Deadline: July 8th, 2023
Payment: $15 per poem, $0.01 per word ($40 minimum) for short stories, and $50 per art piece
Theme: Gothic stories, any genre

From June 1st – July 8th, Diet Milk Magazine will be accepting submissions for its Spring/Summer issue. We will be open to poetry, prose, and visual art of all kinds. While the most detailed information can be found on our website, here’s a quick rundown of what potential contributors need to know!

GENERAL GUIDELINES:

• All submissions must fall under the Gothic umbrella, but aren’t required to be a specific genre
• No reprints or multiple submissions
• Simultaneous submissions permitted, though we ask to be informed promptly if your work is accepted elsewhere!
• Poetry/Prose submissions should be .doc, .docx, or .pdf // Art submissions should be .jpeg or .png
• If you receive a rejection, you may submit again (with new work) immediately

P O E T R Y :

Poets may submit up to three poems at a time. No single poem should exceed five pages in length.

P R O S E :

Authors may submit one short story at a time, up to 5000 words. This doesn’t have to be on the dot, but stories exceeding 5025 words will be rejected automatically.

A R T :

Artists may submit up to two pieces at a time. We’ll consider any type of visual art. If you’re unsure whether or not your work falls into this category, query us first. Reach out to [email protected] using the subject line “QUERY: YourName [ART SUB]”. We’ll let you know within 24 hours if your preferred medium is eligible.

Responses, Rights, & Payment

• Please allow up to three weeks for a response. After that, send a gentle nudge via email
• Diet Milk Magazine asks for first serial rights. Upon publication, all rights revert back to the creator. A contract will be provided upon acceptance
• All payments made via PayPal. For more information on pay scale, visit our website

Special considerations

Via: Diet Milk’s DuoTrope.