Flash Frog is…

an online flash fiction magazine established in January 2021, featuring stories under 1,000 words. We like our stories like we like our dart frogs: small, brightly colored, and deadly to the touch. Our stories have been recognized and selected for the following lists and anthologies: Best Microfiction, Best Small Fictions, Best of the Net, and the Wigleaf Top 50. And to ensure our stories are as vibrant as the the beautiful blue poison dart frog, each one is accompanied by original artwork created just for that piece.

Each January, we hold The Blue Frog, our annual flash fiction contest, which hosts a different theme, Guest Judge and Guest Artist each year. We award $700 in prizes, along with signed books and original artwork!

Every October, we invite you to enjoy Flash Frogtober, a month of nothing but ghost stories!

Flash Frog pays $25 per story and publishes a new one every Monday. Subs are always open, so check the guidelines and send us stories that poison.

We nominate for Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, and Best Microfiction.

Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, BlueSky, and Facebook, and for any questions please email flashfroglitmag@gmail.com.

Editor-in-Chief: Eric Scot Tryon

Eric is a writer and editor from San Francisco. His debut novel I’m the Undertow is forthcoming from Central Avenue in May 2026. His short fiction has been selected for the Wigleaf Top 50 and the Best Small Fictions and Best Microfiction anthologies and has appeared in or is forthcoming in journals such as Mid-American Review, Indiana Review, Glimmer Train, Ninth Letter, Passages North, The Florida Review, Wigleaf, Willow Springs, Los Angeles Review, Monkeybicyle, and many others. Eric is represented by Carleen Geisler at P.S. Literary Agency. You can find more info at ericscottryon.com or on Twitter: @EricScotTryon, BSky: @EricScotTryon, and IG: @eric_scot_tryon.

Assistant Editor: Emily Rinkema

Emily lives in northern Vermont with her husband Bill, her dog Chet, and Jack the cat. She became obsessed with flash fiction a few years ago and now spends way more time than she probably should reading and writing it. Her stories are in Milk Candy Review, JAKE, Vestal Review, SmokeLong Quarterly, Variant Lit, and more, and have been chosen for the Wigleaf Top 50, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction, and the Best American Nonrequired Reading anthology. You can follow her on X, BS, or IG (@emilyrinkema), or read her work at https://www.emilyrinkema.com/. 

Flash Frog Stickers!

Want a FREE Flash Frog sticker? Simply email us at flashfroglitmag@gmail.com with the subject “STICKER”. Include your address in the body of the email, and we’ll be sure to hop one over to you (US residents only).

We would love if you could snap and share a pic of where your little guy ends up and tag us on Twitter. It’s all about spreading the love and growing the Flash Frog family! And of course, if you’re able to support us with a dollar or two, it goes such a long way in helping us continue to be a paying market.

The Flash Frog logo art is from the mind and pen of Amy Chase. Amy is a comics and prose writer from Southern California who has officially written for properties like Dungeons & Dragons, My Little Pony, Archie Comics, and Ghostbusters. Outside of writing, Amy is an avid tabletop gamer, a frog mom, and a roller derby player who skates under the name Tuffy the Vampire Skater. She can be reached on Twitter @IfSheBeWorthy.