We Are Helia Lit
We publish pieces that take risks and trust their own vision. We're drawn to stories that feel relevant, honest, and unforgettable. Fiction, Poetry, Artwork. It’s all welcome here. Your work has a home with us. Submit with Helia Lit today.
Accepting Submissions For:
Fiction
Poetry
Artwork
Accepting Submissions For: Fiction Poetry Artwork
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Stories First Always
We’re on a mission to put the focus back where it belongs: the story being told by the artists and writers of the world.
Helia Lit was created to celebrate the creators brave enough to tell the truth through their work. The writers and artists who make us feel a little less alone in the world.
We want the work that makes us laugh, that makes us cry. We want the stories that don’t shy away from the grit, but don’t abandon hope either.
We believe stories bring people together, which is why we’re bringing back the guild: a community for artists and writers to be seen, be heard, and let their art speak for itself.
“Fiction is the way to cross barriers and understand others.”
Raven Willow Riley
“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.”
Pablo Picasso
“Poetry is giving yourself permission to feel whatever you need to feel, no matter the emotion.”
Megan Stewart
Open Calls For Summer
...which is July, August, and September
Submissions are open right now for all categories: short fiction, poetry submissions, and artwork. We accept work year-round. No reading periods. No closed submission windows.
This summer, we want stories that are all about the Summer Djinn. You have the freedom to interpret it any way you want!
The monkey’s paw. Getting what you need instead of what you want. The perspective of the wish granter. You get what you wish for. You name it. Whatever you create for this theme of the Summer Djinn, we want to see it!
If you've been sitting on something that fits, now's the time.
What To Know Before You Submit
This is the readiness checklist we wish every submitter had. Inside, you’ll find a guide for the different checklists and a plain-English decoder for the rights language nobody explains. We want you to succeed, so we’re giving you the tools!
“I never give up,” she says. “You’ve always been a bit of a chancer. Your grandma, my Erin, God bless her soul, she give up. Your Mom — that Gloria! — too. But not me. I knew you’d come back, and I knew it would be today on your thirty-third birthday. The age our Lord was when they crucified him.”