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LUMINA [1]

Basic Information
State: 
New York
Website: 
https://lumina-journal.com [2]
Country: 
United States
Submission Guidelines: 
https://www.lumina-journal.com/submit [3]
Address: 
Sarah Lawrence College
Address (line 2): 
Slonim House
Address (line 3): 
1 Mead Way
City: 
Bronxville
Zip / Postal Code: 
10708
Contact Information
Krista
White
Co-Managing Editor
Contact E-mail: 
lumina@gm.slc.edu [4]
Details
Formats: 
Online
Digital
Payment: 
No payment
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Reading Period: 
Oct 24 to Nov 21
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
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Lumina aspires to open an accessible and inclusive space for all creatives to take part in the enjoyment of art, publication, and community. Their aim is to be an ever-evolving hub for creative expression, fueled by the desire to represent, support, and empower those who endeavor to share their work, whether for the first time or the hundredth.

  • Submissions are open to everyone except currently enrolled MFA Writing students at Sarah Lawrence College.
  • You may send one submission per genre per issue.
  • All writing submissions must be in PDF format, and all visual art submissions must be in TIFF or JPEG format. 
  • All work must be previously unpublished.
  • We accept simultaneous submissions. Please let us know if your work has been accepted elsewhere by adding a message on Submittable.
  • Visit https://lumina-journal.com/submit [6] for genre-specific guidelines.
Representative Authors: 
Sharon Olds, Ed Bok Lee, Yusef Komunyakaa, Tony D’Souza, Kim Chinquee, Patrick Dacey, John Barr, Tao Lin, Jenny Boully, Kenneth Calhoun, Jamaal May, Christine Sneed, Amber Tamblyn, Rick Moody, Anne-E Wood, Dorothy Allison
Issues per Year: 
1
Year Founded: 
2000
Percentage of Unsolicited Submissions Published: 
26% to 50%
Number of Debut Authors per Issue: 
20-30
1,000 to 2,500
Subgenres: 
Cross-genre [7]
Experimental [8]
Graphic/Illustrated [9]
Literary Fiction [10]

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/lumina

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/lumina [2] https://lumina-journal.com [3] https://www.lumina-journal.com/submit [4] mailto:lumina@gm.slc.edu [5] https://www.pw.org/files/LUMINAcover2008.png [6] https://lumina-journal.com/submit [7] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/crossgenre [8] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/experimental [9] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/graphic-illustrated [10] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/literary_fiction