Publication: LOOM Literary Journal
Theme: Quaver (Issue #1)
Pay: $180 per accepted piece
Deadline: 12 June 2025
Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Comics
Submission Limit: Up to 3 pitches and/or drafts

🎧 Got something to say about sound?
LOOM is a bold, new interdisciplinary lit mag that’s all about pushing creative boundaries. For their debut issue Quaver, they’re calling for stories, essays, poems, and comics that engage with music — thematically, formally, or in wild, experimental ways.

Think deep dives into underrated artists, hybrid pieces that blend music with text, ekphrastic poetry inspired by a song, or even weird music-industry fanfiction (yes, literary fanfic is welcome). If it resonates with rhythm, LOOM wants to see it.

This issue will first be printed (in gorgeous duotone!) and later published online — so they’re looking for pieces that read beautifully both on the page and beyond it. Digital elements are welcome, but make sure your piece stands on its own in print.

📝 What They Want

• Fiction + essays: 1500–3000 words
• Poetry and comics: flexible
• Unpublished work only
• Max 3 pieces or pitches per person
• Experimental and cross-media pieces are encouraged

🎯 How to Pitch
Submissions are open via webform only. You can send a pitch, a full draft, or something in between. Just make sure your work fits the theme Quaver and has a clear connection to sound or music.

🔗 Submit your work here
📧 Got questions? Reach out to editor Adalya at info@loomlitmag.com

👀 Writers, this is your cue to remix your creativity. Whether you’re a poet with a playlist or a fiction writer obsessed with the lo-fi beats that got away, this is your chance to make some noise — and get paid for it.

Don’t sleep on this. Submissions close 12 June 2025.