Please send all general submissions here: https://forms.gle/eu5kCoA2Z3e6gP7U6
We do not respond to submissions sent by email at this time.
Currently, only unpublished work is being considered. Unpublished as not in a public space. Poetry, prose, flash fiction are accepted at this time. No more than 5 pages per entry, any more and the work will not be considered. Please submit in a readable font with single spacing. Word docs and PDFs encouraged. There is no current theme, please write with originality.
Submissions close April 30. There is no submission fee.
English preferred. Translation required when requested.
Submissions submissions open every season.
Feb 1- April 30 -> Summer 2025 Submissions open
May 1 - Jul 31 -> Fall 2025 Submissions open
Aug 1 - Oct 31 -> Winter 2025-26 Submissions open
Nov 1 - Jan 31 -> Spring 2026 Submissions open
We do accept multiple submissions, so please send us all pieces at a time. We also do accept simultaneous submissions, but please let us know right away if your piece has been accepted elsewhere by sending an email with the title of your piece to lostcauselitmag@gmail.com.
Once we have published your work, you are free to send it elsewhere. We hold first-and one-time rights only, although we reserve the right to post your work in our Archives.