Nanoism is a twitterzine, an online publication focused on nanofiction, which in this case refers to stories that clock in at a maximum of 140 characters (conforming to the inherent limitations of the Twitter service).
@Nanoism accepts all genres. However, we are most interested in literary fiction—stories that move us with their writing, stories that stay with us longer than the few seconds it takes to read them.
While we do have a soft spot for science fiction, fantasy, and other genres, we are looking for stories with staying power: stories that leave an impression disproportionate to their length. We’ll also take a look at prose poetry, so long as it contains elements of character, plot, and—most importantly—motion. Make us think.
Please submit only one story per week: we want your very best! However, we are willing to accept previously published “tweets”—just provide us with a link. We’re interested more in quality than exclusivity. If it’s already available online (even your personal Twitter account), we consider it published.
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Submit: Send entries of up to 140 characters using our submission form below. We don’t need titles, as we won’t be including them during publication. If your submission or bio doesn’t fit in the form, then it’s too long.
Rights: You own your story and can do with it whatever you wish after publication. We do retain the right to keep the story in our archive and to include it in future anthologies, electronic and/or print. By submitting you agree to give Nanoism these rights if published.
Response Times: We do our very best to respond within 0-7 days. If you don’t hear back within two weeks, then it was probably lost en route—send it again (via email, nanofic [at] gmail [dot] com) and let us know what happened.
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Serials: Nanoism is not currently accepting unsolicited submissions for serialized stories. We are also interested in publishing serialized stories. However, this is not an invitation to submit a copy-and-paste job of a normal short story. Serials must be written with Twitter in mind, and each entry must stand alone. These are harder to sell than stand-alone pieces, but we’re looking forward to your efforts. We are currently looking for short serials that span between 2 and 16 tweets. Keep in mind that each individual tweet must include a title “hashtag”; see the past serials in our twitter-stream for examples if you’re confused. We may invite longer stories in the future (when in doubt, submit). Story in the body of the email to nanofic [at] gmail [dot] com, subject line: “Nanoism Serial Submission”
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Payment: We believe in the importance of being paid—even a token amount—for your work. We pay $1.50 for unpublished pieces and $1 for material that’s already available online. We pay a flat $5 for serials. We also include a short bio with your story, and we’ll gladly link to your personal site and/or twitter account (just fit it in the bio). If you plan to submit more stories in the future, we can hold payments until the amount is larger. Additionally, you can donate your commission to Nanoism (we appreciate it!) to help us pay for future stories. If so, we’ll be sure to send you a complimentary copy of an e-book if it spontaneously creates itself. This is a labor of love; we have no resources.
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