Peruse Zine Issue 1: Beginnings

ISSUE ONE

APRIL 2026

PERUSE LIT is now accepting submissions for our inaugural digital issue. This first issue sets the tone for what we aim to build: a thoughtful space for writers and artists whose work is bold and emotionally honest.

THEME: Beginnings

• New beginnings, false starts, and quiet revolutions
• Reinvention, departure, arrival, or transformation
• Interpret the theme loosely. Surprise us.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Fiction (up to 5000 words), Poetry (up to 5 related poems), Creative Nonfiction (up to 5000 words), Visual Art (high-resolution illustration, photography, mixed-media).

PAYMENT & RIGHTS:

This is an unpaid publication. Submissions must be original (and non-AI aided or written) and previously unpublished. Ages 16+ Contributors retain all rights– we request first digital publication rights only. No reprints. Simultaneous submissions are permitted.

All submissions will be acknowledged, but please understand that individual feedback may not be provided.

DEADLINE: 1 February 2026

Submissions are now closed.