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Taking Submissions: The Quarterly Journal – Myths, Fables, and Folklore
June 30, 2022
Deadline: June 30th, 2022
Payment: $5 or a contributor’s copy
Theme: Show us your spin or retelling of old tales; create some new ones; tell us of your childhood—or current—obsessions.
A Literary Journal with Some Art and Analysis Thrown in for Good Measure
As Quarter Press continues to grow, we’re adding another coin to our pocketful of change. We want to offer a space for shorter works to mingle with art and other bits of nonsense, so we bring you The Quarter(ly): It just makes cents.
Each issue will be themed; however, we will consider any interpretation of said themes.
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Myths, Fables, and Folklore (June 30)
What’ve you got to show us?
Stories and / or Poems
For Stories: We’re open to micro works all the way up to 10,000 words. Just keep two things in mind: We want to be engaged and the submission must be completed (no pitches, please!)
For Poems: We’d love to see up to five poems from you, but you can always just send one, too.
Graphic Stories
Show us your comic strips or complete short works; we’d love to see them all! Please try to keep submissions to 20 pages or less. Feel free to also send a collection of comic strips / one shot comics, as well. (Please note that our publication size / dimensions might change between issues. Our “Norm” is 5×8”). These must be COMPLETE works.
Art
As long as it has some tie to the current issue’s theme, we’re open to see any art created in any medium at any time. Just know that it will need to “work in print” and—might—be presented in black and white.
Analysis / Interviews / Reviews
As long as it is tied to the theme in some way, we’d love to see any and all media analysis (film, music, literature, etc.), interviews with notable creatives, or reviews of past—or present—media.
We’re open to anything up to 10,000 words. (Feel free to pitch non-fiction ideas; however, please note that our “Interest in seeing a draft” does NOT guarantee publication.)
The Boring, Necessary Bits
We Want: Works with fantastical elements: scary, happy, creepy, heartbreaking, bizarre, hilarious, whatever. While you can see our “Loves” lower on the page, we’re pretty open to anything that’s worth picking up.
We (Probably) Won’t: Pick up works not tied to or containing fantastical elements. It’s kinda our thing.
Where to Tread Lightly: We’re pretty open-minded and okay with just about anything, but there better be a reason for it to be in the work. The darker, more explicit you go, the more we’ll really need to see its necessity to the work. We don’t want shock / horror / violence for its own sake.
Definitely Will Not Publish: Any work that is hateful towards any race, creed, religion, gender, or identity. This aims to be an inclusive space.
Other Good Things to Know
Your work must be ORIGINAL.
Excluding non-fiction submissions, it must be complete. For these shorter forms, we need to see the whole thing to make an informed decision.
We accept simultaneous submissions, but ask that you let us know up front—and if / when it gets picked up by another venue as soon as possible.
Themes and Deadlines:
Each Issue will be themed. However you interpret that theme is up to you. We do NOT need your reasoning behind it.
2022 Themes and Deadlines:
~ Other Voices – Deadline Passed; Releases May 2 (Preorder Here!)
~ Myths, Fables, and Folklore – June 30 – These are pretty much the basis of so much of what we love. Show us your spin or retelling of old tales; create some new ones; tell us of your childhood—or current—obsessions.
~ Let’s Get Weird – Sept. 30 – As we approach the spooky season, let’s get weird.
~ Ends – Dec. 31 – Let’s explore endings—even if you just want to argue why a film shit the bed in the last 10 minutes. The End.
Rights and Payment:
Rights: We request one-time, first publishing rights in print and digital forms. All rights will be retained by the creator. We simply ask that when / if published elsewhere, acknowledgment is given to its appearance within The Quarter(ly).
If a “Best of” or Collected Anthology is published, publication rights will be renegotiated for that publication.
Payment: We aim to be a paying venue, even if it’s just enough for a cup of coffee. Upon agreement of publication, we’ll pay contributors $5 and a PDF contributor copy OR a copy of the printed edition. (Please note: International Contributors will need to cover shipping costs for their printed copy, if they so choose.)
Via: The Quarterly Journal.
