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SL Syarief

SL Syarief is a writer in his twenties, born and bred in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He enjoys writing about local issues and experiences through contemporary fiction. He juggles his writing with a full-time job in the corporate world. He is working on at least two novels concurrently, which he’s been told is suboptimal. Follow him on Twitter @msialongform.

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Stories in Smokelong Quarterly

Story: Illusion Museum
Interview: Smoke & Mirrors with SL Syarief

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The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest

Deadline November 15th!

The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest (The Mikey) is now an annual competition celebrating and compensating the best micro fiction and nonfiction online.

The grand prize winner of The Mikey is automatically nominated for Best Small Fictions and any other prize we deem appropriate. In addition, we will pay the grand prize winner $1000. Second place: $500. Third place $300. Finalists: $100. All finalists and placers will be published in the December ’25 issue of SmokeLong.

Previously published as well as previously unpublished work will be considered.