Splickety Magazine Submission Guidelines

Hi everyone.

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Ben Erlichman. Now that that’s out of the way, here’s what you’ve been sent to this blog post to find:

Originally our flash fiction magazine was titled “QuickTales Quarterly,” but we’ve changed the name to something a bit catchier. The magazine is now called Splickety Magazine.

Our Mission Statement is this: Splickety Magazine exists to showcase high-quality short fiction from new writers, established authors, and everyone in between, written from a Christian worldview.

Here’s a brief description of the magazine:

Splickety Magazine, or Splickety for short, is the premiere destination for high-quality flash fiction written from a Christian worldview. We feature contributors from all walks of life, everyone from best-selling authors all the way to new writers just beginning their publishing adventures. Our goal is to provide concise, poignant stories that our readers can enjoy despite the busyness of their everyday lives.

Our readers include devoted working professionals, frazzled stay-at-home parents, youths with short attention spans, and anyone else who loves short fiction. If you wish you had more time to read, try Splickety–you’ll be amazed at how much easier it is to take in your fiction in smaller bites. And if you write, but struggle with crafting book-length works, send us something shorter. If it’s sharp, clean, and quick, you may just earn yourself a spot in one of our issues.

Now, you ravenous beasts, here are the submission guidelines:

Splickety Magazine is a new publication that features short works by both professional best-selling authors as well as up-and-coming writers, all with a passion for flash fiction. We exist to fill gaps in the modern reader’s day with concise, poignant fiction less than 1,000 words. We need stories that hit fast and strike hard–stories that, no matter the genre, can cut through the day’s troubles and grip readers with short attention spans.

**That said, consider having a second set of critical eyes read your submission through before you send it to me. If it’s not up to our standards, you’ll get it back with a few suggestions on how to improve it, but since I don’t have a lot of time it’s better if I don’t have to do many of those. Have your critique partner/group do a read-through and THEN send it to me once you’ve implemented some of their changes.**

We accept original, unpublished work by freelance writers, artists, graphic designers, and photographers. Each written submission must contain:

• Your name as you would like it to appear in print and your contact information. Put these things in the upper left hand corner and include both your last name and the title of the document when you email it.
• Your well-edited story between 500 and 1000 words (we will also entertain microfiction–works shorter than 500 words–if the story is especially gripping) typed, double-spaced, size 12 black Times New Roman font in MS Word as an attachment to the email. DO NOT send me your story in the email text, please.
• Your art work or photo(s) sent in jpeg format.
• Any related Bible verses and/or references, if applicable.
• Your first and last name (NOTE: If you use a pen name, I need both your real name and the pen name on the submission, please), and the title of your story in the subject line of your email. For multiple submissions, please send multiple, separate emails as it is easier to keep them organized as individual submissions that way.

(Did you get all of that? Double check to make sure you’re fulfilling the guidelines please. If not, I won’t read your story and will have to ask you to resend it, which sucks up some of my time. Please make sure you follow the guidelines as written.)

(Seriously–follow them to the letter, or I’ll Hulk-smash your submission out of the running.)

We retain the right to edit written submissions for grammar, brevity, and clarity of language. We will send you suggested changes prior to publication. Please allow between 6-8 weeks for notification. All submissions accepted by email.

Should we select one of your works for publication, we will notify you via email. A small stipend, depending on the length of your piece, will be paid to you for the right to publish your submission. Each issue of Splickety will feature 10-16 authors/contributors, so writers have many opportunities to submit their very best short works with each issue.

Thank you for your interest in our publications. Please contact me with any questions or submissions at splickety.wwc@gmail.com.

Ben Erlichman
Executive Editor for Splickety Magazine
Written World Communications

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