EXTENDED!
March 31, 2026
The Honey Pot Lit invites submissions of:
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Genre,
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Short stories,
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Book excerpts.
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While we do accept book excerpts, we do not accept previously published prose or poetry.
We are always open for free regular submissions for blind consideration. All submissions to these categories are free, however at this time (though we would love to) we are unable to offer payment for accepted work.
We do not accept AI Generated content.
Formatting Requirements For Poetry And Prose: Submissions should be in Word doc or PDF format, (with each poem starting on a new page). Use a font size of 12. Line spacing for poetry can be set to 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0. For prose it must be 2.0.
Formatting Requirements:
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We intentionally read all submissions blind. Do not include any identifying information in your document (name, gender, age, etc.) - It will be automatically rejected!
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Remove all instances of your name, institutional affiliation, or other identifying markers from the document and the file properties. Your name should not be present in or on the document.
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Rename the file according to our naming convention “THPL_Title_[Prose/Poetry/Art/Photography]"
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e.g.: THPL_The Thing_Prose
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e.g.: THPL_Bloom_Poetry
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Submit your best work in a .doc or .docx format --- for images .jpg or .png
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Prose Submissions:
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Please submit a maximum of five thousand (5000) words of prose.
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Prose submissions are limited to one story per submission.
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Poetry Submissions:
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Please submit one to eight (1-8) pages of poetry.
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Title document with name of first poem.
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Art Submissions:
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Up to 4 photographs or pieces of art.
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Publishing rights:
For all accepted submissions (including fiction, poetry, nonfiction, visual art, and hybrid work), The Honey Pot Literary asks for the following rights:
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First Serial Rights: We acquire the right to be the first to publish the work in any format (print or online). The piece must not have been previously published elsewhere.
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Archival and Promotional Rights (Non-Exclusive): All rights immediately revert back to the author upon publication. However, the author grants The Honey Pot Literary a perpetual, non-exclusive license to: Archive the complete work on our website and in PDF format. Promote the work and the magazine on social media platforms indefinitely, which includes quoting sections, posting full images of the visual art, and linking to the work.
We greatly appreciate any future reprints or republications by the author acknowledging that the piece was first published in The Honey Pot Literary.
Genres Accepted:
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Excerpts (While we do accept book excerpts, we do not accept previously published prose or poetry. Please refrain from submitting work that has already been accepted elsewhere. Thank you!)
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Environment/Nature
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Feminist
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Flash Fiction
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Humor
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LGBTQ+
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Mystery/Crime
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Romance/Romantic
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Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Speculative
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Young Adult
Looking to get your art on the cover? Look no further!
We are looking for cover art that showcases the essence of The Honey Pot Lit, get to know our website and socials, check out the blog, read and view the pieces that have been accepted to get a sense of who we are and what we do.
The image to the right is the format of our cover, please keep this in mind when creating the artwork as the only thing that will change will be the color of the font. The Honey Pot logo will remain where and as is so please make sure it can be visible in your submission.
For your use (but please do not include the lettering in the final submission):
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We use Canva.
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File size is 8.5x11.
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Magazine Title font is Brown Sugar, size 95.5.
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Issue font is ABeeZee, size 16.
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Line thickness is 6.
We ask that you submit two separate documents for the cover art submission:
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Document #1 should be the artwork and be titled “CoverArt_TitleOfPiece”––please do not include your name anywhere on this document.
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Document #2 should contain the creator’s name, contact information (email), social media handles. Please also include the title of your photos/art in your submission on this info page. This document should be saved as “Info_TitleOfPiece”
