In this age of short attention spans, flash fiction is becoming increasingly popular. Literary magazines which previously only considered short stories of at least 3,000 words are now calling for fiction short enough to be considered "flash fiction." In some cases journals - even some that are not normally considered literary markets - are calling for "micro fiction" which can be brief enough to tweet.
Flash fiction, aka "short-shorts" (not referring to clothing), are self-contained pieces of fiction that are shorter than what literary magazines define as a short story. If that is not sufficiently vague for you, word counts for flash fiction are even vaguer. Some magazines define flash fiction as fewer than 2,000 words, others fewer than 1,000. Or 1,800. Or 700. In short (pun intended), flash fiction is any length that the editors say it is.
Flash fiction pays less than short stories, and often doesn't pay at all. That being said, you can get paid something, if not much, to submit short pieces. As always, make sure to follow submission requirements. (Click on the titles of the magazines for guidelines.)
For more paying markets see: Paying Markets
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"The ideal length is around 800 words, but stories as short as 250 or as long as 1500 may be considered. All genres will be considered, but the story must remain accessible to all ages, which mostly means no erotica or gore-horror. The editor has a particular love for sci-fi stories, so those may get slightly stronger consideration. We also prefer stories that have a plot. Vignettes are great, and necessarily make up a large part of what we accept at this length requirement, but having a proper beginning, middle, and end will score extra points."
Payment: One cent per word (half for reprints) with a minimum payment of three dollars (USD) and a max of ten dollars.
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Daily Science Fiction
Science Fiction (DSF) is a market accepting speculative fiction stories: science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, etc.
Submissions: Stories are submitted through an online form. (You need to register first.) Stories should be from 100 to 1,500 words in length. They will consider flash series - three or more flash tales built around a common theme. If you are submitting a flash series, please note that it is a series in your cover letter and at the top of the submitted text in the submission box. Each story does need to stand on its own. DSF does not accept simultaneous submissions.
Payment: 8 cents per word for first worldwide rights and for nonexclusive reprint rights. Additionally, they pay more for reprinting in themed Daily Science Fiction anthologies.
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Submissions: Stories should be under 1,000 words long and it should fit one of their scheduled upcoming themes.
Payment: $10
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Flash Fiction Magazine
They want stories, not lyrical musings, journal entries, poetry, vignettes, or slices-of-life with no discernible plot.
Submissions: Use their submission manager. Stories should be between 300 and 1000 words.
Payment: $40 if your piece is selected to be included in one of their anthologies. No payment for online publication.
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Daily Science Fiction
Science Fiction (DSF) is a market accepting speculative fiction stories: science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, etc.
Submissions: Stories are submitted through an online form. (You need to register first.) Stories should be from 100 to 1,500 words in length. They will consider flash series - three or more flash tales built around a common theme. If you are submitting a flash series, please note that it is a series in your cover letter and at the top of the submitted text in the submission box. Each story does need to stand on its own. DSF does not accept simultaneous submissions.
Payment: 8 cents per word for first worldwide rights and for nonexclusive reprint rights. Additionally, they pay more for reprinting in themed Daily Science Fiction anthologies.
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Every Day Fiction is looking for very short (flash) fiction, of up to 1000 words. There’s no such thing as too short — if you can do the job in 50 words, have at it! All fiction genres are acceptable, and stories that don’t fit neatly into any genre are welcome too. While personal experiences and other non-fiction can be great sources of inspiration, please turn them into fiction.
Submissions: All stories must be submitted through Submittable. They do not accept simultaneous submissions.
Payment: Token payment of $3.
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Flash Fiction Online strives to publish fiction that presents the full variety of humanity in its pages. As such, they encourage submissions from writers of every stripe. They particularly like to see stories from writers whose backgrounds not well-represented in the field of short fiction, whether it be due to race/ethnicity, religion, ability, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, or anything else.
Submissions: Flash fiction online uses Submittable. Stories should be from 500 to 1,000 words in length.
Payment: Sixty dollars ($60) per story. For reprints, they pay $.02 (two cents) per word for nonexclusive rights.
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Funny Times
"Our print publication pokes fun at politics, news, relationships, food, technology, pets, work, death, environmental issues, business, religion (yes, even religion) and the human condition in general. Not much is off limits, so do your best to make us laugh.
Submissions: Stories should be 500-700 words. Snail mail submissions only.
Payment: $30-$50 per cartoon based on reproduction size and $60 each for story.
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Opossum Lit
"Send us your stories, poems, and essays, your work pulsing with beats, haunted by melodies. You can submit multiple works in a single or in multiple genres, but please use your best judgment about sending us the best work you have that is appropriate to our music-driven mission."
PLEASE NOTE: They are looking for written work to evaluate on the page. They are not seeking recordings, songs, or readings with musical accompaniment. Work will be considered for publication as an audio recording after they have accepted it for print.
They ask you to include a brief artist’s statement illuminating your work’s relationship to specific musical forms and artifacts. You are welcome to include an author bio as part of your artist’s statement.
Submissions: Uses submittable. Submissions should be under 1,800 words in length. Please specify whether your submission is fiction or non-fiction along with an artist's statement explaining how your work engages the world of music.
Payment: Their pay scale for flash varies based on length. $75-150 is the typical range.
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New Myths
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Funny Times
"Our print publication pokes fun at politics, news, relationships, food, technology, pets, work, death, environmental issues, business, religion (yes, even religion) and the human condition in general. Not much is off limits, so do your best to make us laugh.
Submissions: Stories should be 500-700 words. Snail mail submissions only.
Payment: $30-$50 per cartoon based on reproduction size and $60 each for story.
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Opossum Lit
"Send us your stories, poems, and essays, your work pulsing with beats, haunted by melodies. You can submit multiple works in a single or in multiple genres, but please use your best judgment about sending us the best work you have that is appropriate to our music-driven mission."
PLEASE NOTE: They are looking for written work to evaluate on the page. They are not seeking recordings, songs, or readings with musical accompaniment. Work will be considered for publication as an audio recording after they have accepted it for print.
They ask you to include a brief artist’s statement illuminating your work’s relationship to specific musical forms and artifacts. You are welcome to include an author bio as part of your artist’s statement.
Submissions: Uses submittable. Submissions should be under 1,800 words in length. Please specify whether your submission is fiction or non-fiction along with an artist's statement explaining how your work engages the world of music.
Payment: Their pay scale for flash varies based on length. $75-150 is the typical range.
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New Myths
Speculative fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction and poetry. "We like to balance each quarterly issue between science fiction and fantasy, dark and light, serious and humorous, hard and soft science fiction, and longer and shorter works." New Myths considers submissions between January 1-February 28 and June 1-July 31.
Payment: 3 cents/word with a minimum payment of $50 for all submissions, fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction and poetry; $50 for book reviews; $80 for art.
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Pseudopod
Pseudopod is a genre magazine in audio form. "We’re looking for horror: dark, weird fiction. We run the spectrum from grim realism or crime drama, to magic-realism, to blatantly supernatural dark fantasy. We publish highly literary stories reminiscent of Poe or Lovecraft as well as vulgar shock-value pulp fiction. We don’t split hairs about genre definitions, and we do not observe any taboos about what kind of content can appear in our stories. Originality demands that you’re better off avoiding vampires, zombies, and other recognizable horror tropes unless you have put a very unique spin on them. What matters most is that the stories are dark and compelling."
Submissions: Uses Submittable. Flash fiction stories should be under 1500 words.
Payment: $.08/word for original fiction, and $20 flat rate for flash fiction reprints
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Pseudopod
Pseudopod is a genre magazine in audio form. "We’re looking for horror: dark, weird fiction. We run the spectrum from grim realism or crime drama, to magic-realism, to blatantly supernatural dark fantasy. We publish highly literary stories reminiscent of Poe or Lovecraft as well as vulgar shock-value pulp fiction. We don’t split hairs about genre definitions, and we do not observe any taboos about what kind of content can appear in our stories. Originality demands that you’re better off avoiding vampires, zombies, and other recognizable horror tropes unless you have put a very unique spin on them. What matters most is that the stories are dark and compelling."
Submissions: Uses Submittable. Flash fiction stories should be under 1500 words.
Payment: $.08/word for original fiction, and $20 flat rate for flash fiction reprints
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Havok
Havok publishes mystery, science fiction, comedy, thriller, and fantasy under 1,000 words. "We want stories that hit fast and strike hard––stories that, no matter the genre, can cut through the day’s troubles and grip distracted readers."
Havok publishes mystery, science fiction, comedy, thriller, and fantasy under 1,000 words. "We want stories that hit fast and strike hard––stories that, no matter the genre, can cut through the day’s troubles and grip distracted readers."
Submissions: Stories should be under 1,000 words long and it should fit one of their scheduled upcoming themes.
Payment: $10
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Flash Fiction Magazine
They want stories, not lyrical musings, journal entries, poetry, vignettes, or slices-of-life with no discernible plot.
Submissions: Use their submission manager. Stories should be between 300 and 1000 words.
Payment: $40 if your piece is selected to be included in one of their anthologies. No payment for online publication.
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