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thelunchhour
we are currently reading for our first issue, which will be released on may 30th, 2025.
thelunchhour
what is all this?
thelunchhour is an online & print literary collective which publishes fresh works of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and the likes every few months. our overarching goal is to publish a plethora of authors, both known & emerging, from all corners of the world. as a writer myself, i know the courage it takes to put yourself out there. i want to make that process a little less scary & give beautifully talented authors a space to shine. all my print issues are handmade with love & care, shipped directly to you.
what will you publish?
as a super broad (and overly-vague) answer: everything. i don't have a theme in mind for any issue of this journal, nor am i tied to any semblance of style, format, or genre. i truly do love it all - micro-poetry, prose, science fiction, sweeping romances. i like the weird, eccentric stuff just as much as the serious & grounded. to put it plainly: i will know it when i see it.
what will publishing be like?
i aim to put out a collection of work (with no set amount of pieces per genre) every few months. we'll have fresh pieces here at the end of february, may, august, & november. every issue will be published digitally & in print for a little baby fee. it's important to me to pay my contributors, and every purchase of an issue goes towards that goal. submissions to thelunchhour are always free.
thelunchhour
we are currently open for submissions - through may 1st or until contributor cap.
what to submit
send up to five pieces of poetry, prose, nonfiction, fiction, & anything else. if you wrote it, submit it! we welcome both unpublished & published work, but please give credit in your document to where the work appeared first. please include all work in one document (pdf or doc). i don't have a preference over font & font size, nor line spacing. if you do not explicitly agree to (check box) the terms i put on the form, your submission will not be read. also, please don't be a dickhead in my comments (i'm looking at some of you). also also, please follow my submission guidelines, it makes my job way easier.
what not to submit
we are not considering work made or inspired by ai, nor plagiarized, unoriginal, or stolen pieces. please do not include photos in your work, unless the specific format calls for that. i have a hard time getting through super lengthy work, so i will generally pass on those. also, do not send me any work that encourages racism, bigotry, sexism, etc.
what happens after i submit?
due to a sudden large influx of submissions (thank you), our response time has significantly gone up! you'll have a decision in your inbox hopefully a week or two following the close of the reading period. you'll be notified even if it's rejected, i won't leave you hanging! please note: i sometimes don't read emails or submissions on weekends, so any inquiries over those days will be promptly answered on monday! if you are declined during this reading period, please wait until the following period to submit again!
what happens to contributors?
my contributors will receive payment of $10 per piece within a month of publication. payments can only be dispersed through cashapp, paypal, or chime, & i do not have any alternative methods i can work out. i am not offering contributor copies at this time, but your issue will always be available for purchase.
how to submit
please click here to submit your work to thelunchhour.