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P=Poetry, N=Nonfiction, F=Fiction
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F – Call for Submissions to Intrepidus Ink: Pick one: Secret, Aspiring, or Unstoppable
March 3, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Optional Prompt–Pick One!
Write a flash fiction or short story powered by Secret, Aspiring, or Unstoppable.
Agent on a SECRET mission?
Inexperienced climber ASPIRES to conquer Mount Everest?
Oh my GOSH!!! An UNSTOPPABLE space alien?
We have no idea, but you will. Hit us with your best and most brilliant original fiction. (Must contain danger, struggle, emotion, overcoming.)
Submission Guidelines for Flash Fiction and Short Stories:
- Flash Fiction 300 – 1,000 words; Short Stories 1,500 – 2,500 words (firm).
- Unpublished Work Only: Story cannot be published anywhere online or publicly, including social media, community writing sites, or personal blogs, nor may work be retitled from said sites. (We mean it.)
- Simultaneous Submissions: Yes.
- Multiple Submissions: No. Send one story; wait for a response, send another.
- Reprints: No.
- Format: William Shunn Modern Manuscript Format.
- Response Time: Varies, but we’ll do our best to decide quickly!
- Payment for Accepted Stories: $.02/word for flash fiction 300 – 1,000 words. $30 flat rate for short stories 1,500 – 2,500 words. Author signs an agreement upon story acceptance; Intrepidus Inc, LLC pays upon publication.
- Rights: Author grants Intrepidus Ink first worldwide electronic rights, including one-month exclusive rights and non-exclusive archival rights for the magazine’s lifetime (online) in which the Work is published. Author retains copyright of the Work.
- Please feel free to share your acceptance on social media after signing your contract.
- Editing: We edit and proofread all work before publication.
- Rejection Policy: A rejected story will remain rejected; please don’t resubmit.
- Flash Fiction, Short Stories, Author Bios, Photos, Interviews, and Advertisements: Will be published online and on social media, including any or all of the following: intrepidusink.com, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, or Tiktok.