Thread: Cavalier Literary Couture Call for Submissions

Cavalier Literary Couture

Established by emerging writers in New York City and Washington D.C, CAVALIER LITERARY COUTURE is a literary venue and lifestyle brand that publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in a number of unconventional forms. In addition to our lavish print magazine, we provide an exciting social context and physical counterpart to the literary experience through our readings, online magazine, fabulous parties, and handmade accessories. Run by teachers, bankers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and scholars (as well as writers), CAVALIER LITERARY COUTURE aims to enlarge the literary community in America and create a splendid space for literature in the 21st century.

As far as our editorial focus goes, we appreciate cleanly written, character-driven stories but are very open to experimental work. Like other editors, we are looking for originality of perception and facility with language. Linguistic pyrotechnics and verbal exuberance are particularly welcome with us (we have a high tolerance for cerebral cleverness and showiness). The plain, understated, and "pretentiously unpretentious" look of many literary magazines (while very classy) is not for us. We seek to be a sanctuary for all artifice and illusion, a home for those who follow their bliss and take "play" seriously. "Makers" of all suits and sizes are beloved by us. We love the muscular, significant, and politically aware. But the slight, introspective, psychological, ornate, improbable, overblown, coincidental, programmatic, pretentious, perfect, romantic, and symmetrical may have a place with us, too. We believe there are unexplored ways of presenting and packaging literature and that presentation itself is a neglected art.


Though we are presently not paying contributors, we welcome any and all submissions. Check us out at www. Cavalierliterarycouture.com

Keep Writing,

CLC

Somehow I get the idea that a river rat from Mississippi now living in a tiny village in Central America is not the sort of person who would fit in terribly well.

Though we are presently not paying contributors

That killed the deal for me. My hard work is not worth compensation, is that right? You're not going to find a lot of takers, I assure you. You want me to mow your lawn for you? I mean for free, of course.