PHIL LIT JOURNAL FALL ‘25
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Upcoming Events
Contributor Reading — Mon, Sept 27 @ 11:00 AM ET
Join us and our contributors for a celebratory reading:
Winter ‘25/26 Submissions are OPEN
We keep the queue moving—our aim is to shorten the submission response lag.
Winter Issue theme: “The Refusal.” ZERO FEE // SEPT 1st — NOV. 15th
Open now. Send us your single most stirring and surprising poem. One winner will receive a $250 honorarium, publication in our annual poetry print anthology, a contributor copy, and support in our media outlets. All finalists will also be published in our print anthology, paid a $25 honorarium, and sent a contributor copy. (Short and Longlisted Poems will be considered for publication in our annual anthology or online journal, and will be gifted anthology ebook edtn.)
Reader’s Choice Awards
The top 3 reader-selected poems from each issue will be featured in a special section in our annual poetry anthology book* (print). Voting opens 9/22 at noon and will close a week before the next issue is published.
*Annual PHIL LIT Poetry Anthologies are included in ACTIVE paid memberships**, and will be published every August. Preorder Pricing will be available until June 1st. (Readers can pre-order your book here if not already a paid subscriber.)
**Members must be active for a minimum of 2 months for order processing purposes. Subscribers will need to fill out the shipping form on their welcome email to receive a copy.
Why PHIL LIT exists
We publish work that offers catharsis, or practical paths toward understanding and a kinder world. We believe art can make problems visible while making solutions feel possible.
With gratitude,
PHIL LIT Journal
Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Geiser Managing Poetry Editor: Alix Klingenberg Founder/Creative Director: Nancy J. Simat
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So excited to read this and honored to be a part of this issue!
Yayyyy