Lit Pup Magazine A project of Lit Shark Magazine (see other related projects). About Lit Pup is a literary magazine open to all poetry, creative works, and artwork, written by budding creative writers under the age of 18.Whether they are in elementary school just learning about poetry and rhyme, or they’re 17 and reading their first poems by Edgar Allan Poe and interested in writing poems and stories of their own, we want to read them!Shark-, ocean-, and conservation-themed works are fun and will absolutely be considered for publication here, but we do not require a particular theme for our works. Whatever themes fall on a young writer’s heart are welcome here. Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to writers and artists under the age of 18. Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 2024 Publication Media & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationUnknown publication frequencyPrint Publication Print PublicationUnknown publication frequency AI Policy Unknown AI policy Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Children, Middle grades, Young adults.Genres: GeneralLengths: Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words. Short Story: 1,000 - 4,500 words. Novel Excerpt: Up to 4,500 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Nature/Environment: See guidelines. Place/Regions: Specific region, See guidelines. Other: May vary, See guidelines.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.Media: Text. Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Children, Middle grades, Young adults.Lengths: Essay: Up to 4,500 words. Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 4,500 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Nature/Environment: See guidelines. Place/Regions: Specific region, See guidelines. Other: May vary, See guidelines.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Children, Middle grades, Young adults.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Nature/Environment: See guidelines. Place/Regions: Specific region, See guidelines. Other: May vary, See guidelines.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.Media: Text. Collapse section Visual Art Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Children, Middle grades, Young adults.Lengths: Artwork: Up to 10 pieces.Art Media: Open to all/most Art Media.Art Styles:Open to all/most Art Styles.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Nature/Environment: See guidelines. Place/Regions: Specific region, See guidelines. Other: May vary, See guidelines.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.Media: Image. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. 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