Litmosphere: Journal of Charlotte Lit

How to submit

• Processs

  Submittable

• Cover letter

  In our "Contributor's Note" field, please include a short note (up to 150 words) that helps editors and readers get to know you. Rather than listing prior publications, tell us something about yourself—where you’re from, how you identify, what excites and interests you––and about the impulse behind the piece(s) in your submission. If you have them, please also include your website and active social media handles.

• Eligibility

  18+

• Formatting

  Please upload a single file with each piece on a new page, in .doc, .docx, or .rtf format, using Times New Roman or another readable font. Double-spacing preferred. For Poetry (which allows up to five pieces) and Flash (which allows up to four), begin each piece on a new page. Do not include name or other contact information in your uploaded file so we can read without bias.

• Author's rights

  For all writing: first electronic rights and non-exclusive archival rights; copyright remains with the author. For art: non-exclusive online and archival use; copyright remains with the artist.

• Additional info

  Our Vision It seems the literary journal world has become an immense and sometimes less than friendly landscape for writers seeking to find homes for their work. We’ve envisioned Litmosphere as an oasis in the desert of long response times and impersonal rejection notes. As writers ourselves, we know submitters are putting real skin (thick or thin) into the game and deserve our full attention and respect. We strive to make meaningful connections with potential contributors, regardless of our ability to include their work in a particular issue. That desire to connect carries over to a preference for readers to more deeply experience authors’ voices by publishing together multiple pieces from the same writers. We are interested in work by all writers, and are particularly eager to receive submissions from those historically underrepresented in publishing. Finally, we’re committed to crafting a nourishing, visually appealing, easy-to-navigate journal. Our Aesthetic Litmosphere is for lovers of image and metaphor, writers and readers as curious about inner experience as driving narrative. It’s a place readers can easily dip in, read a piece or two, but our goal is to curate content and design a reading experience that makes you want to linger, luxuriate in rich language, reconsider the world and your place in it.