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Lotus-eater

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About the magazine

Lotus-eater is an online literary and arts magazine founded in 2019 by a collective of writers and artists seeking a space for work that resists easy categorization. Its name, drawn from Tennyson and later Joyce, signals a preoccupation with states of reverie, indolence, and altered perception—not as escapism but as a critical lens on contemporary experience. The magazine publishes poetry, fiction, essays, and visual art that prioritize texture, ambiguity, and formal risk over thematic tidiness. With no institutional backing, it has maintained an independent, non-commercial ethos, releasing issues on a rolling basis and fostering a readership that values slow attention over viral immediacy.

Editorial focus

Lotus-eater is an online literary magazine based in Rome. Its aesthetic is dark, eclectic, and often experimental. The editors are interested in daring, unusual writing, and striking images.

PoetryFictionCreative Nonfiction

Submitting your work

Reading periodJan 1 to Dec 31
Reading feeNo
PaymentNo payment
Response time3 to 6 months
Simultaneous submissionsNo
Unsolicited submissionsYes

Read at least two recent issues before submitting to understand the magazine’s tonal range—work that is dreamlike, precise, and unafraid of slowness. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but notify promptly if your work is placed elsewhere. Include a brief cover letter with your submission, though it need not list prior publications; the editors care more about the work itself. Response times vary from two weeks to three months, so patience is advised. Do not query about status before eight weeks. Visual artists should send low-resolution JPEGs or a link to an online portfolio, and note that the magazine favors work that engages with text or narrative in some way.

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