The Smoking Poet

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About

“Words that turn the page to flame.”

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year

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The Smoking Poet publishes flash fiction and short stories that ignite our imagination, inflame our passion, set the page to flame. We’ll also consider the occasional novel excerpt. Submit to us your finest flash pieces; we are open to all genres, within good taste. All we ask is that you submit your best work.

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 4,000 words.
Novel Excerpt: Up to 2,000 words.

Styles:

Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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For nonfiction we seek compelling personal stories. We accept travel essays, personal essays, and memoirs that deal with the human condition or explore a universal theme. We’ll also consider scholarly discussions, political essays, or articles on the art of writing.

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Unknown

Lengths:

Article: Up to 2,500 words.
Essay: Up to 2,500 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 2,500 words.

Styles:

Academic, Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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We read with interest and attention every poem submitted to The Smoking Poet and, quite simply, we publish those that seem to us to be the best of the best. Our interest is in the broadest possible range of work: traditional forms and free verse, the meditative lyric or the haunting haiku, the work of the famous and the work of the unknown. We are committed to the discovery of new poets.

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Formal verse, Free verse, Haiku (or related), Lyric poetry.

Styles:

Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026