Flash Fiction Online

Guidelines summary

Pays

$100 per original story; $36 for reprints (2026 rates)

Length

500–1,000 words

Wants

Flash across genres: science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, horror and literary

Simultaneous submissions

Yes

Multiple submissions

One story per reading period

Reprints

Yes

Response time

Query after 10 weeks

Submissions

Closed as of October 27, 2026. Reopens November 1 for 300 submissions; the cap usually fills in a few days.

Submission or entry fee

None

Rights

See their contract language

Last checked

October 31, 2026