Magazine Guidelines
Submissions open: September 30th - November 16th
Issue Eight, Winter, will have the theme of 'Alien', which can be interpreted as writers and artists see fit! We love dystopian, experimental, playful language, lyricism and politically-engaged work.
The magazine will be available to download as an ebook or a print edition. Contributors will receive a free PDF download, will be paid any royalties generated from the first month's sales and will be able to purchase any print copies desired at a discount.
Submissions will be forever free - but please consider buying a book or ebook from the Fly on the Wall shop as without this the press cannot survive! Reading our magazines will give you an idea of the styles we love to publish. If you are based outside of the UK, please note that we can only pay royalties via PayPal.
Guidelines:
Please note, for the ebook edition, written pieces requiring strict page form may not be appropriate, for example, shape poetry.
Poetry
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Please send up to 3 previously unpublished poems (with exceptions for poetry which has been featured in the past on social media or blogs) on a word doc, one poem per page.
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Poems should be no longer than 40 lines.
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Please send a short third person bio of roughly 2 - 3 sentences.
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Send to with the subject line 'Magazine/First Name Last Name'.
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You can expect to hear back within 5 weeks; feel free to get in contact after a month if you have not heard from me.
Flash Fiction
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Please send up to 3 previously unpublished flash fiction pieces, no longer than 500 words
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Please send a short bio third person of roughly 2 - 3 sentences.
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Send to with the subject line 'Magazine/First Name Last Name'.
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You can expect to hear back within 5 weeks; feel free to get in contact after a month if you have not heard from me.
Short Stories
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Please send up to 3 previously unpublished short stories under 2000 words each.
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Please send a short third person bio of roughly 2 - 3 sentences.
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Send to with the subject line 'Magazine/First Name Last Name'.
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You can expect to hear back within 5 weeks; feel free to get in contact after a month if you have not heard from me.
Book Reviews
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Seeking previously unpublished book reviews of under 500 words. You may send up to 3 reviews in one submission.
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Please send a third person short bio (for yourself) of roughly 2 - 3 sentences.
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Send to with the subject line 'Magazine/First Name Last Name'.
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You can expect to hear back within 5 weeks; feel free to get in contact after a month if you have not heard from me.
Artwork
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Seeking previously unpublished illustration and cover art in digital form. You may send up to 3 artworks in one submission, preferably in jpeg form. You may like to send lower resolution files than would be used, in order to ensure the email attachments are not rejected.
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Please send a third person short bio of roughly 2 - 3 sentences.
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Send to with the subject line 'Magazine/First Name Last Name'.
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You can expect to hear back within 5 weeks; feel free to get in contact after a month if you have not heard from me.
FAQ
How do your royalties work?
Writers are paid 50% net profit of any sales within the first 30 days of the magazine's release. This is because the magazine will have a Print On Demand set up and paying royalties indefinitely creates a lot of work! Royalties will be paid via bank transfer (UK) or Paypal. If you are not based in the UK, please note that royalties can only be paid via Paypal.
If you feel so inclined...
To help assist with running costs of the magazine, we have set up an optional donation below. You can set your own amount and any amount really does help.