PERUSE LIT

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Peruse Lit is a literary magazine seeking original fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction for themed issues celebrating overlooked moments and transformation.

Response time info: ~46 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at peruselit.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: Unpaid

Open to: Ages 16+

Issue 2 (Autumn 2026), theme: 'Unravelling'. Fiction up to 5000 words. Original, human-created, previously unpublished work only. Ages 16+; simultaneous submissions allowed; unpaid.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: Unpaid

Open to: Ages 16+

Issue 2 (Autumn 2026), theme: 'Unravelling'. Creative nonfiction up to 5000 words. Original, human-created, previously unpublished work only. Ages 16+; simultaneous submissions allowed; unpaid.

poetryEligibility requirementsPays: Unpaid

Open to: Ages 16+

Issue 2 (Autumn 2026), theme: 'Unravelling'. Up to 5 related poems. Original, human-created, previously unpublished work only. Ages 16+; simultaneous submissions allowed; unpaid.

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