A Celebration of Diversity in Storytelling and Poetry

Litbreak Magazine, founded in December of 2015 by Jason Chambers and edited by Dennis Haritou, publishes a wide mix of literary fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. All submissions to Litbreak must be previously unpublished. 

Litbreak is open for submissions year-round but with a limit of fifty unpaid submissions per month. Tip Jar submissions are always allowed. We accept submissions only through Submittable. Maximum word limit should be 3,500. Exceeding that limit makes acceptance unlikely. 

Essays, Creative Non Fiction

Film, Music and other Reviews

Dennis Haritou

Jason Chambers

Litbreak Magazine

To enhance literary diversity, all contributing writers can be published on Litbreak only once.

All submitters must be at least 18 years of age.

General call

Caiti Quatmann (she/they) is a disabled and queer writer. She is the author of Yoke (MyrtleHaus 2024) and Editor-in-Chief for HNDL Mag. Her work is forthcoming or appeared in Rattle, North Dakota Quarterly, the Bitchin’ Kitsch, Neologism Poetry Journal, Little Old Lady Comedy, and others. Find her online @CaitiTalks.

50 words

jp thorn is a queer, neurodivergent artist raised in and returned to the south. you'll usually find them in a peaceful flow state of adhd hyperfocus or ping-ponging between cat parent and hobbyist. they believe in de-stigmatization and open communication as means to bridge divides between folx from varied backgrounds. their work is largely inspired by reframing traditionalism, therapeutic processes, unlearning patriarchy, and global patterns.

third person bio

Daniel Crépault is a criminologist, addiction treatment provider, and emerging short fiction writer. He lives in Ottawa, Canada with his wife and two beautiful children.

Short Bio

Daniel Crépault (he/him) likes _____ and _____. His short stories have appeared in publications such as Litbreak, _____, and ________. Daniel has a Doctorate in Criminology from the University of Ottawa and a Master’s in Legal Studies from Carleton University. He lives on the ancestral land of the Mohawk people in Embrun, Ontario with his wife and two sons. 

Longer Bio

BIO: Meredith Wadley is an American-Swiss who lives and works in a medieval micro town on the Rhine River. She holds an MFA from the University of Oregon, and her writing has been anthologized and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her monthly musings about life and writing plus her publication links appear on her website, www.meredithwadley.com. On social media, find her at BlueSky: @meredithwadley, Twitter: @meredithwadley. Instagram: @meredithkaisi.

Basic – MFA

Meredith Wadley is an American-Swiss living and working in a medieval micro town on the Rhine River. Her writing has been anthologized and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Read her latest work in The Disappointed Housewife, Subnivean, The Woolf, and forthcoming in Across the Margin and The Vincent Brothers Review. Her monthly musings about life and writing plus her publication links appear on her website, www.meredithwadley.com. On social media, find her at BlueSky: @meredithwadley, Twitter: @meredithwadley. Instagram: @meredithkaisi.

Basic – including pubs

Meredith Wadley is an award-winning and anthologized American-Swiss writer who lives in a medieval micro town on the Rhine River. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Find her long-form fiction in publications including As You Were, Collateral, Five on the Fifth, Line of Advance, Litbreak Magazine, Longleaf Review, Subnivean, New World Writing, and upstreet. Her flash fiction has appeared in publications including The Woolf, The Disappointed Housewife, Bandit Fiction, Fiction Kitchen Berlin, Flash Boulevard, Fudoki Magazine, Gone Lawn, JMWW, Lammergeier, Lunate, Reflex Fiction, and Orca Lit. Her monthly musings about life and her publication links appear on her website, www.meredithwadley.com. On social media, find her at BlueSky: @meredithwadley, Twitter: @meredithwadley. Instagram: @meredithkaisi.

Long – including pubs

Meredith Wadley is an American-Swiss who lives and works in a medieval micro town on the Rhine River. Her writing has been anthologized and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Find her short stories in a variety of publications, including As You Were: The Military Review, Five on the Fifth, Line of Advance, Longleaf Review, New World Writing, Subnivean, and upstreet. Her flash fiction appears in Bandit Fiction, Gone Lawn, JMWW, Lammergeier, and Orca Lit. She’s at work on a collection of short stories, a collection of flash fiction, and a campus novel involving misogyny and plagiarism. Her monthly musings about life and writing plus her publication links appear on her website, www.meredithwadley.com. On social media, find her at BlueSky: @meredithwadley, Twitter: @meredithwadley. Instagram: @meredithkaisi.

Long – at work on . . . 

I am in every future of this sphere
Two, ten, a thousand years from now.
Though I know it cannot ...

Hide Me, Sandcastle, from this Wave + Malware + Quasimodo’s Last Walk + Research Question + Yesternight

Look. ‘Look’ said each wondrous comical hodgepodge of illustrations. Just one word, the perfect invitation ...

Look

"In the days after my great aunt’s death, I became Nana’s only friend. I didn’t carry the mantle very well. I didn’t enjoy the position. A glorified maidservant; a disrespected shopping serf. That’s all I was. And I wasn’t very good at it..." 

Nana Faye

Martin, a widower, doesn’t realize that he’s dying. He sits in his daughter’s living room, wrapped in quilts despite a woodstove throwing heat. His bones ache despite the coziness of the reading chair he occupies.

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