Like with any good flash story, you won’t have to wait long for the conclusion of your little submission's story. Some, like Moot Point, will take three at a time. Others, like Milk Candy Review, will come back with a nugget of feedback.
We used our database's browse filters to find all the open magazines that specifically ask for flash fiction pieces, open now, with response times under a week. Soon, we'll have a flash-fiction-specific filter, so you (and we) can make more lists of our own without having to navigate through dozens of submission guidelines (though we love that Flash Frog keeps theirs short and sweet).
Are you accepting flash with responses in under a week? Let us know and we’ll add you to the list!
Milk Candy Review
"We're here for your beautifully weird flash fiction."
https://milkcandyreview.home.blog/https://www.chillsubs.com/magazine/milk-candy-reviewWhat we like: Kind editor who gives a little feedback!
Word count: 750
Intrepidus Ink
"Give us alarmingly individual, free-thinking characters who fight, struggle, love, risk it all, lose everything, gain it back, shoot for Mars (or Mississippi), and overcome."
https://intrepidusink.com/https://www.chillsubs.com/magazine/intrepidus-inkWhat we like: Easy submission process. Clear guidelines. Competitive acceptance rates.
Response: 3-7 days
Word count: 300-1000 words
SmokeLong Quarterly
"We are dedicated to bringing the best flash narratives to the web quarterly"
https://www.smokelong.com/https://www.chillsubs.com/magazine/smokelong-quarterlyWhat we like: Well-established, highly competitive, with consistently praised editors.
Word count: 1000
Pays: $50
Moot Point
"Moot Point was founded because we think six-month responses are kinda ridiculous."
https://www.mootpointmagazine.com/abouthttps://www.chillsubs.com/magazine/mootpointmagWhat we like: Submit up to 3 pieces at a time!
Response: 48 hours ($4) / 14 days (Free)
Bending Genres
"We seek thrilling, fanciful, oddball, unusual, stunning fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction pieces"
https://bendinggenres.com/https://www.chillsubs.com/magazine/bending-genresWhat we like: supportive & fun environment with an active social media presence.
Response time: 5 days or less
Accepts both flash fiction & flash CNF (under 1000 words)
*No simultaneous subs.
Musing Publications
"Our main goal is to publish works from underrepresented communities"
https://musingpublications.com/https://www.chillsubs.com/magazine/musing-publicationsWhat we like: focuses on publishing works from underrepresented communities.
Response time: 1 week
Word count: flash fiction: under 2000, flash essays: under 1000
Closes: Feb 20th
Fee: $3 per submission
Flash Frog
"We like our stories like we like our dart frogs: small, brightly colored, and deadly to the touch."
https://flash-frog.com/https://www.chillsubs.com/magazine/flash-frogWhat we like: pays & responds fast. what more could you want?
Response time: 1 week
Word count: under 1000
Pays $25 per published piece
Filter Coffee Zine
"a home for your unspoken words, unheard thoughts and untamed dreams"
https://www.filtercoffeezine.com/https://www.chillsubs.com/magazine/filter-coffee-zineWhat we like: Super stylish and clean website.
Response time: 1 week
Accepts both fiction & cnf under 1000 words
miniMag
"Intense. short. weekly. literature/poetry/opinion/art/whatever magazine rolling submissions"
https://minimag.space/https://www.chillsubs.com/magazine/minimagWhat we like: very well-put-together issues that incorporate art!
Response time: 5-7 days
Word count: Fiction: 2000, CNF: 1500