About
We publish fiction and poetry.
We pay $25 per accepted piece.
We have no affiliation with this magazine that existed until 2000, but it looks rad and was founded the year I (Ryan) was born.
Hanna Shea edits poetry. “I want to read poems that make space for incompatibility, disunion, chaos. Also poems about the rocks and clouds near your home.”
Ryan Shea edits fiction. “I want to publish work that gives a shit, that is not afraid to move, that is paying attention, but to something else. I’m excited about experimental, transgressive horror, speculative fiction that is not twee, and literary stories that run for the cliff’s edge.”
Poetry Submissions
Submissions of poetry are closed as of May 17 2026.
Fiction Submissions
Submissions of fiction are open.
Email submissions to coverlitmag@gmail.com.
Include the title(s) and your name in the subject line.
Add the work as an attachment (doc, pdf, whatever makes sense).
Only send previously unpublished work.
We’ll ask for a short bio on acceptance.
Please submit with the knowledge that we will likely have edits.
We ask for non-exclusive, one-time, worldwide rights to publish and archive your work on this website.