We publish one issue annually in late spring. We open for submissions starting November 7, 2024 and close on February 28, 2025, allowing for a print production date in early May.

In this issue of Levitate, we aim to spread love. We want writers of all backgrounds to feel included, and have a safe space to share their work. We want thought-provoking work that will encourage self-reflection, and push the boundaries of what is seen as "acceptable" in our society today. This is a judgment-free submission experience however, we do not accept bigotry, hate speech of any kind, or meaningless gore. We want fully original pieces from real artists. AI and plagiarism will not be accepted in this issue of the magazine. Levitate accepts many different art forms such as fiction, poems, short stories, personal essays, letters, comic strips, and photography. We look forward to experiencing your creations

Please upload one prose piece, up to three poems, or up to five artworks per submission. When submitting to Levitate, we ask that include a short bio in your cover letter. 

While we ask that you do not submit multiple times to the same genre, we do accept simultaneous submissions across genres if only once. If you submit in more than one genre, please include that information in your cover letter.  

The title of your submission should be the title(s) of your piece(s).  Submissions that fail to follow the guidelines will not receive the same careful attention that is given to correctly submitted work.

Issue 9 will contain a special themed dossier on the theme of Censorship. 

Contributors located in the United States will receive one free physical copy of the issue. International contributors will receive a PDF copy of the issue. 

Genres:

Fiction should be no longer than 3,000 words. We also welcome flash fiction, which we define as anything less than 1,000 words.

Creative Nonfiction should be no longer than 4,000 words.

Poetry submissions should include no more than 3 poems, with no poem longer than 3 pages (no more than 9 pages total).

Visual Arts submissions are open to all mediums (including sculpture), but no more than 5 pieces. Please submit images as jpeg or tif, 300dpi.

Please do not send novels, novellas, or complete collections.

We will not consider previously published work.

Submissions open November 7, 2024 at 12:00AM and close February 28, 2025 at 11:59PM.

If your work is selected, we ask for First North American Serial PRINT and ELECTRONIC Rights for publication. 

We look forward to reading your work!