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The SmokeLong Editors take over the queue!

Interview by Christopher Allen February 10, 2020

From February 10 to May 24, the SmokeLong editors will be reading the queue to find at least 12 astounding stories for our 17th-anniversary issue in June. General submissions will re-open on May 25.

What kind of stories will we be looking for?

For the SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction (affectionately The Smokey) we’re looking for powerful, layered narratives–from heart-stopping micros to 1ooo-worders that feel tight and urgent. We want to see that story only you can tell.

A bit about the judging process and the prizes?

We will be responding to entries along the way, so you will not have to wait until the end of May to know if your story has made it to the long list. The grand prize this year is $2000, but everyone in the issue will be compensated.

We hope you’ve been polishing your entries for months (or years?), but even if you’ve only just this moment found the competition, you have until May 24 to send us something you love–so get writing!

Where do I get more information?

Go HERE for guidelines and more information, or click on the link below to enter.


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About the Interviewer

Christopher Allen is the author of the flash fiction collection Other Household Toxins (Matter Press, 2018) and the episodic satire Conversations with S. Teri O’Type. His work has appeared in Flash Fiction America (Norton, 2023), The Best Small Fictions 2019 and 2022, Split Lip, Booth, PANK, and Indiana Review, among other very nice places. Allen has been the editor-in-chief of SmokeLong Quarterly since January 2020, the publisher of SmokeLong since January 2022, and was the 2023 judge of the Bridport Prize for flash fiction. He and his husband are nomads.

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