Essays, Creative nonfiction, Personal essays
Brevity
Brevity pays a $45 honorarium via PayPal for featured flash essays of 750 words or fewer. Official Submittable: the Brief Nonfiction category is open September–April. In August it is closed. AI-generated or AI-assisted work is rejected. Writers from many countries have been published; there is no country list.
🟡 Opens soon Verified 2026-08
The docket
The nine things that decide whether a pitch is worth sending. Every answer below is either taken from the publication’s own guideline or computed by BRYME from the 304-publication desk. Where the publication does not say, the docket says so instead of filling the gap in.
- Payment
- $45 honorarium if featuredOf the other 51 records based in the United States that state a flat-fee figure, 17 state less, 34 state more.
- Length
- 750 words or fewer
- Who can submit
- Open internationallyThe guideline states no geographic restriction.
- Reading period
- Brief Nonfiction open September–April. Currently closed (August).
- Response time
- Not statedNo response time recorded. A follow-up after two to three weeks is reasonable; silence past that is a soft no, not a rejection.
- Simultaneous submissions
- You may submit elsewhere at the same timeSimultaneous submissions are fine, but please alert us — by withdrawing your submission — as soon as possible if your essay has been taken by another venue. — https://brevity.submittable.com/submit (read 2026-09-30)
- AI policy
- AI-assisted work is prohibitedThe guideline forbids AI-generated or AI-assisted writing.
- Rights
- Not statedBRYME records that 162 of the 304 publications on this desk state their terms. This one does not. Ask what rights you are assigning, for how long and for what territory, before you sign anything.
- Experience
- Wants some prior publicationBrevity publishes well-known and emerging writers working in the extremely brief (750 words or fewer) essay form. — https://brevitymag.com/submissions/ (read 2026-09-30)
What this record does not tell you
This publication leaves 2 of the nine questions unanswered. BRYME publishes that gap instead of filling it — a generated answer would look complete and cost you a pitch.
- Response time — expect to wait blind, and keep other pitches live.
- Rights — you may be asked to assign more than you expect. Get the terms in writing.
Record last human-checked 2026-08-19. Sources listed at the foot of this page. Figures are compared only against other records based in the United States quoted the same way, so a per-word rate is never ranked against a flat fee.
Quick facts
- Payment
- $45 honorarium if featured
- Word count
- 750 words or fewer
- Submission
- Submittable — closed until September
- International writers
- Yes
- Status
- 🟡 Opens soon
- Last verified
- 2026-08
What this publication wants
This is BRYME's summary of the publication's focus — not a copy of their website. Type of writing: Essays, Creative nonfiction, Personal essays. Official guideline: Brevity guidelines.
Topics, themes and styles they look for
- Extremely brief essays, 750 words or fewer.
- Preferred format: single space, no indent, extra space between paragraphs, unless form is a design element.
Subjects they avoid
- Do not submit during the summer close.
- AI-generated work, including writing partially created or assisted by an LLM.
Key requirements
- Wait until September
- ≤750 words
- Submittable
- No AI
Who can submit
Official: they have published writers from India, Egypt, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Malaysia, Qatar and Japan, and many previously unpublished authors. No closed country list.
Rights
Not fully stated on the submissions page.
AI policy
Prohibited
How to write for them
Official requirement: always follow the publication's own guideline exactly.
BRYME's practical advice: write for the publication's audience, use a clear structure, keep paragraphs short, lead with a specific angle, and confirm the word count before submitting. These are practical suggestions — they are not the publication's official rules.
How to pitch
Where a pitch is required, this is the general pattern BRYME recommends — always adapt it to the publication's guideline.
- Research the publication and read several recent pieces.
- Choose a specific idea that fits their beat and audience.
- Write a concise subject line naming your idea.
- Introduce yourself in one or two lines (who you are, where you publish).
- Explain the proposed piece in a short paragraph — angle, structure, length.
- Say why it fits this publication.
- Include 2–3 relevant clips or links.
- Close professionally and thank them for their time.
- Send through the official channel only.
Opens in windows. Currently between reading periods.
How to submit
Submittable — closed until September
Apply through the official channel below. BRYME only records submission destinations it has verified.
- Official guideline: opens the publication guideline (new tab)
- Submission: Submittable — closed until September
What the guideline asks you to prepare
- Do not submit in August.
- From September, use https://brevity.submittable.com/submit.
What happens after submission
Expected response: Not publicly stated
If the publication does not state a response time, BRYME records that it is unknown. A follow-up is generally reasonable after a couple of weeks; if there is still no response, treat that as a likely non-acceptance rather than a rejection. Acceptance is normally communicated by the publication. If they accept, they will tell you exactly how to submit the final piece and, for most, how and when payment is made.
Check, question or correct this record
BRYME publishes its working, not just its conclusions. Last human check: 2026-08.