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We do not publish previously published material.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.
We will be accepting submissions for #36 from December 15, 2024 to January 15, 2025.
Overall Guidelines:
- 500-word maximum
- Please submit one story only.
- We do not accept previously published material.
- Submissions only via Submittable.
- Simultaneous submits are cool, just be sure to withdraw your work if needed. We aim to reply to all of those who have sent submissions within 2-3 weeks, at the very latest, of the overall deadline.
- Please note all of our readings are anonymous. Please do not have any author information in your document or we will have to reject it in fairness to the others and the principle of reading anonymously. A fine name for your file is the title of your piece.
- Include a brief bio with your entry. In your cover letter, include an affirmation regarding originality and AI use. We request that you affirm that this work is yours entirely and that you have not used AI tools to write your flash.
- If you are published in NFFR, you'll have a chance to update your bio.
- Most importantly, wow us with your amazing words. And many thanks for trusting us with your words.