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Q&A Where can I find paying markets for flash fiction?

I'm not familiar with markets that specialize in flash fiction, though these may exist. However, if you feel you've got a worthwhile, marketable story, I think most venues are happy to consider fla...

posted 13y ago by Standback‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T01:28:58Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm not familiar with markets that _specialize_ in flash fiction, though these may exist. However, if you feel you've got a worthwhile, marketable story, I think most venues are happy to _consider_ flash fiction submissions. So if there's a market that would be appropriate for a story "if it were longer," it might be appropriate as-is, as well.

I've seen stories that could be described as flash fiction in, say, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Flash fiction has a certain advantage in that it's short, and can be used as a sort of "filler," making it easier to juggle page count and not incurring much cost to bring aboard. On the other hand, as Ralph touched upon, many readers find flash fiction unsatisfying and uninteresting, and there may be a certain glut because (presumably) it's easy to churn out a lot of mediocre flash. My guess would be that in total, if it's very good you can probably sell it (eventually), and if it isn't then you probably can't. Just like pretty much any story :)

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