Calling all y'all with gnat-sized attention spans! PRISM international's Winter 2010 issue will be micro-fiction- and prose poetry-themed. Check out our genre guidelines and definitions below, but don't freak out if you're finding your footing interstitially. Keep on the path, friend. We're into genre-bending.
Micro-fiction
Alternatively referred to as postcard stories, short short stories, and flash fiction, micro-fiction is like fine dark chocolate: effective in small doses. For the purposes of this issue, the cut-off is 1000 words.
Prose Poetry
Prose poetry usually features full sentences and no forced line breaks. The difference between prose poetry and micro-fiction is up for discussion — generally, prose poetry focuses more precise attention on language. It's less narrative than micro-fiction, and asks readers to make larger jumps than micro-fiction might demand. Our word-count limit for prose poems is 250 words.
Check out our submission guidelines and send us your best small works.
Deadline for submissions: August 31, 2010.
More information here.
