Flash Frontier: An Adventure in Short Fiction began in 2012, in the far north of New Zealand. We have been building a community of short fiction writers, one story at a time, ever since.
Our early issues were focused on New Zealand writers. In 2013, we went international; each year, some issues are devoted to writers from Aotearoa New Zealand and others welcome international submissions. As of 2020, we are publishing quarterly. Please see the Submissions page for details.
We publish stories up to 250 words, with a special issue each year featuring National Flash Fiction Day’s winning stories (those exceed our usual 250-word limit, reaching to 300 words).
Each issue follows a theme or point of focus. Themes are posted under our Submissions guidelines.
What we like
We are looking for variety and originality. Tickle us, haunt us, gobsmack us. Choose your words carefully and leave our readers wanting more.
We also feature art in each issue. Photography, painting, drawing, art installations, sculpture – we’re open to what you have to share with us.
Submissions are open. Go to Submissions for details.
Prizes
In 2012, we awarded four quarterly prizes to writers whose flash fiction demonstrated a degree of excellence that set our standard.
Since then, we have awarded two prizes per year for outstanding writing, in June and in December. Prize-winners are selected from those writers whose works have been selected for each issue during the half-year.
We, and our prize winners, have benefitted tremendously from Flash Frontier’s staunch supporter, Jason Books in Auckland, an exceptional place for exceptional books.
Banner Notes
Each year, the editors select artwork from the previous year to serve as our banner. The editors thank our contributing artists for Flash Frontier’s banners:
The 2018 banner image comes from Nod Ghosh‘s painting ‘Beaten Sand’ – featured in the November 2017: CRASH issue. It was created using the ‘acrylic dirty pour’ technique, by pouring diluted paint into a cup, adding a little oil and magic, then tipping the contents onto canvas. Some of Nod’s other pours can be found here on her facebook page.
Mike Perusse, photographer and visual artist from Northampton, Massachusetts. Our 2017 banner image came from his contribution, ‘Buster Brown Meets the Yard’, from the June 2016: STOLEN issue. An interview with Mike about his art and inspiration can be found on our February 2017 Feature page.
Pete Carter, writer and photographer from Wellington, New Zealand. Our 2016 banner image was the colourful image of Kenyan khangas, from the December 2015 micro page. The photograph was taken at Diani Beach just south of Mombasa in 2013. More at his website.
Claire Beynon, an artist, writer and independent researcher based in Dunedin, New Zealand. Claire’s ‘Honeycomb Journal’ featured in the November 2014 issue, heroes, and served as our 2015 banner. More about Claire’s work can be found here.
Graham Hughes, photographer living in Whangarei, New Zealand. Our 2014 banner image came from his contribution, ‘Buster Brown Meets the Yard’, from the February 2014 travel issue. More about Hughes and his photography here.
Anonymous Author©, who stalks our halls and occasionally writes flash, too. In 2013, our banner was extracted from his February 2012 heat art ‘Asemic Continuum’, created by manipulation and play, beginning with a Shutterstock royalty-free image.
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