We accept poetry of any length but we prefer poetry that has an originality in voice and vivid imagery.

 

We accept prose in form of stories, blog pieces, interviews and essays. As a general rule, we accept pieces that range from 1000-3000 words in length but do accept pieces that extend or fall short of such a limit if they are exceptional. For prose, we encourage experimental short stories; opinion pieces on topics that can be branded as plain unconventional to downright weird, essays on politics, cultural trends, changes in language or music, or something that moved you. Anything that not only stands out while telling your story but also appeals to us.

 

In artwork, we accept only original art of any type. We encourage original artwork which means we don’t usually publish your recreations of Goku or Spiderman unless you do something outlandish with them. Also for every issue we choose only one artwork to be the cover of that particular issue.

 

In photographs, we appreciate photos that form a series, that convey some sort of emotion or a story. 

 

We also maintain a cinema section where you can submit essays about films that move you. We do not accept film reviews. 

We try to get back to each submitter within 1-3 months of submission. In case it takes longer than that, you can try contacting us on our social media or send an email with the subject “Submission Query.”

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Submission Guidelines: 

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-We do not accept submissions that are previously published anywhere.

-Simultaneous submissions are accepted but not encouraged, under the condition that we shall be notified immediately if the submission is accepted elsewhere.

-Submissions must be sent as Microsoft Word (.doc files) documents via email.

-Please include the name and the type of submission in the subject of the email in the format “Prose- Name of the writer.” Include only one submission in each email, and for every new submission please attach it to a new email. For poetry, include all the pieces in one Word document and submit it via email with the subject in the format “Poetry- Name of the poet.”

-For artwork and photography submit only high resolution image files as attachments and include the story or the caption for each picture in a Microsoft Word document attached with a relevant numbering system for the caption and the photos with the subject "Artwork-  Name of the artist."

-Please give the document an appropriate name in the format “Writer- Title of the piece.”

-Please do include a short bio of yourself, a few words about your submission and your place of residence (and nationality if different) in a cover letter sent in the email.

-We consider poetry of any length.

-Submissions are open all year round.

 

Style Guide:

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-We encourage the usage of U.K. English in Word processors although U.S. English is accepted too.

-Please make the editor’s job easy: check your submission for spelling errors, grammar and punctuation. 

-If there are non-English words included, we encourage the inclusion of a legend that explains such words.

-Include your name under the title of the piece.

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We do not tolerate plagiarism. If any submissions are found to have been plagiarised, the submission is rejected and the concerned submitter is blacklisted. 

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Copyrights are reverted to the artist/poet after 3 months of publication. Until that, copyrights remain solely with Whiplash Magazine.