We are open for submissions for the next flight of Punt Volat. At long last, we present PV 7: Spring 2023—later than we expected, but the wait paid off. New issue coming soon! Flight 7 of Punt Volat will be arriving within a week (we hope). We thank everyone involved for their patience.

The punt volat ("flying point") is used in Catalan between two Ls in cases where each belongs to a separate syllable, for example cel·la, "cell". This distinguishes such "geminate Ls" (ela geminada), which are pronounced [ɫ ː], from "double L" (doble ela), which are written without the flying point and are pronounced .

Punt Volat is an online literature and arts journal conceived in Barcelona in 2017 and born in the United States in 2019. We publish fiction, poetry, video, visual art, and otherwise in English, Castellano, Català, and Deutsch. Punt volat is the Català term for the diacritic that splits twin l’s, as in “ rebel·lió.”

PUNT VOLAT AWARD IN POETRY. CLOSED FOR SUBMISSIONS. The Punt Volat Award in Poetry includes a $75 award (US dollars, to be converted if necessary) and featured publication in the journal with a brief interview. We accept submissions of up to six poems in English, Castellano, Català, or Deutsch.

The punt volat or middot is only used in the sequence ŀl (called ela or el(e) geminada, 'geminate el') to represent a geminated sound /lː/ (often simplified to /l/, especially in Valencian), as the digraph ll is used for the palatal lateral /ʎ/.

El punt volat (·) o punt alçat s'utilitza com a signe diacrític en català, entremig de dues eles, quan aquestes estan geminades (l·l). És un punt que s'escriu a la meitat de l'alçada de la ela, en lloc de a la part baixa, més elevat que el punt habitual al final d'una frase.

2025年2月14日 · Punt volat is the Català term for the diacritic that splits twin l’s, as in “xitxarel·lo.” It hovers between two marks, signalling the pronunciation of the word. Translated, punt volat—interpunct, in English—means “flown point.”

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The story of Punt Volat is many stories. It was born out of desire but mostly out of necessity. It is not something that you are supposed to care about or take seriously—according to the dominant global culture. It is a trickster, and its role continues to …

Punt Volat publishes fiction, poetry, music, visual media, and otherwise in English, Català, Castellano, and Deutsch. It frequently publishes work by writers and artists from outside the United States and actively seeks more submissions by Neurodivergent, BIPOC, Women+, and LGBTQ+ writers, as well as their allies.