Call for submissions
Write for LURU
To publish your writing, artwork, or photography with us, follow our Instagram page for our open calls — or email editor@lurumagazine.com. If you want to send us a correction, kind words, or no-context pictures of your cats, that address works too.
Non-fiction
Essays & reportage
Each issue picks apart a single theme. Pitch reported features, personal essays, cultural commentary, and historical reflections rooted in Bengaluru.
₹8 per wordFiction
Short stories
Tales and travels, both real and imagined. We publish original short fiction in every issue, in conversation with the theme.
Fixed rate per pieceVisual
Art & photography
New, original art, photography, and design to show you the world just a tad bit differently. Portfolios and photo-essay pitches welcome.
Commissioned per projectEvery issue, 30–40% of our bylines are names we haven't published before — a new editor, a new voice, every time. If you've never been published anywhere, that is not a disqualification. It might be the opposite.