The Berlin Literary Review

Submissions are open for the online magazine!

All work must be original and unpublished.

If your work is accepted by us for publication, you consent to giving The Berlin Literary Review first serial rights, after which, all rights revert back to the author. If you do republish your work somewhere else, we ask that you give a mention to The Berlin Literary Review as being the first magazine to publish your piece.

Please submit your work in a Microsoft Word .doc or .docx document, double-spaced and 12-point text.

Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please withdraw your submission if your work is accepted elsewhere.

We aim to read your submission within thirty days. Rest assured, we will get back to you. Please do not contact us about the status of your submission until at least thirty days have passed.

Fiction

The theme for our first issue is Tropical Trees and Seas. Interpret it however you like – just send us your best!

We are interested in Literary Short Fiction and Flash Fiction.

There is no word limit, although anything over five thousand words will be a hard sell.

Please include a brief bio.

Poetry

The theme for our first issue is Tropical Trees and Seas. Interpret it however you like – just send us your best!

Submit no more than five poems at once. Copy all poems into the same .doc or .docx attachment.

Please include a brief bio.

Non-Fiction Travel Writing

The theme for our first issue is Tropical Trees and Seas. Interpret it however you like – just send us your best!

Do you have an interesting and unique travel experience? We want to hear about your adventures around the globe!

Please include a brief summary of your travel tale and the reason(s) why you think we should publish it.

There is no word limit.