Flash Fiction Online
 | A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. (November 2008) |
| Editor | Jake Freivald |
|---|---|
| Staff writers | Jake Freivald Mark Freivald Karen Smith R.W. Ware Suzanne Vincent William Highsmith |
| Categories | Fiction, Flash fiction |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Publisher | Jake Freivald |
| Paid circulation | 0 |
| Unpaid circulation | approx. 5,300 visitors / month (as of Nov 9, 2008) |
| First issue | December 1, 2007 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | American English |
| Website | flashfictiononline.com |
Flash Fiction Online is the first online magazine dedicated to professionalizing flash fiction in its own right.
Flash fiction is loosely defined as stories of 1,000 or fewer words, although publishers vary. Many magazines accept flash fiction and are considered professional by organizations such as the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (see SFWA criteria), but they are not dedicated to flash fiction. Several magazines, such as Vestal Review, Flash Me, and SmokeLong Quarterly, are dedicated to flash fiction, but are not considered professional by the SFWA, regardless of the high quality of their content. Publication in Flash Fiction Online now counts as credit toward full membership in the SFWA, a status granted in February 2009.[1]
Flash Fiction Online pays professional rates for flash fiction and is not a vanity press. Other milestones needed before achieving professional status include consistent publishing for a year (a milestone it reached with its November, 2008 issue) and circulations of 1,000 subscribers or equivalent.[2]
In addition, it is publishing professional writers, including Bruce Holland Rogers, Eric Garcia, Dave Hoing, James Van Pelt, Carl Frederick, Bruce McAllister, Mike Resnick, Jay Lake, Ray Vukcevich, and Kristine Rusch. The Bruce Holland Rogers story, "Reconstruction Work", won the first annual Micro Award in 2008.[3] In addition, Bruce Holland Rogers began a column on writing the short-short form starting in June 2008.
One other distinguishing feature of Flash Fiction Online is its desire to print genre fiction (e.g., science fiction, fantasy) as well as literary fiction.
Flash Fiction Online ranked 14th for Fictionzine on the 2007 Preditors & Editors poll; artist-in-residence R.W. Ware ranked 6th for artist.[4] It has also been noted on CNN in relation to short-short stories, and for "showcasing the talents of writers like Bruce Holland Rogers."[5]
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External links
- Duotrope Digest listing for Flash Fiction Online
- "Glossary of Terms". Duotrope's Digest. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- "Membership Requirements". SFWA. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- Ralan's Specfic and Humor Webstravaganza professional listings page
- "Bruce Holland Rogers Pens New Column for Flash Fiction Online". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- Bruce Holland Rogers's Author Page at Flash Fiction Online, showing "Short-Short Sighted" column entries