"The essential challenge of Friday Flash Fiction is to write a fresh new story of 100 words (or just under) in time for publication that following Friday."​

Submissions: 100 WORD STORIES

Writers who wish to submit classic 100-word Friday Flash Fiction stories should use THIS page. Please complete the form (using the Storybox below) for the stories themselves – it's easier to manage editorially and helps us stay in line with data protection legislation.

    STORYBOX (for stories of 75-100 words)

    I wish to submit the 100-word story below.
    (e.g. The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway – please include the appropriate capitals, the comma, spaces
    ​    and the name you wish to use.)

    FAILURE TO COMPLETE THIS FORM EXACTLY
    AS REQUESTED WILL LEAD TO
    ​YOUR SUBMISSION BEING REJECTED.
    Please note that submissions must be between 75 and 100 words in length. Please make sure your wordcount is accurate.
    Please insert your story into the box below.
    (If you have any special instructions, such as italics, etc, please just add them at the end of the story. We'll try to accommodate if we can.)
    BEFORE YOU SUBMIT, PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE FORM EXACTLY AS REQUESTED.
    TAKE PARTICULAR CARE WITH THE TOP BOX.
    It makes a huge difference to my workload.
    ​
    I've tried to be a bit more lenient recently but it's becoming a big problem again. There are six separate reminders on this page, but it appears some writers don't read any of them.
    ​
    We can no longer accept submissions on incorrectly completed forms. That's currently the main reason for rejections.

    For guidance on how to complete the Storybox, click here.
SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED AFTER 23:00 UK TIME ON FRIDAY WILL BE HELD OVER TO THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
​100-WORD SUBMISSIONS GUIDANCE
Please read this before submitting
BThe main reasons why submissions are rejected are:
  • they're not the correct length – 75-100 words*;
  • the quality of writing is poor, often from someone unfamiliar with the English language;
  • the stories aren't actually fiction;
  • (a new problem) they're set out as poems;
  • they're submitted as attachments, such as Word;
  • the stories have appeared elsewhere before;
  • the author has submitted two or more items (in any category) in the same week;
  • the entry form has been incorrectly completed. 
​Each of these problems can be solved. For instance, part of the fun of writing flash fiction is shrinking your story to the required size! But please – take care to complete the form properly.

*A little note on hyphenated words: they must be genuine. So "I-don't-wan't-to-hear-it!" is SIX words, not one.
If you have problems, we'll still try to answer any problems CONTACT US, but all submissions must use the Storybox.​
To all authors: please note that we never copy and paste from any other site for a number of reasons including copyright. If it isn't submitted directly, it isn't submitted at all. That also applies to stories submitted to LinkedIn or to the FridayFlashFiction blog (see also Our Posting Relationship with Other Sites in the T&Cs).

But we don't claim any sort of exclusive rights here, so feel free to submit your story anywhere else once your story has been published.
IN THE WRONG PLACE?
This page is for classic 75-100-word stories, but you might have been looking for one of the other categories. Click on the appropriate button below and hopefully you'll end up in the right place.

Please check that you've completed the submission form correctly
– especially the "Top Box" –
​before pressing the SEND MY STORY button.