Sophia Hansen
A long-time editor with Havok Publishing, Sophia L Hansen's award-winning science fiction novel, Water’s Break, released in 2024 to critical acclaim. Sophia, who can be bribed with good coffee and dark chocolate, loves to brainstorm and encourage writers along their journey.
More About Havok Publishing:
HAVOK publishes free flash fiction every weekday on the web in five genres: Mystery Monday, Techno Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday, Thriller Thursday, and Fantasy Friday. We welcome authors to compete for these story slots and offer editorial feedback regardless of whether your story is chosen for publication. We have seasonal themes and monthly prompts, and pick the stories that best meet those expectations. Read our daily free offerings at gohavok.com or check out our archived Staff Stories.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
- A well-polished story between 300 and 1,000 words long.
We only accept stories that fit our daily genres (mystery, science fiction, comedy, thriller, fantasy) and Season Themes. Check ’em out. The themes function as story prompts that will help us together craft story collections that readers will love.
Tip: Make sure your opening lines have a strong hook! Hook our editors and you’ll have a better chance all around.
WE DO NOT PUBLISH:
- Previously published flash fiction
- Poetry
- Fan fiction. All stories must comply with copyright and trademark law.
- AI-generated text or collaborative work with multiple authors. You must be the sole author of your story. Note: Using AI or friends to brainstorm ideas is acceptable. But ZERO AI-generated text (phrases, sentences, paragraphs, or passages) is allowed in the actual story content. Remember, this is a publishing contest awarding humans for achieving excellence in their own writing skill, not in their ability to assemble AI-generated text into a story.
- Scenes/excerpts/synopses from novels (however, you can use existing characters from your own novels).
- Excessive violence, profanity, or erotica in any form. Our readers like to share stories with their families. And the internet is gross enough already. Use a PG-13 movie rating as a guide.
Conversely, we don’t want thinly veiled stories that preach from a soapbox of any sort, whether political, religious, or otherwise. Again, the internet is gross enough already.
There is never a fee to submit your stories to Havok.
