latenight breakfast is a magazine for writing that has no home. Writing that's too sharp for comfort & too warm to ignore. We publish transgressions — the embodied, the unresolved, the work that persecutes hierarchies instead of moving needles.
We offer writing sessions, editing sessions, editorial feedback, and compensation for every piece we publish. The digital magazine is free for everyone to read. Each issue grows from the current state of the world and global acts of resistance.
Who is trans? Before you jump to an answer, you might want to ask what is trans?, if you are careful. And let's not define that with reference to cis — a word that trans as a word preceded by a decade, and trans lives by millions. So what is trans? Is it not-not-trans? Or an orientation or a condition? Do you need biology to define it or are emotions enough? One could ask if emotions themselves are biology? That debate is never-ending. There are books, theory and careers built on this.
But you know what — it is much easier to find out who is trans, elusively simple — you ask them and let them tell you. That's it.
We want alternate stories that thicken the plot — writing that doesn't care about moving the needle but is relentless in persecuting the dogma.
Our first issue centers trans voices in this particular moment — April 2026, after the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act passed over protest, over walkout, over the resignations of the people appointed to protect what it claimed to protect. The state decided identity must pass through medical boards and magistrate approval. That some of us don't get to say who we are.
We're writing anyway.Writing transgressions as a practice to center the voices of those experiencing the turmoil of this moment most intimately — voices that are refusing to resolve the tension between the trauma and joy. Write transgressions, translations, transitions and everything that is trans.
What we're looking for
Submission guidelines
Themes we particularly love: belonging, love, queerness, politics, history, family, friendship, grief, resistance, feminism, freedom, persecution, community, sacrifice, disability justice — and writing that defies themes.
Rights: By submitting to us, if accepted, you grant us first electronic rights and non-exclusive archival rights. All submissions remain the intellectual property of the artist. Rights revert to the author upon publication.
Timeline
latenight breakfast is open for submissions for its first issue. We are publishing writers, artists and everyone in between keen on writing transgressions.
Literary magazines often charge a submission fee and quite often do not compensate authors. We want to change that. As a collective we have created a seed fund to ensure everyone we publish, we compensate. And we need your support to do it better.
We have tiered options and we are curating some cool things for you to receive when you support us — check them out here.
Your contribution makes it possible for us to compensate authors better. No amount is too small — every contribution is a validation that we are doing something that is necessary. Thank you ♥
A set of stickers designed by some of our coolest friends.
Postcards and stickers designed by some of our coolest friends.
Postcards + stickers + an opt-in to receive a free print copy of the issue. If you'd rather not keep a copy, we'll send it to a library, queer collective, or community space instead. Every copy that moves through the world matters.
Can't donate right now?
Share the call. Submit your work. Tell someone whose writing belongs here. Offer to host a print copy in a space you have access to.
Some questions you might have
Most literary magazines in India pay ₹0–500, or the classic "exposure." We find that deeply uncomfortable. Writing is labor, and labor has value — even if the existing ecosystem has convinced people otherwise. Our seed fund makes sure that everyone we publish gets something. Your support helps us make that something actually meaningful.
Totally fine — just say so when you donate. We'll send it to a library, queer collective, community centre, or bookstore instead. We're building a list of spaces in India that want copies. If you run a space that should be on that list, please reach out — we'd love to know about you.
Stickers and postcards will go out 2–3 weeks after you donate. Print copies will follow 2–3 weeks after the digital issue launches on 20 June. We'll keep you in the loop.
Once selections are final and we know what the total raised looks like. That'll be before we publish — so writers know what they're getting before the issue goes out into the world.
No, it isn't. We're not a registered nonprofit — this is community funding community, plain and simple.
The editorial team reads everything blind — meaning we don't know whose work we're reading. We're looking for writing that embodies transgression, not writing that talks about it from a safe distance.
We looked into it. Kickstarter doesn't allow us to create a campaign because we're not based in one of their preferred countries. So we're doing this ourselves, with a Google Form and a lot of trust in the people who believe this matters.
For anything that doesn't fit the form — questions about the submission process, hosting a print copy, getting involved, or just wanting to reach a human — write to us.
latenightbreakastmag@gmail.comWe try to respond within 3 weeks. Submissions go through the Google Form only — emailed manuscripts will not be read.