The Lit Nerds
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Last updatedThe Lit Nerds is a literary magazine seeking uplifting, hopeful, and positive fiction, poetry, and select nonfiction, with a focus on good writing and happy endings.
Response time info: within twelve weeks
Read the full guidelines at thelitnerds.com↗Submission calls
Fiction with happy endings, hope, and positive themes; any genre (including speculative or contemporary); no word count limit, but sweet spot is 700–3000 words; no dark or gratuitous content; previously published work accepted with rights; simultaneous submissions allowed.
Creative nonfiction accepted ONLY in the following forms: Five-Star Reviews (personal, hopeful, humorous, or heartfelt essays about things/places/ideas you love, 700–2000 words ideal), Love Letters (wholesome, poetic prose addressed to a person/place/object, 300–500 words ideal), and Culture, Craft…
Poems that are uplifting, positive, and awe-inspiring; any form or length, but unlikely to publish poems over two pages unless exceptional; no dark or depressing work; previously published work accepted with rights; simultaneous submissions allowed.
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