Theme: Write a science fiction story that refers to itself or breaks the fourth wall in some interesting way. Metafiction is a set of...

Editors' Choice Adrift by Randall Andrews is the editor's pick as the winning theme story for February/March. Last month's theme prompt,...

Dear Sci-Fi Shorts Community, We are excited to announce a significant evolution in the way we bring you captivating science fiction...

Theme: Write a story about the complex relationships between humans and artificial intelligence as this new form of "life" assimilates...

"Fallstreak", with an impressive 29 votes! For the first time, our Editor's Choice and Reader's Pick both go to the same story -- a real...

Fallstreak by Dale E. Lehman Editors' Choice The January theme prompt, Weather Warnings, ended on February 15, with the final accepted...

Issue 2 of Flash Futures is now available for sale on our website under the SHOP link at the top of the main page. If you are a...

Theme: Write a story in which a special day plays an important role. A special day may be a holiday or a national observance of some sort...

"Giblin's Scar", by Michael Barbato-Dunn "Giblin's Scar", with an impressive 25 votes! A huge congratulations to the talented author,...

Editors' Choice The December theme prompt, Treasures, Brightly Wrapped, ended on January 15 with the final accepted entry published on...

The editors at SFS have been working behind the scenes to design a new online publication that includes some of the most fascinating and...

Theme: Your challenge this month is to write a story in which the weather or climate is an important plot element. Our monthly theme...

"Pigs and Prejudice", by Nina Miller! The readers have spoken, and their favorite story of the month, our Reader's Pick, goes to "Pigs...

Editors' Choice The November theme prompt, Feasts with the Beasts, ended on December 15 with the final accepted entry published on...

It would be customary at this time of year to look back at the changes, events, and developments that occurred in the year 2023. Having...

Theme: Your challenge this month is to write a story where the main character discovers something surprising about themselves. Something...

Editors' Choice The October theme prompt, Machine in the Ghost, was an enormous success! We received a bunch of fascinating,...

Image Copyright 2023 - SFS Publishing LLC Writing for periodicals is not a get-rich-quick scheme. It’s also not for the faint of heart,...

Theme: This month we’re looking ahead and behind at the same time. Did you ever hear how aliens gave the ancient Egyptians the blueprints...

Theme: We challenge you to write a piece of flash sci-fi in which mechanical or AI contrivances imitate, replace, or become someone who...

Despite having an abiding interest (and a degree) in mathematics, I’ve never tried to write a science fiction story in which math plays a...

“It’s terribly hard to see, and think clearly, about the long future, when the immediate present seems so violently pressing.” American...

In the two weeks prior to this writing, the US has shot down four high-altitude flying objects, three of which are still unidentified....

In the early 1950s, humanity realized that we could destroy all human life on the planet. This realization spurred the emergence of a new...