One thing is certain in today’s publishing environment: Writers have choices when it comes to length. They can choose to write and publish book-length works, long-form journalism, personal essays, and short stories, but they can also go super short.
What’s shorter than a short story? Flash fiction, microfiction, and even flash nonfiction. The exact length of flash fiction and nonfiction can vary from source to source, but none of it runs longer than 1,500 words—and many sources think 1,000 words is pushing it.
Concision is a strength in a society that’s often reduced to tweets, memes, captioned images, and brief videos. As a result, there is a thriving market for flash fiction and nonfiction. Here are a few publications that pay for flash writing.
