Apparition Lit Flash Fiction Contest
Description
Note: will not respond in the case of rejection.
We want succinct speculative stories. Flex your writing muscles and send us flash fiction of 1k words or less.
Each month Apparition Lit holds a flash fiction contest. We?ll be looking for previously unpublished stories that is inspired by the Historical Figure we?ve chosen for each month. Flash fiction should be a complete story, not an excerpt of a larger work. If you aren?t sure how to write a flash piece, check out the write-up at Writer?s Digest.
We want succinct speculative stories. Flex your writing muscles and send us flash fiction of 1k words or less.
Each month Apparition Lit holds a flash fiction contest. We?ll be looking for previously unpublished stories that is inspired by the Historical Figure we?ve chosen for each month. Flash fiction should be a complete story, not an excerpt of a larger work. If you aren?t sure how to write a flash piece, check out the write-up at Writer?s Digest.
This market is temporarily closed.
Market Submission Schedule
- Submission window - Apr 1, 2023 thru Apr 14, 2023 (Begins 2 days from now)
- Submission window - May 1, 2023 thru May 14, 2023 (Begins 32 days from now)
- Submission window - Jun 1, 2023 thru Jun 14, 2023 (Begins 63 days from now)
- Submission window - Jul 1, 2023 thru Jul 14, 2023 (Begins 93 days from now)
- Submission window - Aug 1, 2023 thru Aug 14, 2023 (Begins 124 days from now)
- Submission window - Sep 1, 2023 thru Sep 14, 2023 (Begins 155 days from now)
- Submission window - Oct 1, 2023 thru Oct 14, 2023 (Begins 185 days from now)
- Submission window - Nov 1, 2023 thru Nov 14, 2023 (Begins 216 days from now)
- Submission window - Dec 1, 2023 thru Dec 14, 2023 (Begins 246 days from now)
- Submission window - Jan 1, 2024 thru Jan 14, 2024 (Begins 277 days from now)
- Submission window - Feb 1, 2024 thru Feb 14, 2024 (Begins 308 days from now)
- Submission window - Mar 1, 2024 thru Mar 14, 2024 (Begins 337 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyScience Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
3 cents/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data
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numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 41 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 1 | Average: 10.58 | Median: 10 | Max: 26
Responded:
95.12%
Accepted:
4.87% - avg 12 days
Rejected:
90.24% - avg 10 days
(10.81% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
2.43%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
2.43%
Withdrawn:
2.43%
Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Listing added: 29 December 2017
Last officially checked: 27 December 2022