​Simultaneous Submissions

Simultaneous submissions are welcome, and we encourage them.

If your work is accepted elsewhere, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can withdraw it from consideration.

 

Multiple Submissions

You may submit to more than one category during the same reading period.

We advise however, that you send only one submission per category at a time and wait for a response before submitting again to that category.

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Previously Published Work

We currently consider previously unpublished work only for our print and digital issues. Previously published work may be submitted to our weekly feature.

Work that has appeared in a literary magazine, anthology, book, public website, blog, newsletter, or other public publication is considered previously published.

Work published on the writer's personal social media page is considered unpublished. 

The folklore, legend, tale, or source material itself may of course be old, traditional, inherited, or previously recorded.

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Formatting

Please upload your submission as a DOC, DOCX, or PDF. Audio files can be uploaded in any audio format and images should be uploaded as png or jpg files. Prose should be presented in a clear, readable font and preferably double-spaced. Poetry may retain its original formatting.

Please include the title of your work and your name in the document unless otherwise stated on the submission form (like in the event of a contest).

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Response Time

We aim to respond to submissions within 4 weeks for general submissions. If you have not heard from us after that, you are welcome to query.

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Rights

Copyright remains with the author.

For previously unpublished work, Lore Lorn requests first publication rights and non-exclusive archival rights, allowing us to keep the work available in the issue and in our online archive.

After publication, all other rights remain with or revert to the author. If the work is later republished elsewhere, we ask that Lore Lorn be acknowledged as its first place of publication.

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Awards & Nominations

We believe exceptional work deserves to travel well beyond our pages. Each year, Lore Lorn considers eligible work published in the journal for relevant literary prizes and anthologies, including The Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction, and Best Spiritual Literature, as well as other awards for which a piece may qualify.

Nominations are made at the discretion of the editors and according to the eligibility requirements of each award. Contributors will be notified if their work is nominated.

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Payment

While we are not yet able to offer monetary payment, every published contributor receives a complimentary copy of the print issue in which their work appears, a one-year subscription to Lore Lorn, and consideration for literary prize nominations.

As writers ourselves, we understand the value of creative work and believe that writers and artists deserve to be paid for their contributions. We are working towards offering monetary compensation in the future.

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Generative AI

We do not accept work written or substantially generated, in part or in full, by generative AI.

The use of ordinary spelling, grammar, formatting, or accessibility tools is not prohibited.

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A Final Note

Lore Lorn is open to writers everywhere.

We care more about the strength of the tale than your publication history. New and established writers are equally welcome.