My advice to others will be to spend the extra ten dollars because it’s worth it!”, “I wanted to thank you for the gifts from my honourable mention, which arrived yesterday. Other considerations would be how often a mag publishes a new issue, and how many stories they publish in an issue. If you want to start working on flash fiction, make sure to choose an interesting theme and character to keep readers interested. Prizes: Flash Fiction Prize. How could you leave out this great flash publication? WOW! You can see them here: Q2 2021 Essay Contest Top 20 (PDF) - listed by title only and alphabetically to keep things anonymous for the final stages of judging. They post, Literary Orphans likes to pair photography with writing, or as they say it, building a “collaborative writing and arts platform.” They say 1500 words is their sweet spot and 2000 is their upper limit. Thank you! Scar Tissue by Sabrina Hicks. It helps. We send out critiques after the contest winners are announced. Who can enter: Anyone. The Short Fiction contest will reopen 1 July 2021⦠And so was born the idea of measuring website traffic. Fall 2008 Essay Contest Sponsored by Skirt! They publish so many amazing short shorts it’s hard to keep up. (By the way, Statshow.com is a pretty reliable and free traffic measuring website). The Edinburgh Award for Flash Fiction / Golden Hare Award 2022 For writers worldwide (plus a special award for all writers living in Scotland) entries open from 1 June to 31 August 2021 Edinburgh Award for Flash Fiction Thanks for the useful post. Melodie Wants the Moon by Kelsey Ipsen. Happy submitting! We estimate results will be published the first week of April. Q2 2021 CNF Essay Contest Update 3/23: The Top 20 results are in! It’s getting 69,000 visits a month according to similarweb. We expect to have a list of finalists by April 8, 2021. The first round is the most intensive round of judging and lasts 1 month and 1 week. Receive a free copy of "DEFEAT WRITER'S BLOCK". The contest is open globally; age is of no matter; and entries must be in English. In exchange for signing up for their email list, they send you a free ebook of a whole bunch of flash fiction. Get creative, and let’s have some fun! I know it was mentioned (even the amount) for some of them, but is that standard? Unlike many of the publications you list which either stretch the definition of “flash” to upwards of 5000 words or publish both flash and non-flash stories, EDF is a flash-fiction only business with a hard word count ceiling of 1000 words. Thank you for your patience. I created this ranking because when I was looking for flash fiction markets (on various websites and on Duotrope), I encountered a huge load of subpar journals. Nope. You can happily add Previous Magazine to the list, we’re very happy to publish submitted works provided that they’re exclusive; duplicate content gives an SEO penalty to everybody concerned. I also love the way you communicate with your writers. The first-place winner will receive a $1,000 prize and publication. Let us know if your work is accepted ⦠You can also sign up for our free email newsletter, or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. It was founded in 2003, and has developed a solid reputation as a premier publisher of flash fiction. We now have two contests! Thank you for sharing your writing with our judges. Q2 2021 CNF Essay Contest Update 3/10: Critiques were sent back on 3/9 and 3/10 to all those who purchased a critique. They also regularly appear in storySouth’s Million Writers Awards. We accept short fiction, creative nonfiction, flash fiction, comics, and poetry submissions all year round, and also host contests featuring celebrity guest judges and cash prizes twice a year (each spring and fall). Going to have to go check out all of these now, thanks for such a great list! They’re looking for experimental fiction under 2,500 words. thank you for this. We accept books, subscriptions, gift certificates, and other products upon approval. This is totally righteous! Women on Writing has a flash fiction contest that is hosted quarterly. Success! Q2 2021 CNF Essay Contest Update 2/1: The Q2 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest is now closed and in first round judging. They post photo prompts and publish one winner every month, and also have book reviews, interviews and essays. Each day, receive a prompt, example story, and write your own. If you feel inspired to enter again, our current essay contest, Q3 is open with a deadline of April 30th, and essays are judged blindly. We will post a list of finalists here, as well as send finalists further information on their judging schedule. You have given me more than you know.”, “Thank you for having a challenging word length. Their ethics were a major influence in the first version of my micro-sci-fi site, the Story Seed Vault. It’s a pleasure to read your emails and your website.”, “I just wanted to send a quick note to say, "thank you". The Puritan seeks submissions all year round, from anywhere in the world.Our current publication rates (as of Summer 2019) stand as: $100 PER INTERVIEW, $200 PER ESSAY, $100 PER REVIEW, $150 PER WORK OF FICTION, AND $25 PER POEM (OR PAGE, CAPPED AT $80 FOR POEMS RUNNING FOUR PAGES OR MORE).Check back with the magazine regularly; The Puritan is working ever ⦠We use MS Word’s word count to determine the submitted entry’s word count. They pay a token amount ($3 a story). If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at contestinfo[at]wow-womenonwriting[dot]com and we will get back to you ASAP. It is also inspiring. That is the general impression your story had on the reader. Ninth Letter 2021 Literary Awards - Submissions Open March 8-April 30Ninth Letter is pleased to announce our eighth annual Literary Awards call for submissions! “Wherever there’s money, there are people trying to get their hands on it.” BwS has about 30 editors, all volunteers. At that time we will send everyone who entered the contest a newsletter. We will post the finalists here on Tuesday, March 9th. We’re open to any style and genre. They hold a Flash Fiction award for the best story under 500 words published anywhere, and the winner receives $100 and re-publication. *Please Note: The 2021 Short(er) Fiction Prize is now closed for submissions. Your story must be original and unpublished. Payment: $.08/word for original fiction, $100 flat rate for short story reprints, and $20 flat rate for flash fiction reprints (stories below 1500 words). But if you mean submitting 3 or 4 pieces simultaneously, a lot of journals allow for that. You can see them here: Q2 2021 Essay Finalists (PDF), listed by title only. Our Flash Fiction judge is Yorkshire-born author and poet, Helen Cox. Apparently, they’re more than just a cult fascination. All entries will be considered for publication. Judging is conducted by 12+ judges. Check out our Novella-in-Flash Award Submissions Guidelines for full details. SimilarWeb gives an estimate of visits, not visitors. Very true. The number of visitors is likely much lower, and the intent of those visitors is also hugely important. Do you have a question about the contest? That’s right — a 140 character limit. Our quarterly flash fiction competition is open for entries all year round. Upon the close of our contest, and after the winners are announced, you will receive a critique from one of our round table judges on three categories: You will be provided with your scores (1-5) in each category, and personal editorial feedback as well. And what number would be large enough? Look over the published authors in their bullpen — they have quite a few heavy-hitter names. Send all submissions to editors@ligeiamagazine.com as an attachment (doc, docx, rtf, txt, or jpg).. When I enter your website, a feeling of grace, kindness, and generosity of spirit prevails. You’re welcome! It would be great to see F(r)iction added to this collection. Submission Period: 15th February 2021 â 14th May 2021 (ends midnight, UK time). Superstition Review is published by Arizona State University students, has been since 2008, and solicits flash fiction. The idea: any genre, no content restrictionsâjust good flash fiction. WOW! As soon as we get bios and photos back, we will begin assembling the results page for publication. Nanoism is to be commended for paying authors for incredibly short fiction! This is not a reading fee. And thanks also to the folks in the comments thread who pointed out omissions. We look forward to reading your work! Bookmarked and will be reading it in depth several times in the coming days. Basically, everyone is welcome to enter! Ten stories will be published in the Fish Anthology 2021. There’s also thediogenesblog.wordpress.com which publishes a lot of microfictions (under 150 words). Q1 2021 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest, Q4 2020 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest, Q3 2020 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest, Q2 2020 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest, Q1 2020 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest, Q4 2019 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest, Q3 2019 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest, Q2 2019 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest, Q1 2018 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest, Q4 2018 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest, Q3 2018 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest, Q2 2018 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest, Q1 2017 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest, “Thank you so much for my critique! They publish fiction under 1000 words. I submitted a fantasy flash fiction piece to “Flash Fiction Magazine.” I discovered a lot of great magazines through your list, it was very useful. NANO Fiction is another one of those journals you have to know if you travel in flash fiction circles. Click to Download the CREATIVE NONFICTION ESSAY CONTEST Terms & Conditions PDF. They are also launching, Vestal Review brags they’re the longest-running flash magazine in the world. Thank you for your entries, and we wish you the best of luck this season! So micro fiction is even flashier than flash fiction. You really appreciate the time and effort that everyone puts into their entries. This is for curiosity’s sake. Most stories of under 150 words can be trimmed and we do not accept submissions of 101-150 words. Thereâs no stated limit to flash fiction, but normal fiction submissions run under 5,000 words. £500 top prize in each category (approx $635) and costs £6 (approx $7.50) per entry for Flash Fiction up to 500 words, £8 (approx $10) for short story up to 3000 words, and £5 (approx $6.35) for poetry up to 40 lines. Literary Orphans likes to pair photography with writing, or as they say it, building a “collaborative writing and arts platform.” They say 1500 words is their sweet spot and 2000 is their upper limit. No, thanks. The competition is open to any theme or genre, and your story must be a maximum of 500 words (not including the title). The John Fox: thanks for this list. Thank you so much! I got more out of this one critique than years at my writers group! Everyday Fiction is a popular home for flash fiction, with stories of mass appeal published often. We don’t publish everything we receive, far from it. We expect to have a list of finalists by March 8, 2021. We currently pay $15 per accepted story. The contest is open globally; age is of no matter; and entries must be in English. Normally, 100-word stories are scheduled for 07.00 ⦠It’s a terrific publication! Thank you for putting this list together! âThe reason to publish flash fiction is the same reason to publish fiction of any length â it takes hold of you and wonât let go. Wigleaf sponsors the Top 50 Very Short Fictions, which is a lovely place to read fantastic short-shorts and to discover new journals. All genres, no content restrictions.â Fiction Attic Press also publishes flash fiction. Unique visitors is different than page counts. If you were a finalist and your essay did not place in the Top 20, please know that our judges did not have an easy time. Still, I think this gives you a ballpark of flash fiction and micro fiction readers based on number of visitors. Copyright © 2006 - 2021 John Matthew Fox of Bookfox, All Rights Reserved. We are limiting the number of entries to a maximum of 300 essays. I just subscribed. What percentage are readers versus submitters? If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at contestinfo[at]wow-womenonwriting[dot]com and we will get back to you ASAP. Submissions are open for The Fractured Lit Volume I from February 19 to April 19, 2021.This year stories will be selected by Kathy Fish who will choose 20 winners from a shortlist of 50 stories. Deadline : February 28, 2021⦠Good list, but I’d probably also have One Throne on it, who just ran the Joust contest. Lunch Ticket is published by Antioch University’s MFA program. However, I think the impulse behind those who read them is something like this: “I don’t really like reading short stories, but if I feel compelled to, I might as well find a way to get it over with. First Place: $400 cash, Second Place: $300 cash, Third Place: $200 cash, 7 Runners up, 10 Honorable Mentions. Also, remember that some of these journals provide other material — longer fiction pieces, nonfiction, interviews — and that some percentage of the visitors might be looking at that rather than the flash fiction. For pieces under 150 words, check out the monthly literary magazine Hoot, featuring postcard-sized writings. Your unique perspective, and obvious insight, can invaluable for those submitting work. Thank you for this great list! From copy-editing to character advice, I give detailed feedback on what’s working and what needs to be improved. Regarding the entry about the Vestal Review: Not to “brag” or anything, but Bewildering Stories has featured flash fiction for more than 16 years of weekly publication. Thank you for your participation, and we wish you the best of luck in the first round! Please enter early to ensure inclusion. The Winter guest judge is literary agent Maria Rogers with the Tobias Literary Agency. We’ve gotten quite a few submissions in flash from authors who say they found us through you. Everything we publish is on line, all the time, and is easily accessible. Also, A Story in 100 Words? Money? Here is another one that I found https://www.theflashreads.com. If you’re looking for a great collection of flash fiction, check out THE BEST SMALL FICTIONS edited by Tara L. Masih: If you like “dark” fiction (think Twilight Zone), check out Lamplight, which gets about 4,000 visitors monthly. Drunken Boat is looking for pieces that use the “medium of the web as part of its compositional strategy.” Meaning, they like video, sound, animation, and hypertext integrated with language. Ambitious, but they have some amazing work. Or a company interested in donating products to our winners? Send us an email and we’ll get back to you: contestinfo[at]wow-womenonwriting[dot]com. Please sign up for our e-mail newsletter (upper right hand corner, gray box) for contest announcements. ADDITIONAL OPTION: Due to popular demand, we now have two options for your entry. Itâs March and the poetry list is back and bringing you over 140 poetry competitions, writing submissions and opportunities open or with deadlines in March 2021!. Thank you for your participation, and we wish you the best of luck in the first round! If we reach 300 entries, we will disable the PayPal buttons. We love flash in both Fiction and CNF. We just sent an email to the Top 10 contestants this morning. We look forward to reading your work. On another note, I want to congratulate you for the wonderful job you do every day. A mag that publishes new 20 stories per month may have greater overall traffic than a mag that publishes 10 stories per quarter — but the traffic *per story* might actually be far greater in the latter than the former. Here are some ways you can help: Become a Patron. Every piece published in F(r)iction is also accompanied by custom artwork, making our journal a visual odyssey from cover to cover! And thank you for the kind words. Founded by the inestimable Roxane Gay, Pank draws in huge crowds. It doesn’t matter what you call it — flash fiction, sudden fiction, micro fiction, short-short — stories under 1000 words offer a quick zing of literary delight. If you’re feeling inspired, write something new, or dig out those stories you started way back when and tailor them to the word count. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Hobart has a great reputation, and if you read just a few pieces you get a great sense of their swagger and heart. Click to Download the SPRING 2021 FLASH FICTION Contest Terms & Conditions PDF. Thank you! If you purchased one and didn't receive it, please double check your spam folder and email us at contestinfo[at]wow-womenonwriting[dot]com and we will resend. But I found that Similar Web was pretty close to my hits here at Bookfox, so I thought the numbers might still be useful for comparison purposes. ** Visit the WOW! We prefer to be unorthodox and, hopefully, efficient. We don’t publish anything in print, but we do accept submissions, and we publish daily. We will post a note here when they've all been sent. We post updates here, so please check this page. That’s right, this is your chance to shine, and get creative. Flash fiction stories are 1000 words or less. The first round is the most intensive round of judging and lasts 1 month and 1 week. They’re open to reprint submissions, and what’s more, they’re one of the few to offer pro payment for stories (.06 cents a word). This is the best critique I’ve ever received! If you’re ranking sites by number of readers, every significant fanfiction website outranks all of these. WOW! Also, if you placed as a runner up or honorable mention previously, you may enter again. They not only publish online but have print issues, too. (if you’re looking for Flash Fiction Competitions, check out my list of the, I created this ranking because when I was looking for flash fiction markets (on various websites and on, Founded by the inestimable Roxane Gay, Pank draws in huge crowds. Willow Springs is looking for short-shorts under 750 words, and pays $40. Thanks so much. It’s a great place to get your reading fix. You know the type — jenky formatting, lousy design, old “new” issues, few back issues, etc. They are looking for fiction under 1500 words, and also sponsor the Ernest Hemingway Flash Fiction Prize. The main purpose of the challenge is to write flash fiction, but I also will attempt to highlight my favorite stories of the month from writers who post their stories to each dayâs blog posts. Download the latest version at https://www.adobe.com. Cheap Pop is new but they got verve. BwS’ length limit for flash is 1,000 words. For an additional $13.00 you can purchase a critique of your contest entry. Vestal Review brags they’re the longest-running flash magazine in the world. Entry fees are used to award our 20 winners as well as administrative costs. Hey you’re missing one of the biggest ones there is: Similarweb is reporting 60k visits a month which would put it near the top of your list. Please try again. Please make sure you download our Contest Terms & Conditions PDF below for complete guidelines. It’s a big help because I plan on expanding this story into a longer piece. Longer Friday Flash Fiction Stories. The competition is open internationally. (if you’re looking for Flash Fiction Competitions, check out my list of the top 17 Flash Fiction contests). Currently, there are 58 essays in the finals. So how do we make that happen? ** Please subscribe to our email newsletter (subscription box located on the top right of every page) to keep up with the latest contest info and developments from WOW! You can write about anything, as long as it’s within the word count and fiction. Readership? That was obviously one I missed. Ligeia is open for submissions from February 15 to March 15, 2021.. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the PDF. I’m curious what you think of Everyday Fiction. I’m curious how Every Day Fiction (www.everydayfiction.com) didn’t make this list. I have a few one sentance stories, six word stories, and stories under 30 words I need to find homes for. We are open to all styles and genres of flash fiction, although we do encourage you to take a close look at our guest judge for the season (upper right hand corner) if you are serious about winning. Don’t use the list in the wrong way, by pretending this is a judgment on quality. She lives by the sea in Sunderland UK where she writes Mysteries set in Yorkshire, and steamy historical romance novellas. They are looking for pieces under 1000 words. F(r)iction is a triannual publication that boasts work from both industry legends and emerging writers. We’re a big operation, but money would make us a giant corporation. The mission of this contest is to inspire creative nonfiction and provide well-rewarded recognition to contestants. Writers, send us your best work. No erotica or children’s stories, and if you get published there, you have to wait 2 months to submit again. Second â â¬300. It’s unfortunate that micro-fiction publishers don’t tend to pay authors. They have a micro-fiction contest under 500 words in any genre, and publish anywhere from four to eight pieces a month. Please make sure that the question isn’t already answered in the contest terms & conditions. We expect to have final results published the first week of April. Our offerings fiction, and we publish is on line, all Rights Reserved an annual print set. Open to all styles of essay—from personal Essay to lyric Essay to hybrid,... 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