Flashquake – ongoing submissions to this great flash fiction site!
Great site to browse for a while, and ideal submission venue for those who don’t want to stretch beyond 1000 word stories!
- PUBLICATION SCHEDULE/READING PERIODS
We accept electronic submissions ONLY during the reading periods specified below. If you send work during the months we do not read (February, May, August, or November), it will be returned unread.
Fall Issue – to be published September 1 — The beginning of our publishing year
* Submissions accepted June 1 to July31
* Contributor Notification Deadline – around August 15
Winter Issue — to be published December 1
* Submissions accepted September 1 to October 31
* Contributor Notification Deadline – around November 15
Spring Issue – to be published March 1
* Submissions accepted December 1 to January 31
* Contributor Notification Deadline – around February 15
Summer Issue – to be published June 1
* Submissions accepted March 1 to April 30
* Contributor Notification Deadline – around May 15
HOW TO SUBMIT – read more here
My head is burning and my body is icy cold. I notice a shovel lying next to me and, above me, something like a wooden cross. I look closer, my eyes find it hard to focus. Slowly, like waiting for muddy water to clear, I see it. A blue and yellow sign, reading ‘Packards – TO LET’.