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General Experimental Flash Fiction

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Bending Genres

Bending Genres is committed to publishing the best fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction, and microreviews from dedicated writers. We seek FICTION that is experimental, gut-wrenching, terrifying, gorgeous, breakneck speed, delightful, memorable and secretive. We like blending genres, hybrid writing, blurred lines.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 4.7 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 15.6% of fiction submissions accepted.

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The Café Irreal

The Cafe Irreal is a quarterly webzine that presents a kind of fantastic fiction infrequently published in English. This fiction, which we would describe as irreal, resembles the work of writers such as Franz Kafka, Kobo Abe, Clarice Lispector and Jorge Luis Borges. As a type of fiction it rejects the tendency to portray people and places realistically and the need for a full resolution to the story; instead, it shows us a reality constantly being undermined…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $0.01/word, $2 minimum.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 61.4 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 4.0% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Failbetter

Failbetter is a journal of literature and art from Richmond, VA and New York, NY. Founded in 2000, our journal’s latest iteration was launched in January 2017.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette, Novella, Novel Excerpt.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 55.1 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.9% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Fugue Literary Journal

Established in 1990 at the University of Idaho, Fugue publishes poetry, fiction, essays, hybrid work, and visual art from established and emerging writers and artists. Fugue is managed and edited entirely by University of Idaho graduate students, with help from graduate and undergraduate readers. We take pride in the work we print, writers we publish, and the presentation of each issue.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 65.2 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 2.3% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Glassworks

Glassworks is a publication of the Master of Arts in Writing program at Rowan University. The tradition of glassworking and the history of Rowan University are deeply intertwined. South Jersey was a natural location for glass production—the sandy soil provided the perfect medium, while plentiful oak trees fueled the fires. Glassboro, home of Rowan University, was founded as "Glass Works in the Woods" in 1779…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novel Excerpt.
Payment: No monetary payment. Free copy(ies).
Avg. Response: Average responder. 63.1 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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Misophist Magazine Wildcard

We are trying, by no means, to be anti-intellectuals. We like intellectuals who do love with their keenness. Like, for instance, Einstein. Now wisdom is different from intelligence. Wisdom is about judgment, having experience, the quality of someone with depth, and, now, isn’t that just something you want? It’ll definitely make it easier to sell whatever you’re peddling, if you come across that way, your muscle powders and enlightenment solutions, your perfect sex-segregated world, your…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 64.0 days.

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Propagule Magazine

Propagule is a literary magazine, founded in 2022. Propagule champions experimentation, transgression, and aesthetic novelty. Propagule is engrossed by narrative, style, and form. Propagule rejects the literary/genre divide. Propagule is Speculative Surrealism. All good writing is literary.
Genres: Open to all/most genres, including: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: to Token to Professional. Details: USD $5 per 1,000 words up to 2,000 words; $10 per 1,000 words above that, maximum $30.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 57.9 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.1% of fiction submissions accepted.

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The Spotlong Review

The Spotlong Review, founded in 2021, is a New York- and Philadelphia-based literary journal dedicated to championing innovative work that packs a punch, questions conventional mores, and, most of all, explores human connection from surprising angles. Our greatest aim is to reserve a space for all kinds of exceptional writing and visual art regardless of form, intent, or subject matter.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 35.9 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 11.1% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Tiny Molecules

Tiny Molecules is an online literary journal. We love flash, we love experimental, we love saying something big in a small space. We are every part of you written down. Tell us how to be human.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 38.0 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 5.6% of fiction submissions accepted.

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The Tusculum Review Fees

We seek well-crafted writing that takes risks. We publish work in and between all genres: poetry, fiction, essays, and plays—we appreciate work in experimental and traditional modes.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment. Free copy(ies).
Avg. Response: Average responder. 78.3 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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