Lit Shark Magazine
Literary Magazine
Lit Shark Magazine is a celebration of marine life, conservation, & inclusive, accessible literature for all ages. We also offer a PAID Poem of the Month Contest, and we're starting a little sister magazine called Lit Pup Magazine for children and teen writers.
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
Please double-check before submitting.
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 7 days*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 30% *Editor reported data
- Work acquired through solicitation: 0%
PaysNo
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 4000 words max
Max words: 4000
Sub Genres: Literary, Absurdist, Action-Adventure, Crime, Experimental, Fantasy, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Gothic, Historical, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ+ Stories, Magical Realism, Mystery, Noir, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative, Thriller, Young Adult
Fiction - 4000 words max
Max words: 4000
Sub Genres: Literary, Absurdist, Action-Adventure, Crime, Experimental, Fantasy, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Gothic, Historical, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ+ Stories, Magical Realism, Mystery, Noir, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative, Thriller, Young Adult
Nonfiction - 4000 words max
Max words: 4000
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Review
Translation
Max pieces: 5
Art
Max pieces: 5
Wtf is genre, send anything
Max pieces: 5
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
We don't need anything fancy! Please give us your contact info and author bio, and please also note if your work has been previously published and if you have a preference for which issue your work appears in.
Eligibility
All marginalized creatorsLGBTQ+ creatorsWomen and other marginalized gendersYoung creators18+Creators w/ disabilities
Everyone, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, literary background, identity, or community, is welcome to submit! We are an inclusive, loving, and welcoming space, and we encourage you to become a part of our shiver (a body of sharks), the Lit Shark Community.Formatting
Word Doc or PDF, please!
Author's rights
We accept previously published works, on the grounds that you provide us with all of the previous publication information so we can credit your work properly. As for us, if we accept your work, your work will appear in the next issue of our magazine, and we may also post it on our website or social media channels. The work is otherwise totally yours, as it should be.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
7
Total submissions tracked
3 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
11 days
Fastest response time
190 days
Slowest response time
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Submission calls
All genres
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Read moreAbout
Lit Shark is a welcoming & inclusive space for all individuals who call themselves a writer or dream of being one. All ages, backgrounds, publishing histories, & identities are welcome. With two literary magazines for aspiring & established writers to submit to, book reviews, author interviews, reso...
Read moreFounded
2023
Country
Masthead
McKenzie Lynn Tozan
Editor-in-Chief
Dragan Tozan
Operations and Technical Director
Beth Mathison
Assistant Poetry and Prose Reader
Julie A. Dickson
Assistant Poetry and Prose Reader