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Fiction

matchbook

Closed
Length
Not stated
Pay
20.00 USD flat
Fee
Not stated
Simultaneous
Allowed
Reprints
Original only

What they accept

matchbook is an online literary journal that publishes one piece of short prose with an author's note every two weeks. It seeks short fiction, creative nonfiction, and indeterminate prose that is brief without losing fullness, most interested in work under 1,000 words but with no firm cap stated, and pays $20 per accepted piece.

Other / not listedLiterary
Languages
English
AI policy
The guidelines state that no AI written or assisted submissions are accepted.

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