Lamplit

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

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Lamp Lit is a quarterly literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, and other prose, with free submissions by email.

Response time info: Within 3 months, usually sooner

Read the full guidelines at lamplit.net↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomanceHumorYoung Adult

General short-story submissions are open. Submit no more than 3 stories, with each no more than 6,000 words. Stories may be any genre; simultaneous submissions are accepted with notification.

flashLiterary

General flash fiction submissions are open. Submit no more than 3 stories, with each piece no more than 1,000 words. Simultaneous submissions are accepted with notification.

nonfictionLiterary

General creative nonfiction submissions are open. Submit one personal essay of no more than 6,000 words. Simultaneous submissions are accepted with notification.

other

General other-writing submissions are open for complete standalone pieces of no more than 6,000 words. Simultaneous submissions are accepted with notification.

poetryLiterary

General poetry submissions are open. Send 3–5 poems; there are no limits on form or length, though very long poems may be difficult to accommodate. Simultaneous submissions are accepted with notification.

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