Longform Reads is accepting submissions, including personal essays. We believe that true stories are the most compelling.
Inspired by the legacy of LEKH Magazine, we publish thought-provoking essays, reflections, and stories about daily life, ideas, and history.
We’re not looking for fast content. However, we’re looking for true, human stories.
What Are We Looking For?
Longform Reads is a home for personal essays and reflective writing based on firsthand experience.
You could write about:
- Daily Life Experiences
- Inspirational moments
- Office life and workplace culture
- Family traditions and celebrations
- Personal opinions and reflections
- Book reviews
- Your latest reading experiences
- Historical stories or perspectives
We value writing that is thoughtful, personal, and meaningful.
Submission Guidelines
Word Count
1,500–4,000 words is ideal.
Voice: We prefer writing that feels authentic and personal.
Original Work: Submissions must be original and written by you.
Sources: If you include facts or history, please add links or references.
Format: Send your article in the email itself. You don’t have to attach a file. But make sure you attach images if you are writing about personal essays—the real photos of your memories.
Why Write for Longform Reads
Global Audience
Your story will reach readers around the world who enjoy thoughtful, long-form writing.
Author Credit
All contributors receive a dedicated author profile with their bio and links.
Backlinks
We provide dofollow links to your website, portfolio, or book.
Editorial Support
Our editors may provide light feedback to improve clarity and flow.
How to Pitch
We prefer sending the full article.
Please include:
1. The Idea
A short summary of your story under 160 characters.
2. Why It Matters
Why readers would find this story interesting or meaningful.
3. About You
A short bio and links to any previous writing.
Send your pitch to: submit@lekh.co and keep longformreadscom@gmail.com in loop
Subject line:
PITCH: [Working Title] – [Category]
Example:
PITCH: Lessons from My First Job—Personal Essay
Response Time
Our editors respond to serious pitches within 7 business days. Human-Curated & Fact-Checked
FAQs
We are accepting personal essays, non-fiction literary pieces, cultural, historical and philosophical essays. Also, author, writer and historian profiles. You can also submit book-inspired deep dives, thoughtful reflections and narrative journalism.
No. We prefer original, unpublished work written specifically for Longform Reads.
We accept human-written work only.
AI may be used only as a minar assistive tool for grammar checks, outline, idea exploration.
Most accepted pieces falls between 1200-3000 words. However, exceptional work outside this range may still be considered.
Yes— and encourage it. Remember, you must own the rights to the images. Use images that are royalty free/creative commons with proper attribution.
A Google docs link view or comment access. Or sending your article via email. Please include short author bio, social media links (adds authority).
Yes— with one important condition.
We ask for short exclusivity window. Please do not republish the full article elsewhere for 14 days after publication on LongformReads. After you may republish your work as long as you clearly credit us.
Acceptable credit example:
“Originally published on LongformReads.com”
Yes— after exclusive window.
When republishing:
1. Add a clear credit line at the top or bottom.
2. Include a link back to the original article on longformreadscom.com
This helps readers discover the original publication and support our writers community.
Possibly—but respectfully. Edit for clarity, grammar, or style and formatting for readability.