Flash, short fiction, creative non-fiction, and compelling memoir will be considered. No poetry. Please submit only one piece at a time. Maximum of 1500 words for all categories. Previously unpublished work only. Work publlished on a personal website is not eligible for review. Simultaneously submissions will be reviewed; please notify us ASAP if your work is accepted elsewhere. If your work is declined, please wait 30 days before submitting again. If your work is accepted, please wait 60 days before submitting again. No submission fee. Please include a brief (under 250 words) third-person bio at the end of your story. 

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Please submit polished stories (flash, short, memoir) up to 1500 words. If you can tell a complete story in 50 words, go for it.  Simultaneous submissions are accepted as long as you notify us ASAP if your work is accepted elsewhere.  If your story is declined, wait 30 days to submit again. If it is accepted, you may submit again in 60 days. 

Please include a short third-person biographical statement at the end of your story, in the event that your work is accepted. Stories without a bio will be declined.

Bright Flash Literary Review