Doric Literary

After six months of being listed on @Duotrope, Doric Literary's "fledgling" banner has been removed & a new one has been added. We are quite proud. Duotrope listing: duotrope.com/magazine/doric… Guidelines: doric-literary.com/submissions-2/ Submissions are open!

Get the book, get the pennant, get registered for the most epic Zoom book launch of the summer: Grieco, Brownlow, Whitehead, Vangala Jones, @avitusbcarle, @toddedillard. Buy @ StanchionZine.com/shop Register now @ tinyurl.com/FirstKickingTh…

I'm so thrilled to announce that I won the @LascauxReview Flash Fiction contest! Big thanks to the editors! I'm excited for you to read this story soon! lascauxreview.com/contest-result…

New stories coming next month & soon we'll announce our #BestoftheNet nominations. In the meantime, there's great new #fiction on our website you might not have seen yet, including this beauty from Patricia Sammon. It'll feel like you're reading Steinbeck. doric-literary.com/2025/07/01/the…

Our submission window for our annual short story contest opens this Friday! This year, we welcome @AndrewPorter01 as our guest judge. We're excited to share our Q&A with him on craft, writing, and more!

You know the reading MUST be good if a swarm of wasps go to war with you over the book! Lucky for me I won the battle and can’t wait to read Hannah Grieco’s latest from @StanchionZine

Everyone is talking about that new @sarahillswrites story in @flashfroglitmag, and it's true: you should all read it! 🔥

We're readying new stories for next month & considering #BestoftheNet nominations. In the meantime, there's great new #fiction on our website you might not have seen yet, including this heartbreaking story of a lost dog & things going wrong by Paul Luikart doric-literary.com/2025/07/01/los…

Let's DO THIS

Today's Friday Five Q&A features a writer of weird and wonderful fiction, @amykdebellis. Read about what inspires her and learn about her recent book "All Our Tomorrows" (@CLASHBooks) andrewcareaga.com/2025/07/25/fri… #WritingCommunity #literaryfiction

ICYMI: FBOMB Global Flash Reading. youtu.be/uMlCcO6JV-g?si…

“The submitted works surprised me by packing glittering complexity into their tiny molds.” Read Francesca Spiegel’s #Flash405: “Quitting” winners with pieces by Paul Arenson, Suzanne C Martinez, Charlie Rogers & @TheWakingTulip: tinyurl.com/Quitting405.

I'm grateful to join these gifted artists in the ever-stunning @ExpoReviewLit. Please don't ever "quit" ... this world needs your words and light!

So excited that my flash "The Lunatics' Ball" along with a long interview/craft essay about my hybrid writing have been included in this excellent new textbook from W.W. Norton: Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante's THE LAB: EXPERIMENTS IN WRITING ACROSS GENRE.

Last day to submit to MudRoom for issue 19! Or else you have to wait until October (scary 🎃)

The sort of thing I get excited about: Best American Poetry 2025: 2 September Best New Poets 2025: 30 September Best American Short Stories 2025: 21 October Best American Essays 2025: 21 October Pushcart 2026: 2 December

Tomorrow is the last day for submissions to Issue 10 🍋 thewaxedlemon.com/submissions

We're readying new stories for next month & considering #BestoftheNet nominations. In the meantime, there is great new #fiction on our website you might not have seen yet, including this marvelous depiction of #grief by @LisAnnaLangston! doric-literary.com/2025/06/30/lea…

FFF Competition Twenty-Nine Ends 23/8/25 at 10pm Flash fiction between 100 / 300 words 1 Winner £150.00 2 Highly Commended £70.00 3 Shortlisted £60.00 £3.95 via PayPal or Stripe £2.65 via BACS Judge: Amy Photiou #writingcompetitions #flashfiction freeflashfiction.com/current-compet…

Submissions open on July 25th. You ready?