We publish one issue annually in late spring. We open for submissions starting November 1, 2023 and close on February 29, 2024, allowing for a print production date in early May.

Levitate aims to be inclusive, both in terms of the authors and the types of work we accept. We want to create a safe and comfortable place for writers of all backgrounds and languages. We recognize that the writing industry has been predominantly white and we aim to lift up the voices of writers of color, as well as other marginalized communities. We recognize that everyone deserves for their voice to be heard, and we believe that it’s important that writers at various stages of their careers are given the opportunity to showcase their work and the perspective it shows. Levitate accepts all genres of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art, and is also accepting work under the theme “Insomnia” for our Issue 8 themed dossier.

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

Do not submit multiple times to the same genre. However, simultaneous submissions are accepted 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 8 will contain a special themed dossier on the theme Insomnia. 

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 5,000 words. We 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 2 pages (no more than 6 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 1, 2023 at 12:00AM and close February 29, 2024 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!