Short, Fast, and Deadly

This project is believed to be defunct. (January 2016)

About

Welcome to Short, Fast, and Deadly. An eLit Mag where brevity reigns and the loquacious are sent to contemplate their sins in the rejection bin. Don't be afraid. Write Short. Write Fast. Above all, write Deadly. You'll be fine.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 2 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 2 x per year

Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

Micro prose told in 420 characters or less (i.e. the max length of a FB status update) to be posted for the sheer joy of it. Weird? Okay. Funny? Okay. Mystery? Okay. Literary? Okay. Make it damn good. And read a couple before you submit. Besides that, just keep it R-rated.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Weird/New Weird

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 100 words.

Styles:

Unknown

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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VIEWS is where we will now accept (re)views, (inter)views, and view(points) from our readers.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Interview: Up to 600 words.
Review: Up to 100 words.
Essay: Up to 250 words.

Styles:

Unknown

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

I'm big on stories right now. But if you must, then do it in 140 characters or less (i.e. the max length of a Twitter update). Damn good still applies. Applies double, in fact. Go to it. Oh wait! Almost forgot. No Haiku! For the love of God. No Haiku!

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Weird/New Weird

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Short poetry. Excluding: Haiku (or related).

Styles:

Unknown

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026