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Flash Fiction Online

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At a high level, our goals are pretty simple. To serve flash fiction readers and writers with a professional, sustainable market for flash fiction stories. To promote the general population's reading of great short stories in general and of great flash fiction in particular.

Important: They have submission caps for different genres. As always, check their current submissions information before submitting.
Submission Caps: They may close to submissions early if they reach their quota. Check before submitting.
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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 12 x per year.

Fiction Open

They’re very short, but they are still stories. That means the best ones have strong, interesting characters, plots, and (to some extent, at least) settings. We’re not that concerned about genre. Many of us have a fondness for science fiction and fantasy, but we also like literary fiction; and in any case, great flash stories aren’t always easily classified. If you wrote it, and you love it, then submit it.

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 30 April 2025* (approx. 2 days from now). 5

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including....

General. Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical.

Fantasy. Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Slipstream, Urban Fantasy.

Horror. Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Slipstream.

Science Fiction. Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Hard Science Fiction, Slipstream, Space Opera.

Lengths:
Flash Fiction500 - 1,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including....
Seasons/Holidays: See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Theme:
ThemeDeadlineTrack
Wilderness Horror30 Apr 2025*6
Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $100 per story.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


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.

Flash Fiction Online Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 210 reports from 157 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported1 min | 35.3 mean avg | 28.0 median | 197 max days (309.6 std dev)
Responses95.24 %
Acceptances6.19 % of submissions accepted (67.2 avg. days per acceptance) | 7.64 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections89.05 % (29.4 avg. days per rejection) | 11.2 % personal, 68.5 % form, 20.3 % unspecified | 1.4 % rewrite requests | 5.2 % shortlisted
Non-Responses4.76 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals4.76 % (24.6 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending36 responses are pending (3 min | 35.4 mean avg | 26.0 median | 324 max days waiting | 317.1 std dev) from 35 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 56 days. (25.2 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 56 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 56 days have passed.
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 23 Apr 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 08 Apr 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 19 Apr 2025
Last Audited: 26 Mar 2025. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 03 Dec 2007

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