the alt-lit magazine for a beautiful and jaded generation
submission guidelines
We accept a wide-range of original works from poetry to short stories to book reviews and criticism.
Our mission is to elevate and lift the voices of queer, women, BIPOC, gender-fluid, and non-CIS writers and artists that are historically underserved in literary magazines.
Our vision is to publish works that would be banned, burned, and generally scorned by the moral majority, ultra-conservatives, and other fascists.
how to submit
For poetry, please submit up to 4 original poems at a time.
For prose, short stories, criticism, essays, or reviews, please submit 1 piece.
We consider only original, previously unpublished work. (Writing that has appeared online, including an artists own social media posts, is still considered unpublished and can be submitted.)
Please include your name, a short bio, any relevant social media handles, as well as a photo (your choice) with your submission.
We welcome poems and works in all languages. For submissions that are not primarily in English, please include a translation of the non-English portion(s) of the work. This is an accessibility consideration for our editorial staff, not an attempt to privilege the English language.
The editors will make every effort to communicate quickly about review and decisions about publishing any and all contributed works; Poet Land is comprised of an entirely volunteer editorial board.
Contributions to Poet Land grant the magazine the limited right to publish submissions in all formats, as well as use of the submitted works to promote the magazine, its works, and affiliated artists.
Please submit all contributions to RealPoetLand @ Gmail.com
