Short Story & Flash Fiction Guidelines
Please read the Sample Contract(s) - links below - before submitting work.
Short Story
We accept stories up to 5,000 words in length. Longer submissions will be returned unread.
We strongly advise you to let the story speak for itself. Please do not summarize or discuss your submission in the cover letter.
What is Flash Fiction?
A brief inspired moment, a tale told in one gasp, a life written on a file card. The subtle hint of structured, plotted prose with a tangy taste of lyrical, irreverent poetry.
We want it to give us a quick punch to the gut. Make us catch our breath. We want goose bumps, and we want laughter, all in 1,000 words or less. Read our Sample Flash for more ideas.
How to Send
Submissions will be accepted via email only - no more than one story per submission, and no more than one submission per month.
Submissions must include all of the supplementary information in the cover letter of your submission. We delete submissions unread if the guidelines have not been followed.
We will not review any work that does not include:
Name,
Email address,
Postal address,
Short (~ 50 word) third-person biography,
Payment preference (see below).
If you wish your email address, or the URL of your personal website, to appear in Ink Pot or on this website, include that information within the text of your biography.
We no longer review written works contained within the body of emails. All manuscripts must be emailed as .doc, .rtf, or .txt attachments. No other formats are acceptable.
As the Subject line of your email, please use: SS or FF, Your Name, "Title", number of words.
(SS = Short story; FF = Flash Fiction)
Examples:
SS, John Doe, "Deer In The Headlights", 2000 wds.
FF, Mary Roe, "Caviar", 900 wds.
Send all submissions to inkpot@veryfast.biz. They will be routed to the Short Story or Flash Fiction editor, as appropriate.
Payment
Stipends are paid by your choice of ONE of the following:
~ Cash: $10 (Flash fiction); $20 (Short Story)
~ Two copies of the issue of Ink Pot in which your work appears.
~ "Gift Option": ONE copy of Ink Pot containing your work (giving the other copy back to Lit Pot Press; thus helping to reduce costs).
Contract
This outlines your rights and agreements regarding publication by Ink Pot. If your work is accepted, you are required to sign this contract before the work can be published.
Ink Pot Contract for Authors
Viewing/printing the contract requires Adobe Reader; if you do not have it, you can get it here, free.
Upon notification of acceptance of your work, you should print out a copy of the applicable contract, fill in the appropriate blanks, sign it, and send it to:
Lit Pot Press, Inc. 3909 Reche Rd. #96,
Fallbrook, CA 92028
We will send an executed copy of signature page back to you upon receipt.
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