Flash the Court

About

This new venture is more about creation and curation than submission and selection. (Am I hoping to fly in the face of conformity? Yes. Am I hoping to break the mfing mold? Yes. As in, am I trying to radically reinvent the online lit mag? Well…yes.)

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions. (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.)
The fee is USD $5 (above average for magazines that charge).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2025

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Flash the Court's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Approachable: Flash the Court's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
More Responsive: Flash the Court's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open Fee-based

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $50.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Open Fee-based

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 500 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $50.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry Open Fee-based

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Prose poetry.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $50.

Submissions:

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

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Flash the Court Submission Statistics

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.

This project ranks among the 25 Most Approachable Fiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the Most Personable Fiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the Most Personable Nonfiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the Most Personable Poetry Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We have received 133 reports from 101 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

2 min | 34.9 mean avg | 34.0 median | 79 max days (19.3 std dev)

Responses

91.73 %

Acceptances:

30.83 % of submissions accepted (41.1 avg. days per acceptance) | 39.60 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

60.90 % (35.0 avg. days per rejection) | 100.0 % personal, 0.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

8.27 % (14.8 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

17 responses are pending (2 min | 27.2 mean avg | 22.0 median | 67 max days waiting | 20.4 std dev) from 17 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $5.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 07 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 22 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 12 Sep 2026 01:48 UTC (6 hours, 4 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 28 May 2026

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