The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest
SmokeLong Quarterly
- Length
- Up to 250 words
- Pay
- Not stated
- Fee
- Reading fee
- Simultaneous
- Allowed
- Reprints
- Reprints welcome
What they accept
The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest (The Mikey) is an annual competition for micro fiction and nonfiction of 250 words or fewer per micro, with entries read anonymously and simultaneous submissions considered. Prizes are stated as Grand Prize $1000, Second Place $500, Third Place $300, and Finalists $150, with no currency named on the page; entry fees are stated as $14 for up to 2 micros and $23 for up to 4 micros. Previously published as well as unpublished work is considered, and finalists and placers are published in the December 2026 issue.
- Anonymous reading
- Remove your name from the manuscript
- AI policy
- No AI-use policy stated in the guidelines checked.
- Since
- 2003
More like this
| Publication | Length | Pay | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Baltimore Review Shares “contest” in its guidelines summary | Up to 1,000 words | Not stated | Closes 30 Nov 2026 |
| Story Unlikely Shares “contest” in its guidelines summary | Up to 5,000 words | Not stated | Closes 14 Jan 2027 |
| Gone Lawn Shares “micro” in its guidelines summary | Up to 5,000 words | Unpaid | No closing date |
| Grain Magazine Shares “micro” in its guidelines summary | Up to 3,500 words | Not stated | Closes 15 Jun 2027 May close early |
| Ploughshares Shares “word” in its guidelines summary | Up to 6,500 words | Not stated | Closes in 10 days |
| Southern Indiana Review Shares “annual” in its guidelines summary | Not stated | Not stated | Closes 15 Dec 2026 |