Deadline: December 31, 2025
Word Count: between 500 and 4,000 words FIRM
Payment: $10 per story upon publication
We are looking to release a new anthology of flash fiction featuring stories under 4k in length. This is something new to us, and we are opening it to new authors as well as existing JMS Books authors. If there is enough interest, it may become a series like our Top Ten Gay Romance books.
We want stories that embrace queer life and love. In today’s volatile world, we cannot be silenced, and writing our stories is one way to fight back against racism and homophobia and tyranny in all its forms.
So send us scenes featuring existing characters or new couples. Or experimental pieces you couldn’t pull off in a longer format. The stories can be any genre, though each MUST focus on LGBTQ+ characters (whether in a relationship or not). They must also be complete within the word limit of 4,000 words. No “to be continued” or “read my book to find out what happens.” You’re welcome to expand the story at a later date for publication elsewhere (or with us!), but the contract will be for 6 months’ exclusivity after publication, which will convert to nonexclusive rights after that time.
Send to submissions@jms-books.com with the subject: “Flash Fiction Submission: Title of Story by Author’s Name.”
We will acknowledge receipt of your submission in 24 hours, but stories will not be selected for the anthology until submissions close on December 31, 2025. Accepted authors will be notified by January 15, 2026.
Please limit your submissions to no more than 3 stories under the same pseudonym. We may accept one or all of the stories (or not, there’s that possibility, too), but your submissions will be considered for additional anthologies.
