Submission Guidelines

Who can submit

You. We are equal opportunity. We like newcomers and experienced writers and everything in between—anyone with a voice and a pen can give it a go. There’s no submission fee, no age limit, no complicated rules. You only have to follow a few simple guidelines to ensure your story is considered with the utmost care by 52|250’s Editors. Everything you need to know is here (and do please note the italics and bolds which are especially important).

How to Submit

• Send in electronic submissions only, in an email to: 52250challenge [at] gmail [dot] com
• Write Submission: [week # / theme] (that is, name the theme, as in: Submission: Week #1 / Breadfruit) in the subject line so we can see which theme you are writing about.
• Place your story in the body of the email. No attachments, please.
• Include the title of your story, your name, and the whole text in the email. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, esp if you have an email address like spth13@… We need an author name, since “Breadfruit by spth13” is a little odd, even in this electronic age.
• Please format your story as we do on the Weekly Flash page:  double spacing between paragraphs and no indent on paragraph beginnings.
• Provide a brief biographical blurb about yourself that can be included on our Authors and Artists page, if you are a first-time flasher.
• Submit any week’s piece by Sunday at midnight, your timezone, wherever you are.
• Remember to count: 251 won’t do.
• No payment other than publication.  Rights revert to author upon publication, although 52|250 does reserve the right to anthologize, in printed or electronic format, material originally published here.

Stories are released weekly on Friday.

Please direct any questions to us at 52250challenge [at] gmail [dot] com

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