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SmokeLong Quarterly

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SmokeLong Quarterly was established in 2003 by our founder Dave Clapper. We are dedicated to bringing the best flash narratives to the web, whether written by widely published authors or those new to the craft. The term “smoke-long” comes from the Chinese, who noted that reading a piece of flash takes about the same length of time as smoking a cigarette. All the work we publish is precisely that—about a smoke long.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2003

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 4 x per year.

Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $100 per story; $150 per story with audio.

Submissions:

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


Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative NonfictionUp to 1,000 words.
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $100 per story; $150 per story with audio.

Submissions:

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


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SmokeLong Quarterly Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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This project ranks among the 25 Fastest Fiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the 25 Most Challenging Fiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the 25 Fastest Nonfiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the Extremely Challenging Nonfiction Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 537 reports from 343 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported0 min | 5.8 mean avg | 5.0 median | 180 max days (9.6 std dev)
Responses97.95 %
Acceptances0.37 % of submissions accepted (8.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 0.58 % 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.
Rejections97.58 % (5.8 avg. days per rejection) | 9.7 % personal, 68.5 % form, 21.8 % unspecified | 0.6 % shortlisted
Non-Responses2.05 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals2.05 % (3.4 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending17 responses are pending (0 min | 9.4 mean avg | 4.0 median | 75 max days waiting | 17.9 std dev) from 17 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 28 days. (0.6 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 28 days.)
The most common submission tip paid: USD $6.00. (8.5 % reported giving a tip.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 05 Nov 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Nov 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 Oct 2024
Last Audited: 05 Jun 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 22 Oct 2005

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