General Experimental Short Stories

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. 59.2 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.8% of fiction submissions accepted.

Hawai'i Pacific Review is the online literary magazine of Hawai'i Pacific University. It features poetry and prose by authors from Hawai`i, the mainland, and around the world. HPR was started as a print annual in 1987. In 2013, it began to publish exclusively online. Our pieces have been featured in the Best of the Net Anthology, the Pushcart Prize Anthology, and the Best American series. HPR publishes work on a rolling basis…
Genres: General.
Lengths:   Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 71.8 days.
Acceptances: Average. 7.7% of fiction submissions accepted.

Maudlin House is a bridge between new form fiction and experimental lit that takes on mainstream pop culture through the lens of 21st-century indie art. Over the past 6 years, the Chicago-based small press has gained a devoted readership from all over the world for its weird lit, passion, and personality with regards to its publication of groundbreaking novels, short story collections, and online publications. It’s a voice for known and upcoming writers alike to boost lit in every way possible.
Genres: General.
Lengths:   Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 12.5 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 6.6% of fiction submissions accepted.

Monkeybicycle is an online literary journal which is updated almost daily. We were also a print journal for a time, publishing nine issues in total over several years. Many of these—which feature amazing writing from people like Ben Loory, Roxane Gay, Laura van den Berg, Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt and tons more—can still be found [on Amazon]. Founded in 2002 in Seattle, WA, Monkeybicycle has continued to publish the absolute highest quality in a wide range of literary categories…
Genres: General.
Lengths:   Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 87.2 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 6.9% of fiction submissions accepted.

Rooted in the nation’s capital’s suburbs, Potomac Review is the antidote to the scripted republic that surrounds it. By taking on D.C.’s values of international inclusion, Potomac Review looks out into the world from its lush Potomac River basin, collecting and absorbing the world’s literary diversity. Potomac Review seeks literature from emerging as well as established writers around the globe to facilitate in the literary conversation.
Genres: General.
Lengths:   Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment. Free copy(ies). Details: Free copies are only available to contributors in the US.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 162.7 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.5% of fiction submissions accepted.