...and, time! Submissions to Lit Namjooning are now closed. We received a lot more subs than we expected! Thanks so much to everyone who trusted us with their beautiful words (and wrote such encouraging and kind cover letters!) On to the best part of this process--reading! π«Άπ«Ά
We're officially OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!! Send us your flash fiction and flash NF under 500 words. Submission guidelines on the website.
@lumchanmfa
,
@lakshgiri
and I (
@m_ixedbag
) are looking forward to reading your work!
We open for submissions on Monday, June 3! Curious who's on the masthead? Meet our Editors--
@m_ixedbag
,
@lumchanmfa
, and
@lakshgiri
. Check out our masthead page for our bios:
Weβve had some brilliant submissions so far, but we want more! Fiction and nonfiction pieces under 500 words, before July 3! Weβre really niceβlook at us!
The
@Wigleaf
Top 50 2024 & the Longlist are up! Thank you to our Guest Selecting Editor
@MauriceRuffin
& to our Readers & Associate Series Editors! Letβs celebrate writers, readers, & journalsβall for very short fictions. All for the love: ! β€οΈπ»β¨
Hello World! Thank you for supporting this fledgling magazine. Hereβs a cloud with a silver lining for you. Use it as a sign or a writing prompt. βοΈπ
Holy submissions, Batman! (is that how you say it?) So many amazing subs came in while I (Hema) was sleeping. Thank you thank you thank you! This makes our editorly hearts so happy! Keep 'em coming, folx! π
Thank you to all who have submitted so far! Y'all write the nicest cover letters. We're only open until July 3, so get your submissions in! Go. go, go!
π’Subs open June 3, 2024! This week, we'll be showcasing some terrific flash pieces that fit the Literary Namjooning vibe. Hope you find inspiration in them.
First is a flash fiction piece--one of my (Hema's) all time favorites--
@pdforan
in
@FracturedLit
Another great piece that embodies the
@lit_namjooning
aesthetic is
@pleomorphic2
's "You Never Know Which Artwork Will Stay with You, Becoming Entirely Beloved, Entirely Necessary" in
@offbeatlit
. (1/3)
We've been posting flash fiction pieces so far, but let's talk non-fiction now, shall we? This one's a tad longer, but
@The_Big_Quiet
's "A Thousand Cups of Coffee" in
@TheSunMagazine
nails the Literary Namjooning vibe.
(1/3)
Congratulations to our Grand Prize Winner
@lumchanmfa
with BITTER OVER SWEET, & our two runner ups, Erica Kent with BLACK DOG, & Mathew Goldberg with NIGHT WATCH!
Thank you everyone who entered, & thank you
@deeshaphilyaw
for returning as our guest judge!
To all our new followers, thank you and welcome! If you're wondering what "namjooning" means, here's a handy definition. (It's actually a made-up verb, but holds a lot of meaning).
Happy Monday! Here's your periodic reminder that we open for submissions on June 3--which is less than a month away! Hope you're writing, or
#namjooning
, or both! Here's my (Hema's) favorite plant--Mimosa pudica or touch-me-nots. Writing prompt, maybe?
It's a grey, rainy June morning in Singapore, but it's cooled down a bit. What a relief! But this relief, I know, is fleeting. Soon, it'll be humid, muggy again. Sort of like acceptances and rejections, no? It's all ephemeral. What does June look like where you are? - H
Well hello (: WHERE TO SUBMIT THIS WEEK. I know its Wednesday, and we usually do this on Mondays but these mags just opened so youβve got time
β Submission details
We're feeling share-y this fine Thursday, so here's another one of our favorite flash pieces.
@andrewbertaina
's "Passing" in
@matchbooklitmag
(and most of his work) is steeped in the Literary Namjooning vibe. (1/4)
Here at Lit Namjooning, we're big fans of
@laughingyeti
's writing. Although we're not looking for poetry (at this point), Shome's latest poems are a perfect example of the
#namjooning
vibe. Read them in
@susurrusmag
:
We hope you've been enjoying all the stories we've been posting to give you a sense of what we're looking for. Still have questions? Feel free to email us at literarynamjooning
@gmail
.com. Subs open June 3!
Hey! Here are some literary journals that are open for submissions now or theyβll open soon or in June! Some will close soon, too. Genres, themes, & guidelines vary, & dates are tentative. I think these are no-fee submissions. There are many more out there! Good luck! βοΈβ¨π»β€οΈποΈ
Some facts about 8:
1. 8 is the first even, non-prime Fibonacci number
2. 8 pints make a gallon
3. In Pythagorean numerology, 8 represents victory and prosperity
4. 8 is also the number of days until we open for subs!!! Sub guidelines here:
Let's go!
Heyyo! Where to submit this week!
You know the drill:
*Heavy breathing* I just have to say it incase you don't infact know the drill - click that link to find the details you need to submit ok thank you bye)
ββ¦we can only exist in these worlds never created.β
Such a beautiful thought.
Donβt miss
@laughingyeti
βs foreword in this yearβs
@Wigleaf
#Top50
. Heartfelt thanks to Shome and the team for all your hard work, and congrats to everyone on the LL and on the Top 50! π«°π«°
The
@Wigleaf
Top 50 2024 & the Longlist are up! Thank you to our Guest Selecting Editor
@MauriceRuffin
& to our Readers & Associate Series Editors! Letβs celebrate writers, readers, & journalsβall for very short fictions. All for the love: ! β€οΈπ»β¨
Experienced lit mag editors, help a newbie out, please! Any tips on how to increase our visibility on Instagram? Right now most of the traffic to our website is from Twitter, and if this site ever Xβes out π΅, weβll be in trouble. So, share your wisdom, pretty please
We received our first email asking when subs open! How exciting! Subs open Monday, June 3. So you have a little over a month to write something.
Do take a look at our FAQs page and feel free to email us if you have any questions we haven't answered!
Not too long now! Questions? Check out our FAQs page here:
If you have a question we haven't addressed, feel free to email us at literarynamjooning
@gmail
.com.
This is so cool! You know another event thatβs happening the same day? Weβre opening for submissions!! June 3. Nowβs a good time as any to start getting those self-care themed flash fiction and CNF ready!
On Monday, June 3rd, a rare event known as the Parade of Planets will occur, where six planets of the solar system will align in a straight line. They will be visible just before sunrise here in the northern hemisphere.
Great day to be a BTS fan today. If you're Army, you know why. But Army or not, you know what else it's a great day for? To send some wonderful writing our way. We're open until July 3! Check out our submission guidelines here:
ICYMI, I have a story out in the amazing
@hexliterary
! I have bragged to my kids about how cool their mom is now. π Hereβs the link if youβd like to read:
We're not the only ones who think
#namjooning
is essential. This is an old tweet, but the National Gallery in Singapore has a Namjooning tour and it's on until July 21, 2024, dedicated to self-care and mindfulness. I will be checking it out soon! (hema)
The Namjooning tour brings you through stunning artworks housed in the UOB Southeast Asia Galleries, paired with BTS songs that capture similar themes. Experience the route in-person or virtually β in English, Chinese, Malay, Tamil and Korean! β¨
If Literary Namjooning were a song, it would be this oneββHeavenβ by our muse,
@BTS_twt
Namjoon himself! And this MV is literally him
#namjooning
βin case you want some writing inspo!
I wish we had our first issue out to soothe your nerves after todayβs debate. I (Hema) couldnβt manage more than 10 mins! But we do have some lovely calming pieces published by other mags on our FAQs pageβcheck it out!
People often talk abt how writers must toughen up to rejection bc itβs part of the gig and I agree but I also think itβs okay to take a break from submitting if you feel soft and wait til you feel strong again.
Have you been
#namjooning
today? How have you taken care of yourself? Send us pics, songs, art, anything. Iβll go first. I disconnected early last night and read some good books (after my skin care routine :)) π
I have a story out in the world after a while. Excited (and nervous) to share this with you all. βOn the Moral High Groundβ is in the latest issue of
@EmergeJournal
! Many thanks to
@DianeGotAuthor
for giving this quiet one a home. ππ
#namjooning
with the editors: Music Edition! I (Hema) have been listening and dancing all day to
@BTS_twt
Jiminβs latestββSmeraldo Garden Marching Bandβ. If you need a happy bop, this one could be for you!
@EmergeJournal
βs Issue 30 is out today! Do read, especially the Editorβs note which articulates the necessity of
#namjooning
these days. Ariana writes, ββ¦and the most important love we have will always be for ourselves.β ππ
Pleased to present ISSUE 30 of EMERGE LITERARY JOURNALβNOW LIVE! This issue is amazing. Special thanks to
@DianeGotAuthor
&
@TSenatoEdwards
for curating such beauty. Much love to all of our contributors. β€οΈ
(Melissa here!!) Listening to Pentatonix... this is a clip from my fave video of theirs but I like to binge all of their videos - I watched their masked singer performance of Creep last night... soo goooood...
@kathyfish
's latest substack post deeply resonated with me. After my sister's passing, I've experienced how restorative and healing "soft fascination" AKA
#namjooning
can be. Do read this beautiful post: . We hope you're gentle with yourself today. π«Ά
New
#litmag
alert for anyone looking to submit soon!
@lit_namjooning
is built on vibes of "slowing down, communing with nature, a love for old, second-hand bookstores" β what's not to love?
#writersoftwitter
What we love about this piece: first, the setting--an art gallery! Here, Sumitra expertly draws parallels between the narrator's relationship and the art work they're viewing--the arc is beautifully done, and then the ending subverts the reader's expectations ever so subtly (2/3)
What we love about this piece--the calming pace, the meditative conversations between Emmeline, the narrator, and the equine therapist, and at the end, you feel like you've been through a healing experience. Plus conversing with a horse--peak
#namjooning
!
What we love about this piece: Passing is set around a tender moment between a mother and her grown-up child, but it's so much more than that. Despite being a one sentence flash, Andrew never rushes, he keeps us immersed in the story...(2/4)
Here's a bonus: A sketch of a bicycle by artist Moon Sung-sik--one of
@BTS_twt
Namjoon's favorite artists. This also became the cover art for Namjoon's song, Bicycle. (3/3). Hope you enjoy!
@TLTomljanovic
Ah this is so helpful! Wondering what to post thoughβhave to think of something. Thank you so much! And yay, thanks for following us on Insta, weβll try to do better there :) ππ
The dishes will not abandon you. I get as tired as anyone of doing them. But then Iβm pissed about something & my hands need a task. Or thenβsometimes!βI love my life so much I want to slow down & savor it, make it last, & what task is right there to oblige? Damn dishes is right.