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The links and submission guidelines given here were last fully verified on 21st February 2015.
Market Sources:
The (Submission) Grinder
A free submission tracker and market database.
Abyss and Apex
http://www.abyssapexzine.com/submissions/
- paying market
- accepts flash fiction of up to 1,250 words
- pays 6 cents per word
Apple Valley Review
B
C
Comets and Criminals
http://www.cometsandcriminals.com/
- paying market
- reprints only
- pays $25 (US) per story, of up to 10,000 words
- accepts SF, adventure, history, Western, crime and mystery
- flash fiction forum thread (Thanks, Lillie!)
- paying market
- pays 8 cents per word
- accepts speculative fiction of 100 to 1,500 words
The Drabblecast
http://www.drabblecast.org/
- paying market
- pays 3 cents per word for stories of over 500 words
- accepts short stories of between 500 and 4,000 words, drabbles (exactly 100 words), and Twabbles (exactly 100 characters)
Every Day Fiction
http://www.everydayfiction.com/stories/
- paying market
- pays $3.00 for each story
- accepts flash fiction of up to 1,000 words
F
Flash Fiction Online
http://www.flashfictiononline.com/submit.html
- paying market
- pays $60 per story
- looking for stories of between 500 and 1,000 words
- has a PG-13 rating
- see detailed submission guidelines at http://ffo.submishmash.com/submit
Funny Times
http://www.funnytimes.com
- submission guidelines here: http://www.funnytimes.com/submissions.php
- paying market
- pays $60 per story
- accepts funny stories between 500 and 700 words
Glimmer Train
http://www.glimmertrain.com/
- submissions guidelines: http://www.glimmertrain.com/writguid1.html
- high-paying market
- holds four Very Short Fiction competitions in January, April, July, and October (up to 3,000 words)
- reading fee of $15.00 per story; up to three stories may be submitted
GUD: Greatest Uncommon Denominator
http://www.gudmagazine.com/
- paying market
- open to fiction of between 20 and 15,000 words
- TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO FICTION SUBMISSIONS
I
Ideomancer
http://www.ideomancer.com/
- paying market
- pays 3 cents per word up to a maximum of $40.00
- accepts speculative fiction of up to 7,000 words
Inch
http://inch.bullcitypress.com/
- pays three copies
- accepts flash fiction of up to 750 words
M
N
Nature
http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html
- submission guidelines: http://www.concatenation.org/futures/authorsinstructs.html
- paying market
- "Futures" section accepts flash fiction of 750 to 850 words
- hard SF
Niteblade
http://www.niteblade.com/
- paying market
- pays $5.00 for fiction of up to 7,500 words, plus a .PDF copy
- flash fiction forum thread (Thanks, Lillie!)
- market will close after the September 2015 issue
P
Pedestal Magazine
http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/
- paying market
- pays 3 cents per word for fiction of up to 1,000 words
- requirements vary with each edition - see the submission guidelines: http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/submitguidelines.php
People's Friend, The
http://www.jbwb.co.uk/pfguidelines.htm
- UK publication
- paying market
- accepts stories of 500 to 1,000 words
Q
S
Shimmer
http://www.shimmerzine.com
- paying market
- pays 5 cents per word, with a minimum payment of $50.00
- accepts fiction of up to 7,500 words
- flash fiction forum thread (Thanks, captain_ryan!)
SmokeLong Quarterly
http://smokelong.com/sub_guidelines.asp
- non-paying market
- accepts fiction of up to 1,000 words
SpeckLit
http://specklit.com/submissions/
- paying market
- pays 5 cents per word
- accepts fiction of 100 words
- flash fiction forum thread (thank you, TheWordFairy!)
Strange Horizons
http://www.strangehorizons.com/guidelines/fiction.shtml
- paying market
- pays 8 cents per word
- accepts stories of up to 10,000 words, but prefer stories shorter than 5,000 words
That's Life
http://www.thatslife.com.au/
- Australian women's magazine
- high-paying market
- accepts stories of between 600 and 2,600 words for their Fast Fiction line
- pays from $200 to $500 per story, depending on its length
- submission guidelines for all lines: http://www.thatslife.com.au/contact-us.asp
U
V
W
WOW! Women on Writing
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
- quarterly flash fiction contest
- accept stories of between 250 and 750 words
- entry fee $10.00
- number of entries limited to 300 stories
Y
Z
Market Sources:
The (Submission) Grinder
A free submission tracker and market database.
Duotrope's Digest
A database of over 4,700 current markets for short fiction, poetry, and novels/collections. A subscription is required to access content.
A database of over 4,700 current markets for short fiction, poetry, and novels/collections. A subscription is required to access content.
Flash Markets at Flash Fiction Chronicles
Links to paying and non-paying flash fiction markets, grouped by word count requirement.
Links to paying and non-paying flash fiction markets, grouped by word count requirement.
Ralan's Webstravaganza
This web site contains links to Pro, Paying, 4theLuv, Novels & Anthologies, Humor, & Dead markets.
This web site contains links to Pro, Paying, 4theLuv, Novels & Anthologies, Humor, & Dead markets.
Markets:
A
Abyss and Apex
http://www.abyssapexzine.com/submissions/
- paying market
- accepts flash fiction of up to 1,250 words
- pays 6 cents per word
Apple Valley Review
http://www.applevalleyreview.com/
- non-paying market
- accepts literary and mainstream stories of between 100 and 4,000 words
- non-paying market
- accepts literary and mainstream stories of between 100 and 4,000 words
B
C
Comets and Criminals
http://www.cometsandcriminals.com/
- paying market
- reprints only
- pays $25 (US) per story, of up to 10,000 words
- accepts SF, adventure, history, Western, crime and mystery
- flash fiction forum thread (Thanks, Lillie!)
Coyote Wild
http://coyotewildmag.com/
- paying market
- accepts flash fiction of up to 1,000 words
- CURRENTLY ON HIATUS
http://coyotewildmag.com/
- paying market
- accepts flash fiction of up to 1,000 words
- CURRENTLY ON HIATUS
- paying market
- pays 8 cents per word
- accepts speculative fiction of 100 to 1,500 words
The Drabblecast
http://www.drabblecast.org/
- paying market
- pays 3 cents per word for stories of over 500 words
- accepts short stories of between 500 and 4,000 words, drabbles (exactly 100 words), and Twabbles (exactly 100 characters)
E
Every Day Fiction
http://www.everydayfiction.com/stories/
- paying market
- pays $3.00 for each story
- accepts flash fiction of up to 1,000 words
F
Flash Fiction Online
http://www.flashfictiononline.com/submit.html
- paying market
- pays $60 per story
- looking for stories of between 500 and 1,000 words
- has a PG-13 rating
- see detailed submission guidelines at http://ffo.submishmash.com/submit
Funny Times
http://www.funnytimes.com
- submission guidelines here: http://www.funnytimes.com/submissions.php
- paying market
- pays $60 per story
- accepts funny stories between 500 and 700 words
G
Glimmer Train
http://www.glimmertrain.com/
- submissions guidelines: http://www.glimmertrain.com/writguid1.html
- high-paying market
- holds four Very Short Fiction competitions in January, April, July, and October (up to 3,000 words)
- reading fee of $15.00 per story; up to three stories may be submitted
GUD: Greatest Uncommon Denominator
http://www.gudmagazine.com/
- paying market
- open to fiction of between 20 and 15,000 words
- TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO FICTION SUBMISSIONS
H
I
Ideomancer
http://www.ideomancer.com/
- paying market
- pays 3 cents per word up to a maximum of $40.00
- accepts speculative fiction of up to 7,000 words
Inch
http://inch.bullcitypress.com/
- pays three copies
- accepts flash fiction of up to 750 words
J
K
L
M
N
Nature
http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html
- submission guidelines: http://www.concatenation.org/futures/authorsinstructs.html
- paying market
- "Futures" section accepts flash fiction of 750 to 850 words
- hard SF
Niteblade
http://www.niteblade.com/
- paying market
- pays $5.00 for fiction of up to 7,500 words, plus a .PDF copy
- flash fiction forum thread (Thanks, Lillie!)
- market will close after the September 2015 issue
O
P
Pedestal Magazine
http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/
- paying market
- pays 3 cents per word for fiction of up to 1,000 words
- requirements vary with each edition - see the submission guidelines: http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/submitguidelines.php
People's Friend, The
http://www.jbwb.co.uk/pfguidelines.htm
- UK publication
- paying market
- accepts stories of 500 to 1,000 words
Q
R
S
Shimmer
http://www.shimmerzine.com
- paying market
- pays 5 cents per word, with a minimum payment of $50.00
- accepts fiction of up to 7,500 words
- flash fiction forum thread (Thanks, captain_ryan!)
SmokeLong Quarterly
http://smokelong.com/sub_guidelines.asp
- non-paying market
- accepts fiction of up to 1,000 words
SpeckLit
http://specklit.com/submissions/
- paying market
- pays 5 cents per word
- accepts fiction of 100 words
- flash fiction forum thread (thank you, TheWordFairy!)
Strange Horizons
http://www.strangehorizons.com/guidelines/fiction.shtml
- paying market
- pays 8 cents per word
- accepts stories of up to 10,000 words, but prefer stories shorter than 5,000 words
T
That's Life
http://www.thatslife.com.au/
- Australian women's magazine
- high-paying market
- accepts stories of between 600 and 2,600 words for their Fast Fiction line
- pays from $200 to $500 per story, depending on its length
- submission guidelines for all lines: http://www.thatslife.com.au/contact-us.asp
U
V
W
WOW! Women on Writing
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
- quarterly flash fiction contest
- accept stories of between 250 and 750 words
- entry fee $10.00
- number of entries limited to 300 stories
X
Y
Z
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