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L'Esprit Literary Review
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About the magazine
L'Esprit Literary Review is an independent literary press and review founded in 2018 by a collective of writers and editors committed to work that resists easy categorization. Its ethos is one of attentive, slow reading: the review publishes criticism and fiction that values texture, ambiguity, and intellectual risk over market-driven polish. The press's Indirect Books imprint extends this mission to book-length works, with a particular interest in novellas that operate at the edges of genre and convention.
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Read several issues of the review before submitting. The editors favor work that demonstrates a felt engagement with language and form, not merely competent storytelling. For the Indirect Books novella call, send a complete manuscript with a brief, non-pitchy cover letter that situates the work in a literary context. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but notify promptly if the work is placed elsewhere. Response times are typically three to six months; a polite query after that period is appropriate.
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