Writer Guidelines
Send us short fiction that leaves a mark.
We’re drawn to work that lingers, unsettles, opens something up, or refuses to sit quietly in the corner.
What We’re Looking For
- flash fiction
- emotional weight
- moral tension
- stories that keep unfolding after the last sentence
- endings that open rather than close
- questions that stay alive
- work that leaves something an artist may want to answer
Please keep submissions under 1,500 words.
If your story is selected, it may later become part of a visual response feature, with artwork inspired by the piece.
Send:
- your story
- title
- name
- a short bio, if you have one
Submit to: submissions@imperfectidea.net
You keep the rights to your work. We ask only for permission to publish it on Imperfect Idea if accepted.
We read carefully. We are small. Give us a little time.