Looking for a Few Good Flashers

MN Flasher is looking to develop a team of bloggers committed to exploring the theme of Minnesota in flash form (including fiction, creative non-fiction, and plays). To keep the content of our site dynamic and interesting, bloggers must be able to contribute well-polished pieces on a regular basis. While pieces should reference some aspect of life in Minnesota, bloggers can be creative in interpreting this guideline.

All work should be previously unpublished and remains the property of the author. Flash Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction pieces should be 1000 words or less (minimum 250). Flash plays should be no more than 10 minutes in length (approximately 10 pages). Be funny. Be original. Be dramatic. Semi-erotic is ok, but blatantly pornographic is not. Horror and some violence (if tastefully done) are fine, so long as it does not assault the senses. Overly sentimental or cliched works are frowned upon.

Please, no works-in-progress, plagiarized works, or author notes about the writing process (unless it is a part of the work). A good piece of flash should be able to stand on its own legs.

To apply, please email mnflasher@hotmail.com with a bio and two of your proposed Minnesota-themed flash pieces (previously unpublished). If you are currently blogging elsewhere, send us a link to your blog.

For more information, please review our FAQ.

• What kind of writing are you looking for?
• Do you pay your contributors?
• Do you allow simultaneous submissions?
• Do you accept reprints?
• Do you have reading periods?
• Do you publish poetry?
• Do you have a word limit?
• Do you accept email submissions?
• Do you provide editorial comments for submitted works?
• What rights do you request?
• How quickly do you respond to blogger applications?