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General Submissions

Our general submissions are always open and always free! We pay $200 for short stories and creative nonfiction between 1,000 and 6,000 words, $100 for flash fiction and flash creative nonfiction, and $50-100 for craft essays and interviews. More information and guidelines are to be found on our submissions page.

Editorial Feedback Platform

CRAFT is proud to offer editorial feedback on creative short prose up to 6,000 words. We review flash fiction, short stories, flash creative nonfiction essays, and longform creative nonfiction essays. We’re happy to help you revise work for submissions, applications, and other opportunities. You can request feedback on general submissions as well as contest submissions year-round.

CONTESTS & EVENTS

Open Now

CRAFT 2025 First Chapters Contest

June 8 – August 10, 2025
Looking for promising excerpts!
Guest Judge: Alejandro Heredia

Just Closed

CRAFT 2025 Dialogue Challenge

May 22 – June 1, 2025
$500 Awarded

Past Awards

Please visit our Awards page for all information about upcoming contests, open contests, and for the winners of completed contests.