We aim to send response emails within 30 days of submission, often sooner…
Accepted contributors will be notified with their publication date in a separate email…
Categories:
• Sweet Nothings: 100 words stories…exactly 100 words, not including title. Stories must be stories, not prose poetry. Think of it as capturing a small moment in time with a start, middle and ending.
• Quickies: Flash fiction 101-500 words
• Short & Sweet: Flash fiction 500-1200 words
• Poetry: Any length. No special formatting allowed - left justified only. ONE poem only submitted at a time
• Women's Fiction Wednesday: Stories (100-1200 words) or poetry that aren't quite love stories or romance, but still regard matters of the heart - divorcee re-entering the dating scene, a married woman in a rut in life is made to feel better about herself from the kindness of a handsome stranger, girlfriends bonding over heartache, etc… for an example, a personal favorite from the WFW stories I've published:
Women's Fiction Wednesday will run every Wednesday each month beginning in October. Spots are limited. PLEASE PUT WOMEN'S FICTION IN YOUR SUBJECT LINE
Guidelines:
• Times New Roman 12pt. font or any other easily read font
• Section breaks should be marked by * * *
• Avoid elaborate formatting, especially with poetry.
• Please DO NOT include additional information in the header - this means addresses, phone numbers and author bios. Simplifying your submissions helps us respond more quickly.
• ATTACH your story of no more than 1200 words in .doc/.docx format. The file name should include your last name.
• Please, NO PDFs, NO Google Drive links, NO Google Docs… if I need to request permission to open the link, it's an automatic rejection… .doc/.docx attachments ONLY!
• Audio Clips of author reading their poem or story may accompany submissions. Add as attachment. Any recording that is not clear, contains a lot of background noise, or contains anything other than the submitted piece will be rejected even if your written piece is accepted.
• Please make the subject of your email your story title.
• NO SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS
•NO EROTICA
•NO AI produced writing
• Editor will proofread and check for typos, but stories should be properly edited and ready for publication
• Please include a short author bio, (100 words max; 3rd person) in the body of the email… if a bio is not included and story/poem is accepted, it will be published without bio. If bio is not written in 3rd person and piece is accepted, bio will NOT be included. STORY OR POEM WILL BE CREDITED TO THE NAME USED IN BIO. Please be certain correct name/pen name is included. Bios are copy and pasted and will be printed as sent.
• Writers are allowed one entry per category per month (maximum 4 pieces [1 of each category])
• Failure to follow any of these basic guidelines will result in automatic rejection
Terms & Conditions
By having your story/poem accepted to, and published by, Micromance Magazine, you are granting us first publication and non-exclusive rights, but you, the writer, still own your work. The copyright always remains with the author. First publication rights grant us a 60-day period from date of publication wherein the work is not published elsewhere. Non-Exclusive rights allow us to publish your wonderful work on our online platforms, social media channels, audio, digital, and/or print publications, promotional materials (audio, digital, and/or print), and archives to help further promote your work. If later published elsewhere, we ask you to please give credit to Micromance Magazine as the source of first publication.
*Submitting implies you've read the above guidelines and agree to their contents. Failure to follow the above guidelines will lead to automatic rejection of your piece(s) and, in the case of sim subs violations, possible rejection of future submissions*