It’s that time of year again, when editors put on their Santa hats and make writers’ days and weeks and years. Sadly, we can nominate only two stories for Best of the Net. We wish we could nominate every damn story we publish.
2019 Best of the Net Nominations from SLQ
My Body Double Begins the Whole 30 Diet by Krys Malcolm Belc
Hatched by Nicole Rivas
Congratulations to Krys and Nicole from the SLQ team!
Christopher and Tara
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The March Micro Marathon 25
We’re doing it again! We’re homing in on the micro: 100-word, 250-word, and 400-word stories. In March 2025 SmokeLong is hosting The March Micro Marathon, a 24-day workshop with a new writing task each day, peer review in small groups, 3 webinars, a reading and interview with Michelle Ross and the editors of 100 Word Story, and 3 competitions with cash prizes.