CLMP has once again partnered with Chill Subs on its annual Lit Mag Incubator Project, an initiative to empower innovation in the literary space. This year’s winners are The Common, ! (Exclamation Mark Literary Journal), OTHERSIDE, Pacific Northwest Gothic, PHIL LIT, and Propagule.
The second annual Lit Mag Incubator Project supports experiments that seek to solve a specific problem literary magazines face in an innovative way. Experiments must be completed within ten months of the award. After the experiments have concluded, Chill Subs will publish a report on the successes and failures, and participating magazines will present their findings to CLMP.
Winners will receive up to $1,000 in funding from Chill Subs, consultations with Chill Subs and CLMP on how to execute the proposed experiment, promotion through the Chill Subs and CLMP networks, and a free one-year membership to CLMP.
To read more about the winners and their experiments, visit the Chill Subs blog.
For the 2025 Lit Mag Incubator Project, Chill Subs awarded five literary magazines $1,000 each to help them make their literary magazine financially sustainable within a year. The winners were Dreamworldgirl Zine, Folly, Notch, NWF Journal, and Space and Time.
For more information about the annual Lit Mag Incubator Project, contact [email protected].
About Chill Subs
Chill Subs is a free platform where publishers can manage their listings, share calls for submissions, and reach over 80,000 writers actively searching for places to submit. Chill Subs is building an ecosystem that connects writers and editors through tools for exposure, education, and sustainable growth designed to support the literary community from all sides.
