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Print journal publishing the best in stories of approximately 50 words since 2009. Blink-Ink.org/subscribe

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NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's Monday. Fight the weekend brain fog with the latest edition of the NewPages newsletter featuring 160+ submission opportunities, new #litmag issues, literal inspiration, bookstores, new books & more! newpages.substack.com/p/sometimes-g… #literarycommunity
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NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Blink-Ink is a micro print literary journal providing a home to the finest contemporary fiction of 50 words or less. Issue #65 is themed "Home" with over two dozen stories to enjoy. Read more at NewPages! #litmags #literarycommunity #readingcommunity @blinkink50.bsky.social
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Magazine Stand :: Blink-Ink - #65
Blink-Ink is a print journal of fiction of 50 words or less on a theme, with this newest issue inspired by "Home."
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Suzanne (writing as S A Greene) @sagreene1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Many thanks to Doug and Sally and the @blinkink50.bsky.social team for this nomination. I am delighted and honoured. Congratulations to my fellow nominees.🎉 blink-ink.org/2026/09/22/b...
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Blink-Ink Nominees for the 2027 Best Small Fictions Awards | BLINK-INK
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Suzanne (writing as S A Greene) @sagreene1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Look what came in the post today… this beautiful edition of @blinkink50.bsky.social. The theme is Home. Delighted to have two tiny stories inside…
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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Thank you to everyone @blinkink50.bsky.social for including my 50-word story in their new issue. Check out the table of contents to see all the terrific writers packed into this tiny yet mighty issue. Go to blink-ink.org and subscribe today.
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: Coyote Stories Howling in the distance.  Trickery closer to hand. Shady dealings. Send us c.50 words in length regarding coyotes and tricksters. No Fees and Fairly Quick Response. Full details:   #writers #submissioncall blink-ink.org/current-subm... #getpublished
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Closed for submissions
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Call for Submissions #writingcommunity Theme: HOME 50 words, free & quick response blink-ink.org/current-subm... #litmag
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NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Happy Monday! Time to get messy, draw in the margins, & enjoy another newsletter introducing a new #litmag, diving into new lit mag issues, indie bookstores, & a prompt about objects coming to mean a person's identity. #writingcommunity #literarycommunity
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Leigh Therriault💫 @leightherriault.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Honoured to have my micro, "Enchanter's Nightshade" included in the Midsummer Magic issue of Blink-Ink. 🌸🪄 ✨ Many thanks to editors, Sally Reno & Doug Mathewson @blinkink50.bsky.social 🫶 #SummerReads blink-ink.org/2026/05/28/b...
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Our Submissions are OPEN! 50 words. Theme: HOME. Quickish decision and it’s FREE to send to us. Full details: blink-ink.org/current-subm...
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Suzanne (writing as S A Greene) @sagreene1.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Well, look what the fairies left by the lavender... Thank you, @blinkink50.bsky.social for including my story in this gem of an issue💚🪄
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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It has arrived!
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Our Midsummer edition just mailed out. Let me know when it arrives?
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Tracy Royce @tracyroyce.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Delighted to have "Sibling Rivalry" included in @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social. Huge thanks to @blinkink50.bsky.social for the nomination and to guest editor @dseuss.bsky.social and series editors @megpokrass.bsky.social and Gary Fincke.
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"Midsummer Magic" set to mail out June 1st. Frida Cat says all new subscriptions before then will get a free copy of "Lost Civilzations" blink-ink.org/subscribe/
Cat in the box with our latest mag ready to mail out
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Submissions are CLOSED!
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Free to SUBMIT, quickish friendly response. Stories of about 50 words. Theme: MIDSUMMER MAGIC Full details: blink-ink.org/current-subm... #writers
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NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
A balmy 66 in Michigan has our managing editor wanting to hide away from the computer in the great outdoors. Get some light inspiration, dive into new #litmag issues, indie bookstores, & discover 180+ submission opportunities. #literarycommunity
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
#SUBMISSIONS are still open for our next edition. ‘MIDSUMMER’ full details : blink-ink.org/current-subm... #writers #flashfiction Spread the word!
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Send us your best stories of approximately fifty words about Midsummer Magic Submissions are open March 1st -April 15th
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Suzanne (writing as S A Greene) @sagreene1.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Delighted to have my tiny story , Dobbin, My Imaginary Horse, Tells Me About His Lost Civilization, in this gorgeous publication. Thank you so much @blinkink50.bsky.social Fab cover, by the way!
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Cover Reveal…
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We’ve mailed out the latest issue. Stand by your mailboxes…
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Submissions are now closed
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Tracy Royce @tracyroyce.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Thanks once again to Doug, Sally, and Liam at @blinkink50.bsky.social for supporting my work. You can read "Sibling Rivalry" here: blink-ink.org/news/
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Our nominations for The Best Small Fictions Award A Treehouse Extraction - Carolyn R. Russell Sleep Mode - Rachel M. Hollis Sibling Rivalry - Tracy Royce Seed Company Catalogues -Daryl Scroggins I Always Wanted a Pony - Rachel Turney
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Best of news! Our very own Tracy Royce has been selected for the Best Micro-Fiction award. Her story "Sibling Rivalry" from our June issue will be in their 2026 anthology. We congratulate Tracy Royce and are as proud as can be!
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Tracy Royce @tracyroyce.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Overwhelmed to be included alongside so many talented writers. Congrats to all, and much gratitude to @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social, @dseuss.bsky.social, and @blinkink50.bsky.social !
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Submission opportunities from @newpages.bsky.social www.newpages.com/submission-o...
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Calls for Submissions Archives
Announcements of current and upcoming calls for submissions from literary magazines, independent and university presses, anthologies, and more.
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Hoping 2026 is a creative one for you (subs open btw)
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Coleman Bigelow @cbigs.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Didn't want to end 2025 without giving huge thanks to the editors who published my work in 2025 including: @natflashfictionday.bsky.social @trashcatlit.bsky.social @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social @welkinprize.bsky.social @blinkink50.bsky.social @ekphrasticreview.bsky.social @brettpribble.bsky.social
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NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Blink-Ink #62 is themed "Museums" and exhibits over two dozen works 'of approximately 50 words' in a handy print format. Subscriptions make great gifts! #litmags #literarycommunity #readingcommunity @blinkink50.bsky.social
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Magazine Stand :: Blink Ink - #62
Blink-Ink #62 presents micro fiction responding to museums, celebrating preservation, imagination, and marvels in petite format.
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NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
The final NewPages Newsletter of 2025 has been released! Enjoy 120+ submission opportunities + new book releases, new issues of great #litmags, & a writing prompt to help "shake things up"! #writingcommunity #literarycommunity
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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Tracy Royce @tracyroyce.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Beyond grateful to the editors at @blinkink50.bsky.social Thank you so much for the nomination and for your support. And congratulations to the other nominees!
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Rachel M. Hollis (she/her) @rachelmhollis.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
So grateful to the editors at @blinkink50.bsky.social for this nomination. Still in shock!
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Our nominations:
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Pam Avoledo @pamavoledo.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
My 50 word story, “Long Lines” is now available to read in @blinkink50.bsky.social. Thank you for including work alongside so many great writers.
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Suzanne (writing as S A Greene) @sagreene1.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Thank you @blinkink50.bsky.social for my contributor’s copy. Such a rich and wide variety of stories! Love it!
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Chill Subs @chillsubs.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
The brilliant @charliefish.bsky.social's second annual FISH list is out! 4,000 magazines, 14 different criteria, all indie lit goodness. Check it out here: www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
→ The 2026 FISH List (Finest Indie Story Houses) of lively lit mags

• Flash Fiction Magazine - One flash story a day

• The Lascaux Review - Beautiful language is meant to be heard

• Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Literary adventure lantasy with flair and impact

• Consequence - Human realities of war and geopolitical violence

• trampset - Work with lost and wandering hearts

• The Sunlight Press - Moments that give birth to epiphany

• Okay Donkey - Home for the odd, off-kilter, or just plain weird

• Pangyrus - Stories connect here

• SmokeLong Quarterly - Honesty, emotional resonance, and vulnerability

• McSweeney's Internet Tendency - Daily humor since 1998

• BULL lit mag - Rewriting modern masculinity

• The Forge - Where literary excellence is the only criteria

• Emerge Literary Journal - Growth, change & experimentation

• Radar Poetry - Interplay between poetry and visual media

• Terrain.org - Work focused on place, climate, and justice

Painstakingly scored by Charlie Fish with data provided by Chill Subs and awards data by Brecht de Poortere.
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Send us your best stories of approximately 50 words to do with ‘Lost Civilizations: The Silurian Hypothesis’ Submissions are open through January 15th. Details: blink-ink.org/current-subm...
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Suzanne (writing as S A Greene) @sagreene1.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
So happy to have two tiny pieces in this gorgeous looking issue...⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Kathryn Kulpa @writesofkathryn.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Happy to have a micro in this incredible issue of @blinkink50.bsky.social — a work of art!
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Museum Issue is out now. Great stories from some very fine writers. Copies available. Please subscribe or renew if you haven’t already. Thank you most sincerely for everyone who helped make this issue come to life.
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
@ewenglass.bsky.social has a new chapbook out featuring a piece we published in Blink Ink…
Book: if you stand in the corner of the spare room You can just about see the sea
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The Museum issue is back from the printers… Subscriptions; blink-ink.org/subscribe/
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Submissions are now CLOSED! a few notifications still to send…
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Blink Ink @blinkink50.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Any #5amwritersclub members? While you sharpen your pencils remember our #submissions are open, free & get a quick decision… Theme: MUSEUMS
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Exposition Review @expositionreview.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
“The earthquake weather peeps through the dusty half-drawn blinds.” So begins Richard A. Perez Jr’s nonfiction piece EARTHQUAKE WEATHER from our “Spring” issue. Read it here: tinyurl.com/ExpoEarthquake.
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