About
We are a new online poetry magazine interested in what fascinates you, what perturbs you, and what keeps you up at night. We are working on our schedule, so submissions are closed for right now.
General guidelines:
For general inquiries, email minerallitmag [at] gmail [dot] com.
We do not accept work that includes racism, homophobia, transphobia, antisemitism, islamophobia, misogyny, ableism, bigotry, graphic sexual content, gratuitous violence, or sexual assault.
We reserve the right to include your work in a future anthology. Please credit us if your work is published elsewhere after its publication in Mineral. We nominate for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net.
If your work isn’t selected for our current issue, please wait one full moon before resubmitting. This ensures we give voice and a chance to everyone in the literary community.
Submission guidelines for poetry:
Send 3-5 poems as a docx or doc and a 3rd person 50-75 word bio to minerallitmag [at] gmail [dot] com. We do accept reprints if you retain the rights and we accept simultaneous submissions, but please let us know your piece is accepted elsewhere
Starting with Issue 7 (August, The Body), we will be publishing 13 poems per issue, 1 poem per poet, to make sure each poet has a chance to shine. Still, please send us 3-5 poems per submission. We want to be able to consider you for the weekly feature, which usually includes more than one poem per poet.
Submission guidelines for flash fiction:
Please send either ONE piece of 1,000 words or THREE pieces of 750 words or less to minerallitmagff [at] gmail [dot] com. Please single space your document and use block-style formatting to make it easier on us, your loyal team of volunteers. This helps save time and gets your work out into the world more quickly.
If your jam is micro flash, please send us FOUR pieces up to 500 words each.
Mineral Lit has its roots in poetry. Send us poetry that looks like flash. We want work that explores the masks we wear, social internet confessional culture, how eating alone sometimes feels great. We want stories about the small moments that end up meaning something significant later on. We’re searching for flash that highlights the beauty of being human and the loss that comes with it.
Because of the high volume of work we receive, send us your very best. Not the piece you read to your current lover but the piece you read to your best friend. We want your secrets and your haunts. Nothing less will do.
Submission guidelines for creative nonfiction:
At the core of our favorite Creative Nonfiction is a strong narrative.
It’s tempting to draw the line between Nonfiction and Fiction as a case of “Truths” vs. “Untruths”. We don’t believe that this is a productive or fair distinction to make. Good CNF helps us understand the human condition in an intimate manner—it weaves itself into our collective self-conscious.
A great hint about whether you should submit your piece under CNF is if you are unsure of which genre it fits belongs to.
The only formal guideline for this category is that work should be 1,000 words or less.
Particular attention will be given to works that play with form and narrative approach. Consider works by Elee Kraljii Gardiner, Chelene Knight, and Maggie Nelson as superlative examples.
For further ideas about some of the things we think about when considering CNF as a genre, this article from the Guardian is an excellent starting point.
Our CNF email is minerallitmagcnf [at] gmail [dot] com.
General guidelines:
For general inquiries, email minerallitmag [at] gmail [dot] com.
We do not accept work that includes racism, homophobia, transphobia, antisemitism, islamophobia, misogyny, ableism, bigotry, graphic sexual content, gratuitous violence, or sexual assault.
We reserve the right to include your work in a future anthology. Please credit us if your work is published elsewhere after its publication in Mineral. We nominate for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net.
If your work isn’t selected for our current issue, please wait one full moon before resubmitting. This ensures we give voice and a chance to everyone in the literary community.
Submission guidelines for poetry:
Send 3-5 poems as a docx or doc and a 3rd person 50-75 word bio to minerallitmag [at] gmail [dot] com. We do accept reprints if you retain the rights and we accept simultaneous submissions, but please let us know your piece is accepted elsewhere
Starting with Issue 7 (August, The Body), we will be publishing 13 poems per issue, 1 poem per poet, to make sure each poet has a chance to shine. Still, please send us 3-5 poems per submission. We want to be able to consider you for the weekly feature, which usually includes more than one poem per poet.
Submission guidelines for flash fiction:
Please send either ONE piece of 1,000 words or THREE pieces of 750 words or less to minerallitmagff [at] gmail [dot] com. Please single space your document and use block-style formatting to make it easier on us, your loyal team of volunteers. This helps save time and gets your work out into the world more quickly.
If your jam is micro flash, please send us FOUR pieces up to 500 words each.
Mineral Lit has its roots in poetry. Send us poetry that looks like flash. We want work that explores the masks we wear, social internet confessional culture, how eating alone sometimes feels great. We want stories about the small moments that end up meaning something significant later on. We’re searching for flash that highlights the beauty of being human and the loss that comes with it.
Because of the high volume of work we receive, send us your very best. Not the piece you read to your current lover but the piece you read to your best friend. We want your secrets and your haunts. Nothing less will do.
Submission guidelines for creative nonfiction:
At the core of our favorite Creative Nonfiction is a strong narrative.
It’s tempting to draw the line between Nonfiction and Fiction as a case of “Truths” vs. “Untruths”. We don’t believe that this is a productive or fair distinction to make. Good CNF helps us understand the human condition in an intimate manner—it weaves itself into our collective self-conscious.
A great hint about whether you should submit your piece under CNF is if you are unsure of which genre it fits belongs to.
The only formal guideline for this category is that work should be 1,000 words or less.
Particular attention will be given to works that play with form and narrative approach. Consider works by Elee Kraljii Gardiner, Chelene Knight, and Maggie Nelson as superlative examples.
For further ideas about some of the things we think about when considering CNF as a genre, this article from the Guardian is an excellent starting point.
Our CNF email is minerallitmagcnf [at] gmail [dot] com.