Cool Beans Lit

06/24/2025

Cool Beans Lit is featured in this month’s CLMP magazine roundup! Check out all of the amazing literary publications.

We’re proud to share this list of literary journals—all members of CLMP—publishing new poetry, fiction, nonfiction, artwork, and more in June 2025.   After Dinner Conversation | June 2025 Featuring fiction by Paul Hostovsky, Afsane Pourazar, Barry Fields, and Val Stuart.       BUY THE ISSU...

06/21/2025

It’s publishing day. Our latest issue Vol. 2, Issue 2 (Summer 2025) is now live on our website.

You can view it 3 ways online:
1. Interactive PDF flipbook
2. Downloadable pdf
3. Hyperlinked pages by author name

coolbeanslit.com/vol-2-issue-2

Thank you to all of our amazing contributors!

(Cover art: “Collette” by Annika Connor)

06/20/2025

Revealing our next issue’s beautiful cover art for Summer 2025 by the immensely talented artist Annika Connor.

See the entire publication (Vol 2, Issue 2) on our website this Saturday, June 21!

06/18/2025

We’re proud to share the names of our 25 amazing contributors to Vol 2, Issue 2 coming out later this week!

They were selected from 960 submissions. The overall high quality of content we received made our decisions even more challenging. Grateful to everyone who submitted their work. We wish we could have accepted so many more.

Cover reveal coming soon. 🖼️

05/31/2025

05/31/2025

Last day for submissions is today! We close at 6:00pm EST.

Thank you for the overwhelming response. We’ve received 940+ subs in this round and will begin sending out responses soon with all of them going out in the next 2 weeks. We plan to announce contributors in mid- to late-June.

05/01/2025

Our Submittable page is now open! We can’t wait to see what you’ve been creating.

coolbeanslit.submittable.com

04/15/2025

Set your reminders for May 1st. We’ll be opening submissions for our Summer 2025 issue!

Cool Beans Lit

01/08/2025

Grateful to be included in the latest CLMP Magazine Roundup!

We’re proud to share this list of literary journals—all members of CLMP—publishing new poetry, fiction, nonfiction, artwork, and more in December 2024.   Adi Magazine | Issue 20 Featuring nonfiction by Sarah Lubala and Ruxandra Guidi, poetry by Leslie McIntosh, and fiction by Jess Masi.   RE...

12/18/2024

Happy publishing day! Our latest issue (Winter 2024) is now live. Theme: YUTORI

You can view it 3 ways online:
1. PDF flipbook
2. Downloadable pdf
3. Hyperlinked pages by author

coolbeanslit.com/volume2-issue1

Thank you to all of our talented contributors!
(Cover art: “Feel No Evil” by Robin Young)

12/16/2024

Drumroll for the Winter 2024 cover reveal!

Artist: ROBIN YOUNG
Find more of her stunning art at 2songbird on Instagram. https://instagram.com/2songbird/

Issue will be released on December 18, 2024, on our website as an interactive flipbook and as a downloadable pdf for your reading pleasure.

12/14/2024

Please join us in congratulating 31 contributors to our Volume 2, Issue 1 with the theme “Yutori.” We were overwhelmed with such high caliber writing and art submissions that we wish we could have included far more work in this issue.

Publication is scheduled for next week. Stay tuned for updates and a stunning cover art reveal!