101 Words

101 Word Short Stories

Submissions

  • Step 1 : Read Submission Guidelines

    Are there any submission fees?

    No.

    We do not like reading or contest fees. We want to give every writer a chance.

    What do you pay?

    • We pay $10 (USD) for stories selected to be in Flash Fiction Magazine anthologies. We will contact you if you are selected.
    • We do not pay for stories published on our website.

    Do I retain my rights?

    • You retain all rights to your work. However, we kindly ask that you not publish your story online—including your own website. This is not a “rights” issue, Google does not like duplicate content.
    • If your story is selected for one of our anthologies, your rights will be slightly different. If that happens, you will be emailed a formal contract to review and sign. We will not publish without your consent.

    What do we accept?

    • We accept fiction stories that are exactly 101 words.
    • Read Flash Fiction Magazine books to see what stories we have previously paid for.
    • No previously published work. Google does not like duplicate content. Please don't publish your story anywhere else on the web, including your own website.
    • Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Let our editors know if your story is accepted elsewhere.
    • We do not accept poetry.
    • We do not accept children’s fiction.
    • We do not accept erotica.
    • We allow adult themes including sex, violence, and even politics, but may decline stories deemed too explicit or harmful to a group.
    • We don't need any more stories about the writing process. We have a huge audience of readers who are not authors. Don't alienate them.
    • We don’t want to get into rights issues, so no living public figures as characters, fan-fiction involving proprietary characters (Batman, etc.), and song lyrics. Passing references to all of these are fine.

    Word Count Rules

    • Make sure your story has exactly 101 words. Strangely, a lot of people get this wrong.
      • The title of your story does not count towards the total word count.
      • Hyphenated words are considered one word. Don't use that as a crutch to cheat.
      • Don't trust the word count in your word processor. Hyphenated words, em-dashes etc. will trip up your word counter. Word counters should be used as a guide while writing and counted manually before submitting.

    What else?

    • We edit spelling and punctuation to meet our style guidelines. Any substantial edits will be submitted to the author for approval.
    • Do not re-submit a declined story unless asked.

    You are allowed 1 submission per calendar month.