My drops of tears I’ll turn to sparks of fire.
- William Shakespeare
Nor shall this peace sleep with her; but as when the bird of wonder dies, the maiden phoenix, her ashes new-create another heir as great in admiration of herself.
- William Shakespeare
What is Second Chance Lit?
Second Chance Lit is an online literary magazine - a place solely for previously rejected poetry and short prose - founded in 2020 by editor-in-chief David Wasserman.
The online literary magazine community is amazing, supportive, and have an immensely difficult task accepting and rejecting submissions. It is our hope that Second Chance will be viewed as a spot to showcase those amazing pieces that didn’t quite fit somewhere else and that other lit mags will point writers in our direction when they have an exceptional submission which doesn’t quite fit their current issue or aesthetic.
Your work was good - is good. It just wasn’t the right fit or at the right time or at the right place. Let us give it a home here, a second chance.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Second Chance Lit is currently on an indefinite hiatus. Please do not submit at this time. Thank you!
Everything that disappears / Disappears as if returning somewhere.
- Tracy K. Smith
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RT @SkywayJournal: Congratulations to our own Lindsey Heatherly for yet another BOTN nomination! https://t.co/XB288LnD80
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RT @rydanmardsey: I am so proud to be on this list! So much gratitude to @davidwasserman1 and Katie of @SecondChanceLit! You can… https://t.co/WyTzeHW5ZO
