SHORT STORY/CREATIVE NONFICTION/MEMOIR: Abstract will consider creative nonfiction and memoir, including work previously published in small-circulation journals, websites, or blogs with credit to first publishers. Submissions may contain several titles but should contain no more than a single file of up to 1,000 words, counting titles.
 Each title should begin a new page. Submissions must be in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, .pdf, .txt, .odf. 

AUDIO/VIDEO option: Submissions must be in MP3 format and may be up to ten minutes long. Video submissions must be in mp4, .mov, or .flv. Performance artists may submit an audio or a video link. 

PLEASE NOTE: As of January 2025, Abstract is not accepting new fiction submissions, due to the overwhelming number of submissions during the pandemic. We apologize for the inconvenience, and will advise when we open fiction submissions again.