Magazine Submissions

Submission Windows
March 1 – March 30
June 1 – June 30
September 1 – September 30
December 1 – December 30

Themed Issue
Winter 2025
Fairytales, myths, and legends
More details to come

Poetry Submissions
1–3 poems
Each on their own page
Any kind

Fiction & Creative Non-Fiction Submissions
100-5,000 words
Only one at a time please

Thank you so much for your interest in Livina Press’s literary magazine.

After having submitted to various literary magazines, you come to realize that the guidelines are there for the editors as much as they are there for you. Please read through all of the guidelines before submitting. Any sign that the guidelines were obviously not followed will result in your email being deleted, and no response will be given.

Please note that we are unable to pay contributors but hope to be able to soon.

What we are looking for

Livina Press’s motto is “whatever you want to write about is what we want to read.” Outside of the one themed issue per year, that started in 2023, there is no theme!

General Guidelines

  1. You may submit to multiple categories, but please make sure to say what category each work belongs to.

  2. Document Format: .doc/.docx (if submitting an experimental form of poetry, please submit a PDF as well).

  3. No requirements for font or document format, but when in doubt: Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1-inch margins; stories = double-spaced.

  4. Simultaneous submissions are accepted and absolutely encouraged! I just ask that you reply to the email you originally sent your work in and notify me that it has been accepted elsewhere (and congratulations!).

  5. All work must be written by you (and any co-authors must be included), and not the product of artificial intelligence (AI).

Hard Guidelines

  1. No use of slurs or derogatory phrases.

  2. No work that promotes or glorifies suicide, drug use, or contains excessive and unnecessary depictions of violence or gore.

  3. If your work contains references or implications of suicide, self-harm, or assault, please include a warning at the beginning of your submission.

  4. Livina Press accepts everyone and will not tolerate hate towards any person or group based on race, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or family status.

  5. Livina Press will not accept any AI-created work. Submitting work created by AI will result in an automatic rejection and the inability to be considered for any future publications.

Rights

  • Livina Press asks for first serial rights and archival rights. Rights convert back to the author after publication.

  • In the future, if a piece that was first accepted and published through Livina Press is accepted elsewhere, I would ask that you please acknowledge Livina Press in the publication.

How to Submit

  1. Please email submissions to editor@livinapress.com

  2. Document format: .doc/.docx (if submitting an experimental form of poetry, please submit a PDF as well).

  3. Response time is 3-5 weeks.

  4. In the subject line, please format it as the following with the name of each work listed:

    [Genre] Your Name - "Work Title

  5. Or if you are submitting to multiple categories:

    [Genre and Genre] Your name - "Work Title," "Work Title"

  6. In the body of your email, please include:

    • ​​Your short (75-words or less), third-person author bio (please include the name you would like to known as/have your name appear in the magazine!)

    • If there is anything you would like me to consider while reading your work (like the background for why you wrote something), but please keep it brief (100 words or less)—and this is not required!

Expedited & Detailed Responses

Please Note: Paying for an expedited and/or detailed response does not guarantee your work will be accepted

You can remit payment through Venmo or PayPal.

If you would like a 48-hour response, please follow these guidelines:

  • $3 for an expedited poetry response​.

  • $5 for an expedited fiction or creative non-fiction response for pieces 2,500 words or less.

  • $10 for an expedited fiction or creative non-fiction response for pieces between 2,501-5,000 words.

If you would like an expedited response and an editorial response for your piece, whether it is accepted or rejected, please follow these guidelines:

  • $6 for poetry, per poem you would like an editorial response for (this includes the 48 hours response, line critiques, and at least a paragraph of my thoughts and comments)

  • $10 for fiction or creative non-fiction for 2,500 words or less (this includes the 48 hours response, line critiques, and at least a paragraph of my thoughts and comments)

  • $15 for fiction and creative non-fiction for 2,501-5,000 words (this includes the 48 hours response, line critiques, and at least a paragraph of my thoughts and comments)

If you are submitting multiple works in different categories, you need to pay for each work you would like expedited (and those you would like an editorial response for), and you need to tell me what you're requesting in your email

In the body of your email, please notify me that you've paid for either an expedited response or an expedited and an editorial response. I will email you back to let you know that I've received it. Once you receive that email, the 48 hour response period begins.