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Taking Submissions: The Lost Poetry Club: The Four Humours
March 31
Deadline: March 31st, 2024
Payment: £0.015 per word.
Theme: Speculative fiction that deals with The Four Humours (Details on that below.)
A brand new audible zine centering the bizarre, the horrifying, and the what-ifs. New Episodes bi-monthly with an exciting new theme every time. Imagine attending an open mic story-telling night in the cellar of that haunted house on the hill or the canteen of a starship that traverses time and dark dimensions. What stories would you hear? Would they inspire awe or disgust? Hope in the future or existential dread?
Genres: Sci-fi, Slipstream, Weird Fiction, Near-Future, Retellings, Folk-Tales, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Surrealism, Cosmic Horror, Dark Fantasy, Speculative…
Formats: Mainly Short Stories, Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short Plays/Extracts, (but open to) Personal Stories, Dreams/Nightmares, Songs, Soundscapes, Fictional or Real Mini-Docs, Interviews, and whatever else you can dream up…
THEME 1.02: The Four Humours
When our nature is out of balance; tempers, like fevers, run high. Step into the bewitching world of the Four Humours, where ancient alchemy meets the intricate tapestry of the human psyche. Dividing our episode into four sections: Sanguine, Choleric, Melancholic, and Phlegmatic.
Does your tale weave characters with raw intensity and larger-than-life personalities? Are they charismatic, ambitious, deep thinkers, or cool-headed under pressure? Or, instead, impulsive, domineering, pessimistic, or lazy?
Think tales of disease, of body or mind, potions and magic, chaos and order, material change, and personal transformation. Treat us to characters whose flaws are their undoing, whose struggles mirror our own, and whose stories resonate with the raw intensity of big emotions and larger-than-life personalities.
Current Deadline: March 31st, 2024
Submission Guidelines:
Ethos:
The Lost Poetry Club is an audible zine. We aim to create a kaleidoscope of voices and materials. Chosen work will be dramatised, but you are openly encouraged to contribute to our M.A.F.P. (mind-altering frequency protocol) with your own recordings and performances for a fully collaborative experience.
What to Submit:
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Short Stories/Plays/Extracts: Up to 15 mins or 1800-3000 words.
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Poetry/Flash Fiction: Up to 5 mins or 500 words.
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Songs/Music/Other: Up to 5 mins.
Compensation: £0.015 per word.
Or £10 flat rate for other.
How to Submit:
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Use the current theme as your email subject.
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If submitting written work: pdf file.
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OR, if submitting recorded work: high-quality mp3/wav file (accompanied by a pdf transcript and the full cast and crew list, if applicable).
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Simultaneous submissions are allowed (but, don’t overdo it, please).
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If an unpublished piece, we claim first world rights (text and audio), however, we do accept reprints.
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If the current theme doesn’t suit, please feel free to send in your work anyway, at any time, as it may be suitable for future themes. Title your subject: Theme Unknown.
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Clarkesworld’s list of “Hard Sells” is a good guide for what not to submit.
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Send submissions to [email protected].
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When submitting, you are automatically signed up to our mailing list. You are free to opt-out at any time.
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Any further questions, please reach out to [email protected].
Via: The Lost Poetry Club.
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Stuart Conover is a father, husband, published author, blogger, geek, entrepreneur, horror fanatic, and runs a few websites including Horror Tree!
