SmokeLong Quarterly
Literary Magazine
We are dedicated to bringing the best flash narratives to the web quarterly, whether written by widely published authors or those new to the craft.
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 1 week*/Editor reported data9 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 0.5% */Editor reported data0.41%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$100 per piece
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction
Sub Genres: Literary
Payment: $ 100 per piece
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Payment: $ 100 per piece
Nonfiction
Payment: $ 100 per piece
No specific limitations
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 1
Payment: $ 100 per piece
Hybrid
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 1
Payment: $ 100 per piece
Translation
Payment: $ 100 per piece
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
Additional info
Pays! Beginning in January 2023 we pay $100/story, upon publication in the quarterly issue. "Pieces published only on your personal web site or blog will be considered, but inform us of this in your cover letter."
Tracker statistics
602
Total submissions tracked
9 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
1 days
Fastest response time
65 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 86 days, 92 days, 98 days, 104 days, 113 days, 119 days, 165 days, 174 days, 214 days, 218 days, 233 days, 339 days, 340 days, 351 days, 356 days, 380 days, 389 days, 493 days, 509 days, 641 days, 662 days, 662 days, 673 days, 679 days, 687 days, 729 days, 788 days, 877 days, 880 days, 904 days, 917 days, 983 days, 1038 days, 1158 days, 1329 days, 1460 days, 1495 days, 1608 days, 1669 days, 2370 days, 2490 days, 2622 days
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Submission calls
All genres
General
Please note that from February 1 to April 30 we will be reading for The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Fla
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Masthead
Christopher Allen
Editor-in-Chief
Shasta Grant
COORDINATING EDITOR
Michael Czyzniejewski
INTERVIEWS EDITOR
María Alejandra Barrios
SENIOR EDITOR
Sherrie Flick
SENIOR EDITOR
Jan Elman Stout
SENIOR EDITOR
Helen Rye
SENIOR EDITOR FOR WORKSHOPS AND OUTREACH