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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 PublicationPublished 2 x per year.
Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 2 x per year.

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:
GenreSubgenres
General General
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Weird/New Weird.
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 100 words.
Styles:

Unknown

Topics:

Unknown

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.

Nonfiction Believed Defunct

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 InterviewUp to 600 words.
Review ReviewUp to 100 words.
Essay EssayUp to 250 words.
Styles:

Unknown

Topics:

Unknown

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.

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:
GenreSubgenres
General General
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Weird/New Weird.
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known.
Poetry Forms:

Short poetry. Excluding: Haiku (or related).

Styles:

Unknown

Topics:

Unknown

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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Dates

Last Updated: 18 Aug 2020
Date Added: 11 Dec 2009

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