Smart Search List of the Day Smart Search Mainstream Science Fiction Flash Fiction Members' Area: You are not logged in. You need to log in to have full access to this feature. Sign up if you haven't already. All new accounts start with a free trial. Smart Search is one of several search options for our members. It enables you to search for publishers and agents using the most common options and provides a short list of results that's curated and updated daily. This helps you find that gold nugget in the stream with as little effort as possible. Although you aren't a member yet, we are giving you a free preview of our Smart Search below. Read our Guide to Smart Search for more information about this feature.Note: These are the results of a previous Smart Search List of the Day. Today's Smart Search is Paying General Flash Fiction. This Smart Search List of the Day is: Mainstream Science Fiction Flash Fiction.Color Coding: Purple indicates a Wildcard, Green indicates a paying publication, and Blue is everything else. The Colored Lens: Speculative Fiction Magazine The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens strives to do exactly that. By publishing four to five short stories and serialized novellas a quarter in genres ranging from fantasy, to science fiction, to slipstream or magical realism, we hope to help our readers see the world just a bit differently than before they came to our website…Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette, Novella.Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: USD $10 for flash; $20 for stories; for novellas, $20 for first 10,000 words, and $1 per 1,000 words over that.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 4.5 days.Acceptances: Challenging. 3.6% of fiction submissions accepted. Factor Four Magazine Factor Four Magazine is a magazine featuring flash fiction stories from the Speculative Fiction realm.Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction.Lengths: Flash Fiction.Payment: Professional. Details: USD $0.11/word.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 10.5 days.Acceptances: Challenging. 3.3% of fiction submissions accepted. Flash Point Science Fiction Do you love science fiction and fantasy? Us too, but as much as we enjoy the sprawling epics for which our genre is famous (read: infamous), we think there should be more space for the short stuff. Stories you can knock out over your morning coffee, or during your lunch break. Stories you don’t need a bookmark for. So, why Flash Point SF? Because we know there are a lot of wonderful science fiction and fantasy flash stories being written, but the market to publish them is incredibly small…Genres: General, Fantasy, Science Fiction.Lengths: Flash Fiction.Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Details: USD $0.02/word.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 30.7 days.Acceptances: Average. 6.0% of fiction submissions accepted. Freedom Fiction Journal Established on August 2008, Freedom Fiction is primarily for fans of Speculative Fiction. This consists of genres such as science fiction, fantasy fiction, horror fiction, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, alternate history, and all their sub-genres. Additionally we are into detective fiction, crime, gangster, hardboiled, noir fiction and very much into pulp fiction. This is a wide enough net to cast for all you amateur writers…Genres: General, Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery/Crime, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Western.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette.Payment: No monetary payment.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 20.0 days.Acceptances: Approachable. 60.4% of fiction submissions accepted. Jersey Devil Press The Jersey Devil is a creature of legend, lurking in the shadows of the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey, revealing itself only to wreak havoc on some small town, snack on some poor, unsuspecting chicken or goat, and, occasionally, if it’s feeling a little randy, to hit on mermaids down the Jersey shore…Genres: Open to all/most genres, including: General, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.Payment: No monetary payment.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 34.6 days.Acceptances: Average. 6.3% of fiction submissions accepted. Oxygen Leaks Science Fiction Magazine Wildcard Oxygen Leaks is a magazine for fans of hard science fiction. We interview science fiction authors; publish science fiction short stories, and essays; and promote hard science fiction new releases. "Hard" science fiction, to us, means only that the science in the story is plausible, consistent, and well-thought out.Genres: Science Fiction.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette.Payment: to Pays occasionally, up to Semi-pro. Details: USD $0.02/word; no monetary payment for flash fiction.Avg. Response: Average responder. 52.1 days. Radon Journal Radon is a journal publishing prose and poetry relating to science fiction, anarchism, transhumanism, and dystopia. Radon nominates its writers for nearly a dozen awards. They include the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, O. Henry Prize, Best Microfiction, PEN/Dau Short Story Prize, Best Small Fictions, New Weird Horror Award, Best Horror of the Year, and Best New Poets.Genres: General, Science Fiction.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $0.02/word.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 11.4 days.Acceptances: Challenging. 3.8% of fiction submissions accepted. Small Wonders Magazine Small Wonders Magazine publishes original and reprint flash fiction and narrative poetry, all tinged with the wonder of other worlds both science fictional and fantastic.Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction.Lengths: Flash Fiction.Payment: Professional. Details: USD $0.10/word; reprints: $0.01/word or $10, whichever is more.Avg. Response: Average responder. 48.7 days.Acceptances: Challenging. 2.9% of fiction submissions accepted. Space Squid Space Squid is an award-winning hybrid publication of hand-scrubbed scifi, fantasy, and humor. Surely you've seen the 'zine at your local zine superstore? Of course you were amazed at our snarky, outrageous stories, comix, and art. We've published work from Bruce Sterling (father of cyberpunk), Chris Roberson (Clockwork Storybook, Superman, iZombie), Jay Lake (John W. Campbell Award winner), Jennifer Pelland (Nebula nominee), Tony Millionaire (Maakies) and a lot of other cool people.Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.Payment: Token. Details: USD $5.Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 147.1 days.Acceptances: Approachable. 15.0% of fiction submissions accepted. The Stygian Lepus Magazine The Stygian Lepus Magazine is a thrilling foray into dark speculative fiction. In each new edition, readers explore the depths of imagination, where fear and fascination intertwine. Offering diverse genres from horror to science fiction, each story pushes the boundaries of reality. Talented authors craft tales that transport readers to new dimensions, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary…Genres: General, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.Payment: Token. Details: AUD $5.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 25.0 days.Acceptances: Approachable. 37.8% of fiction submissions accepted.