Fiction
One Story
Closed
- Length
- 3,000 to 8,000 words
- Pay
- 500.00 USD flat
- Fee
- No fee
- Simultaneous
- Allowed
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
One Story publishes a single literary short story per issue and seeks stand-alone stories of 3,000 to 8,000 words in any style or on any subject. Submissions open in two to three capped windows per year, are currently closed, and the next window opens in early December 2026; it pays $500 plus contributor copies.
Literary
- Languages
- English
- Anonymous reading
- Not required
- AI policy
- One Story does not accept work created with the help of AI at any stage, including AI-generated ideas and drafts and AI-assisted revision.
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