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General theme

Spirituality

Guidelines

"Overtly Lit is run by two budding writers who aim to celebrate all things that meet at the intersection of faith and art. We want to see faith and spirituality explored creatively."

Current Theme

Spirituality

"Overtly Lit is run by two budding writers who aim to celebrate all things that meet at the intersection of faith and art. We want to see faith and spirituality explored creatively."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

2 weeks

Acceptance Rate

?

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    Yes

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

6 genres

Fiction

Max words: 3500

Flash Fiction

Max words: 800

Nonfiction

Max words: 3500

Art

Photography, digital art, traditional art

Photography

No specific limitations

Poetry

2-4 poems per person per submission period

Fiction

Max words: 3500

Flash Fiction

Max words: 800

Nonfiction

Max words: 3500

Art

Photography, digital art, traditional art

Photography

No specific limitations

Poetry

2-4 poems per person per submission period

Statistics

We're able to provide them because you use our tracker!
You're the best!

Track submission

3

Total submissions tracked

164 days

Average response time

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Average acceptance rate

95 days

Fastest response time

294 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

-

Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

We accept previously published work (except for poetry). Specific theme: faith

About the Magazine

Founded in 2021 | United Kingdom

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Safiya Cherfi

Editor-in-Chief

Madeehah Reza

Editor-in-Chief

Sagirah Shahid

Poetry Editor

Kara Dunford

Poetry Editor

Sara Hassan

Prose Editor

Sadia Akhtar

Prose Editor