Contact Helia Lit
Helia Lit is always open to conversation. Whether you're a writer, a reader, a collaborator, or just someone who stumbled onto our corner of the internet, we want to hear from you. We're a literary magazine that actually cares about the people in its orbit, and that means being accessible. Ask us something, pitch us something, tell us something. We're listening.
Let’s Get Lit!
Are you a reader and have questions for the editors (or just want to tell us how much you’re loving the lit mag)?
Are you an artist, poet, or writer, and you have questions you can’t find answers to on the Submissions page?
Or are you a company looking to sponsor Helia Lit’s upcoming print editions?
If so, we’d love to hear from you. Use the contact form, and we’ll reply as soon as we can.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We have a page dedicated to submissions that outlines our guidelines as well as how to submit. It keeps everything organized on our end and makes sure nothing gets lost in the shuffle. Please don't reach out via social media or email with submissions. We want to give every piece a fair look, and the form is how we make that happen consistently.
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Yes, and we don't think you should have to put your work on hold waiting to hear from one publication. Submit wherever feels right for your work. All we ask is that you notify us immediately if your piece gets accepted elsewhere so we can update our queue. It's a small thing that makes a big difference on our end.
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Helia Lit publishes poetry, fiction, and artwork. We're genre-broad by design because good writing and good art don't live in one lane. We're not looking for work that fits a formula. We're looking for work that's honest, intentional, and worth sitting with. If yours is, we want to see it.
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No. Helia Lit only publishes original, unpublished work. This includes work that has appeared on professional blogs, social media, or other publications. We do our best to check, but we aren't perfect and we rely on submitters to be upfront about it. Honesty here matters more than you might think.
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We aim to publish new submissions within two weeks on Fridays. We go over everything that comes through and we take that seriously. If a submission is against guidelines in any way, we’ll send a personal email outlining why it was rejected. We ask that you don’t reach out about your submission unless 30 days have passed.
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Not at this time. Helia Lit is currently an online publication and we believe in being upfront about that rather than burying it in the fine print. When we move into print, contributors in the print edition will receive complimentary copies. We'll communicate openly when our payment policy changes, because that's the kind of operation we're committed to running.