Olit: a new lit mag for all

The literary scene needs a new spark. We’re tired of reading nature poems from Walt Whitman wannabes. The same 12 poets are being recycled and rehashed from fancy lit journal to fancy lit journal. Readers are sick of the same old same, and writers are sick and tired of being ignored and/or exploited in the name of art.

Enough.

Olit is indie and polished. Literary with grunge roots. Our goal is to give underrepresented writers the floor, the mic, and the space they deserve.

We are proudly based in Orlando, Florida. We aim to offer a reading experience as diverse and complex as the tourist city we call home. Olit features fresh voices and writing that is cutting-edge raw yet intellectually stimulating. Residing in the perfect middle ground between the Fancy Pants Academy and running a small zine out of your mom’s garage for indie cred, we bring you the finest writing you won’t find in the mainstream lit scene. Olit serves up fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry that sizzles like a hot summer sidewalk on bare feet.