Litbreak Magazine, founded in December of 2015 by Jason Chambers and edited by Dennis Haritou, publishes a wide mix of literary fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. All submissions to Litbreak must be previously unpublished. 

Litbreak is open for submissions year-round but with a limit of fifty unpaid submissions per month. Tip Jar submissions are always allowed. We accept submissions only through Submittable. Recommended word limit is 3,500. A larger word count makes acceptance  unlikely. For poetry submissions, please submit up to five poems and we may either accept or decline them as a group or single out one poem as outstanding. Withdrawals from a poetry submission may result in the decline of the remaining submission.

To enhance literary diversity, all contributing writers can be published on Litbreak only once. Pieces are pubished more or less in random order and we depend on our diverse selection to result in an a interesting mix. Litbreak accepts simultaneous submissions but please let us know if your work has been accepted elsewhere.

Please present your submission as a Word doc. We do not accept PDFs. Please use 12 Point, Times New Roman font, double-spaced, if possible. Your cover letter should focus on your literary associations or interests. Please be brief. A concise biography with reference to literature and writing would also be helpful. Submissions with cover letters, biographies or formats that do not at least approximate the above guidelines may be summarily declined. 

We will ask for confirmation from the writer if your work is accepted. Submitters must be at least 18 years of age. Writers must submit their work directly. Submission by third parties is not allowed.

If you wish to re-edit your work after submission, then withdraw it and resubmit later if you wish. Submissions that contain multiple parts should remain intact. 

Editorial note: Although Litbreak is an American publication, we retain British Standard English if the source document employs it.

Thanks for keeping our celebration of literary diversity alive with the submission of your work!

Dennis Haritou

Litbreak Magazine