Net, Sudden Flash Youth and You Have Time for This, and our stories have been selected for Wigleaf Top 50 multiple times. Vestal Review is an eclectic magazine, open to all genres. We encourage diversity in writing and publishing. A wide range of voices is good for readers and literature in general, enhancing our understanding of the world. It’s fair, beneficial, and long overdue. We encourage underrepresented writers to send us their stories.
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Country of Publication & Year Established
 United States |
Established in 2000 |
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Publication Medium & Frequency
| EElectronic Publication | Electronic Publication | Published 2 x per year. |
Fiction Temp Closed
- Dates:
Will be open to fee-based submissions from 01 February 2024* (approx. 57 days from now) through 31 May 2024. 0
- Audience:
- Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, All sexual identities.
- Genres:
| Genre | Subgenres |
| GGeneral General | |
| FFantasy Fantasy | Open to all/most Subgenres. |
| HHorror Horror | Open to all/most Subgenres. |
| SScience Fiction Science Fiction | Open to all/most Subgenres. |
| OOpen to all/most Genres Open to all/most Genres | |
- Styles:
- Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Literary, Mainstream.
- Topics:
- Open to all/most Topics.
- Types/Lengths:
| Type | Length Details |
|---|
| FFlash Fiction Flash Fiction | Up to 500 words. |
- 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 |
|---|
| OK | No | No | OK | Text format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.
Nonfiction Open
- Audience:
- Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, All sexual identities.
- Styles:
- Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Literary.
- Topics:
- Open to all/most Topics, including: Literature/Books.
- Types/Lengths:
| Type | Length Details |
|---|
| IInterview Interview | Up to 500 words. |
| RReview Review | Up to 500 words. |
- 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 |
|---|
| OK | No | No | OK | Text format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
Visual Art Closed
This project has permanently closed to submissions in this category.
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