New Flash Fiction Review was founded in 2014 by author/editor Meg Pokrass. We are an online magazine devoted to flash fiction and prose poetry.
We prefer submissions to have an easy-to-read font and double-line spacing.
At New Flash Fiction Review, we appreciate quality and innovation. We are living in the present day. If we had to pick a previous favorite decade, it had better be pretty decadent (or at least fun) and possibly dada. We want to read your smart, funny, mind-blowing, tragic, and unforgettable words.
To further get a flavor for what we like, please read our current issue, read founding editor Meg Pokrass’s work, read the Wigleaf Top 50, Smokelong, The Café Irreal, Cheap Pop, the Bath Flash Fiction Award, and so many more. Read our editors’ bios, wherein they mention more about the kind of work they enjoy.
Check out previous NFFR stories that have been in or nominated for the anthologies. Check out Al Kratz’s perusal through NFFR history hereand here.
We do not publish previously published material. We do not accept submissions via email. Any submissions sent via email will be deleted unread.
Simultaneous submissions are encouraged. If your piece has been accepted elsewhere, simply withdraw it from our Submissions manager.
- 500 word max, previously unpublished, simultaneous submits are okay. (just let us know through Submittable if you need it withdrawn)
- Entries Read Blind. Please don't include your name in your document (or in the name of your document). A fine name for your file is the title of your story (or the first few words of it if it's a long title).
- $10 per entry, 1 story per entry. Up to 3 entries per writer.
- Winner will receive $250
- 2 Runner Ups will receive $100
- The shortlisted stories will also be published in the 2025 New Flash Fiction Prize Issue. The contest issue is expected to feature 8-10 stories.
- Include a brief bio with your entry. Also, in your cover letter, don't forget to include the affirmation, as explained in the form, regarding originality and AI use. If you are published in NFFR, you'll have a chance to update your bio.
- This year's judge, Grant Faulkner writes: "I think what makes good flash is what makes good stories in general. Capturing the decisive moment with arresting detail. Writing to the questions, not the answers. The ability to create a mood, an intimacy, a connection that seems to go beyond the page. The ability to evoke. The ability to use the shadings of words, the nuances of language. The mot juste. And then I think the ending tends to be more important in flash stories than in longer forms. You have to stick the landing."
- Most importantly, wow us with your amazing words. And many thanks for submitting during the contest season. We value your support.