Updated January 2025
Bullshit Lit describes itself by saying they are,”Inspired by a stack of silly poems, Bullshit Lit is the antithesis to those flowery submissions calls for, like, “the deepest echo in your heartcanyon.” We don’t take ourselves too seriously. We like to see your worst. Your trash. Get funky with it. We love silly poems, nonsense prose, and lazy lore.” They were founded in 2021 in Philadelphia by Veronica Bennett.
They publish poetry, prose, fiction, art, and work that doesn’t fit nicely into any of those categories. Besides books they also have an online feature which is helpful in terms of figuring out what they are drawn to publish. You can see the work featured online here.
You can see their back catalog here. In 2024 they published 13 books. They have great covers.
They do not charge for submissions but they do charge $5 for expedited response times. They respond to expedited submissions within 2 months, and usually much quicker. They don’t say how long they take to respond to submissions without paying, unfortunately.
In 2024 their reading period was in the summer. They have not announced their reading period for 2025, yet.
They are distributed by Asterism Books. They are closed to submissions currently. You can see their submission page here.
Emily Harstone is the author of many popular books, including The Authors Publish Guide to Manuscript Submissions, Submit, Publish, Repeat, and The 2024 Guide to Manuscript Publishers. She regularly teaches three acclaimed courses on writing and publishing at The Writer’s Workshop at Authors Publish. You can follow her on Facebook here.
