L'Esprit Literary Review

How to submit

• Processs

  Submittable

• Cover letter

  Please include the following: Your name, and the title and genre (fiction, CNF, criticism, review, etc.) of your piece. A third-person bio, to be used as the contributor’s note should your work be accepted. Social media handles (Twitter and Instagram), if you’d like to be promoted online. An optional cover letter to introduce the work, yourself, or provide some context to your submission; please note that this in no way impacts the likelihood of publication. Finally, we would appreciating knowing how you found the journal (social, ad listing, database search, reference, etc).

• Eligibility

  No specific eligibility requirements

• Formatting

  For all submissions, please use Times New Roman or similar, 12 or 11pt., 1.5 or 2x line spacing, maximum two pieces per contributor per reading period. We prefer but do not insist upon footnotes over endnotes and Chicago style of citation.

• Author's rights

  L’Esprit reserves all publication rights for each issue’s design and content, as well as for first North American publishing rights. Please note that work accepted for one of our full issues will be published in print, digital, and online formats. The journal also retains rights to use works for promotional and publicity pieces. We nominate for the Pushcart and other literary awards. Authors and artists retain their rights for future publication and use, but we ask that L’Esprit be credited with original publication.

• Additional info

  Accept previously published Offer expedited response: reply within 72 hours for $5 Offer personalized response: 1-2 paragraphs $10; page $20 Multiple submissions (across genres or within the same genre; no more than two at a time) are welcome. We nominate for the Pushcart and other literary awards. We look for ambitious, voice-driven literary fiction and criticism that emphasizes consciousness and interiority in the Modernist tradition.