The Light Ekphrastic

About

The Light Ekphrastic is an online journal dedicated to the creation of new written and visual artworks through collaboration between artists.
For each issue, writers and artists will be paired, each creating a new poem, story, photograph, painting or other piece of artwork inspired by work previously created by their partner artist.

Important: Those chosen are paired with another artist, and each creates a new piece based on their partner’s previous work.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2010

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: The Light Ekphrastic's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Rolling Submissions:

Next cutoff date is 30 September 2026* (approx. 25 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words); 3 - 5 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Visual Arts: Ekphrasis.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Rolling Submissions:

Next cutoff date is 30 September 2026* (approx. 25 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; 3 - 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Visual Arts: Ekphrasis.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Rolling Submissions:

Next cutoff date is 30 September 2026* (approx. 25 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: 3 - 5 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Visual Arts: Ekphrasis.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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The Light Ekphrastic Submission Statistics

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We have received 3 reports from 2 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

10 min | 213.0 mean avg | 184.0 median | 445 max days (186.3 std dev)

Pending

2 responses are pending (4 min | 65.0 mean avg | 65.0 median | 126 max days waiting | 86.3 std dev) from 2 different members

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 28 Nov 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 18 Nov 2025.
Date compiled: 05 Sep 2026 19:53 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 27 May 2026

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