under_lit the under_graduate-only literary magazine

This project is believed to be defunct. (April 2026)

About

We here at under_lit are students taking (and the faculty teaching) ENGL-353: Editing and Publishing at Morningside University in Sioux City, Iowa.
We want to see what our fellow undergraduates are producing all over the place. Send us your creative work: poetry, prose, visual art, anything else that may not be easily categorizable.
Students within the course will split up into teams and manage different genres or attend to other needs of the magazine.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2025

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 500 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Flash Fiction: 500 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed in some circumstances; check their site for details.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 500 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Essay: 500 - 1,500 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 500 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: 500 - 1,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed in some circumstances; check their site for details.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed in some circumstances; check their site for details.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 3 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed in some circumstances; check their site for details.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026