Submission guidelines for:
Lakeer Magazine
Chowk
Please submit to only one of the above during a reading period.
We accept simultaneous submissions.
Submissions to Lakeer Magazine
Our vision is to build a community of Pakistani writers, living in Pakistan or elsewhere.
We publish work in Urdu and English. We love translations.
Please submit to only one category per submission period.
Email your submission to lakeer.submissions@gmail.com with FICTION, POETRY, or ESSAY in your email subject. Please submit only once per submission period.
Submissions are currently closed for fiction, essays and poetry.
Fiction
1000 to 7000 words. Longer work might be accepted if it is strong
On the first page: your name, email, and word count
MS Word file labeled: your name_title
Please submit only one short story per submission period
Essay
1000 to 5000 words
On the first page: your name, email, and word count
MS Word file labeled: your name_title
Please submit only one essay per submission period
Poetry
Up to 3 poems, sent in a single file
On the first page: your name and email
MS Word file labeled: submitter name_title
Submissions for art/photography are currently closed.
If accepted, the artwork or photograph will be featured alongside an essay or short story.
Art / Photography
1 work of art or photograph along with a brief description
Please include your name and email
File labeled: submitter name_title
Email: lakeer.submissions@gmail.com
Submissions to Chowk
Readers' words and art.
In a given year, work at Chowk is published on a rolling basis.
Chowk 2024: spaces and existence in those spaces.
Submissions are currently closed.
Please follow the guidelines below to submit.
Please submit to only one category at a time.
Please don’t submit to Chowk more than three times in a reading period.
Email your submission to chowk.submissions@gmail.com with ESSAY, POETRY or ART/PHOTOGRAPHY in your email subject.
Essay
1000 to 3000 words
Please include your name and email on the first page.
Please submit only one essay per submission period.
Poetry
One poem, original.
Please include your name and email on the first page.
Please submit only one poem per submission period.
Photography
An original photograph or a series of related photographs (not more than 3) along with a brief note about the photo(s).
Please include your name and email.
Please submit only once per submission period.
Disclaimer:
The views and opinions expressed at Lakeer, including Lakeer Magazine and Chowk, are solely those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and beliefs of the website, its affiliates, or any persons associated with them.