Scribes*MICRO*Fiction

* * *   Managing Editor: Edward Ahern   * * *
*  Associate Editor: Alison McBain   *
*  Special Features Editor: Matthew P.S. Salinas  *
*   Submissions Editor: Sarah Anderson   *   Submissions Editor: P.C. Keeler   *
*   Submissions Editor: P.M. Ray   *   Submissions Editor: Ira Rosofsky   *
*   Submissions Editor: Felicia Strangeways   *   Submissions Editor: Amita Basu   *
*   Featured Contributor: Aaron H. Davis   *​

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New Issue Published!
Check out Issue # 33 *HERE*

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The semi-finalists for The Scribes Prize have been announced. Check out the 42 awesome authors HERE.

Winners & finalists will be published in our 34th issue on October 15, 2023, so stay tuned!

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Issue 25

January 15, 2023

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Raydon Barrow * Amita Basu * Brian Beatty *
* Robin Blasberg * Scott Bogart * Samantha Carr *
* Aaron H. Davis * Thompson Emate *
* Lee Hammerschmidt * Mary Keating * D X Lewis *
​* Robert John Miller * Matthew P.S. Salinas *
* Laurie Swinarton * Christopher C Tennant *

Issue 26

February 15, 2023

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Amita Basu * Zylla Black * Scott Bogart *
* Paula Cappa * Aaron H. Davis * Tim Frank *
* RA Haskell * Stephanie L. Haun * David Henson *
* Shelly Jones * Mary Keating * Jessica Klimesh *
​* Mary Anne Mc Enery * Monica McHenney * Alistair Millar *
​* Jonathan Odell * Robert Runté * Matthew P.S. Salinas *

Issue 27

March 15, 2023

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Amita Basu * Lisa Lynn Biggar * Scott Bogart *
* Adam Breckenridge * Jason P. Burnham * Tim Dadswell *
* Aaron H. Davis * Birgit Solvsten D'Alpoim Guedes *
* RA Haskell * David Henson * Mary Keating *
​* Yvonne Lang * Jim Latham * Nicholas G. Marconi *
* Ken Poyner * Niles Reddick * Matthew P.S. Salinas *
* Judith Shapiro * Cheryl Snell * Charity Tahmaseb *

Issue 28

April 15, 2023

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Elizabeth Allison * Joem Antonio * Amita Basu *
* Emma Burnett * Jason P. Burnham * Aaron H. Davis *
* Thompson Emate * Lee Hammerschmidt *
* Mary Kuna * Jim Latham * D X Lewis * Kim Moes *
 * Ken Poyner ​* Robert Runté * Matthew P.S. Salinas *
* Bianca Sanchez * Emily Sanders * Anna Sanderson *
* Leo Vanderpot * Van Wallach *

Issue 29

May 15, 2023

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Brett Abrahamsen * Emma Burnett * Aaron H. Davis *
* Mel Fawcett* Scott T. Hutchison * William Kitcher *
* Jim Latham * C Lenz * Margaret Long * Ashley McCurry *
* Saransh Mogha * Jeanette Rundquist * Robert Runté *
​* Deborah Shrimplin * Bill Tope *
* Jaime Townzen * Huina Zheng *

Issue 30

June 18, 2023

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Jennifer Austin * Guy Belleranti * JD Clapp *
* Hannah Collins * Aaron Davis * Austin Gilmore *
* Lee Hammerschmidt * Megan Hanlon *
* Christy Hartman * David Henson * Jody Lebel *
* D X Lewis * Sean MacKendrick *
​* Leah Mueller * Bruce Pandya * Vic Pinto *
* Gideon P. Smith * Bryan Vale * Huina Zheng *

Issue 31

July 18, 2023

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Ashleigh Adams * Joem Antonio * Gary Bloom *
* Emma Burnett * Aaron H. Davis * Mel Fawcett *
* MaxieJaneFrazier * Darcie Johnson * Jim Latham *
* Rita Riebel Mitchell * Melissa Ren * Robert Runté *
* John Siko ​* Mitzy Sky * Van Wallach * Huina Zheng *

Issue 32

August 16, 2023

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Brett Abrahamsen * Scott Bogart * William Cass *
* Luanne Castle * Jeff Currier * Aaron H. Davis *
* Michael Degnan * Craig R. Kirchner *
* Natalie Klein * Paul Latham * Francesco Levato *
​* George Nevgodovskyy * Jeanette Rundquist *
* Bianca Sanchez * Matt Weatherbee * Huina Zheng *

Issue 33

September 15, 2023

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Ashleigh Adams * Joem Antonio * Gerri Brightwell *
* Diane Callahan * Aaron H. Davis * Kristi Ferguson *
* Brian Hawkins * David Henson * Jeff Kennedy *
* Craig Kirchner * Jennifer Lai * Jim Latham *
​* Kirk KD McDougall * Ken Poyner * Shoshauna Shy *
* Kristie Smeltzer * Cailey Tin * T.L. Tomljanovic *
* Van Wallach * Karen Southall Watts * Huina Zheng *

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​Check out the latest collection
​published by Fairfield Scribes!
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Dive into the many worlds of Matthew P.S. Salinas, the Special Features Editor of Scribes*MICRO*Fiction, in this captivating collection of short stories. At times poignant, at times mysterious, and at times extremely witty, these 100-word stories capture snapshots into lives both everyday and fantastic. Take a moment out of your busy day... and listen in on A Little Conversation.
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Available now for preorder on Amazon!

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Looking for older issues?
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​Prologue Issue (2020)

Issues 1-12 (2021)

Issues 13-24 (2022)

​An Inspirational Note
from ​our Head Honcho​
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​Dear readers and writers,

I’m the guy who gets the final vote on what you send to Scribes*MICRO*Fiction. Very possibly a mistake on the part of the other editors, but here’s a thumbnail description about who’s giving your words a last read.
 
I’ve been published a lot. Not always glowingly, but a lot. Over three hundred stories, poems, essays, and six books. Counting reprints, around seven hundred publication credits.
 
My fiction writing sputtered to life when I was sixty-seven, and poetry began oozing out at seventy-one. I've been rejected far more often than I've been accepted, and I encourage you, regardless of age, to submit to us and elsewhere until people say “yes.”
 
So, when your poem or story drops into my file, there’s a reasonable basis for evaluation. But not to fear. We encourage new writers, and even if we decline a piece, we’re apt to offer suggestions. We like both dense literary items and horror, but among my many biases is that writers write for readers and not just for themselves. If I don’t understand it, many of our readers won’t either, so lead me gently through a complex poem.
 
There’s minimal money involved, but if you are published with us, you get serious credit for being succinct and interesting. Starting in February, our issues will feature an interview highlighting one special contributor for each month. Starting in August, we'll add indie book reviews.

I hope to see your stuff.

~Edward Ahern

P.S. This is twice as long as what you need to submit.

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