LEON Literary Review is a bimonthly on-line publication that honors the memory of Leon N. Shapiro. We strive to promote the qualities he embodied: generosity of mind and spirit, wide-ranging curiosity, and full engagement with the world. We welcome submissions from writers of all backgrounds, experience, and identities. Our aesthetic is eclectic. We’re looking for writing that uses language in interesting ways and comes in at an angle to the event, occasion, and person. In our view, formal, free, and experimental forms of both poetry and fiction often work with all these elements in ways we appreciate. We don’t publish work that glorifies self-harm or hatred. Look for our response within two tp three months.
Please send us up to three sparkling pieces of Flash Fiction (no more than 1000 words) as a Word document. Use 12-point, Times New Roman font and do not include any identifying information on your submission. Please submit only once during this reading period. We gladly accept simultaneous submissions. If your piece is accepted elsewhere (well done!), let us know as soon as possible. We look forward to reading your work.
Send us a single work of creative non-fiction (no more than 2000 words) in a Word document using 12-point, Times New Roman font. Do not include any identifying information on your submission. We read three times a year from May 1-June 15, September 1-October 15 and December 15-January 31 (Flash only). Submissions received outside the reading periods will not be considered. Please submit only once per reading period. We welcome simultaneous submissions, however if a piece is accepted elsewhere (well done!) do let us know as soon as possible. We look forward to reading your work!
Send us up to three poems (no more than 6 pages) in a Word document using 12-point, Times New Roman font. Do not include any identifying information on your submission. Please submit only once per reading period. We welcome simultaneous submissions, however if a piece is accepted elsewhere (well done!) do let us know as soon as possible. We look forward to reading your work!
Send us a single work of fiction (no more than 2000 words) in a Word document using 12-point, Times New Roman font. Do not include any identifying information on your submission. Please submit only once per reading period. We welcome simultaneous submissions, however if a piece is accepted elsewhere (well done!) do let us know as soon as possible. We look forward to reading your work!