GUIDELINES for Submission

PLEASE DO NOT USE THE ‘CONTACT FORM’ TO SUBMIT. SUCH SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DELETED UNREAD.

Here are the current guidelines for Nameless Magazine. We accept submissions year-round. Please read; subject to revision. We ONLY PAY for items that are in the printed digest, but are pleased to keep items excerpted for the website indefinitely: This includes artwork. We reserve the right to excerpt short pieces (not more than 500 words) of work (Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Reviews) to be printed in the magazine on the Nameless website as a “teaser”; we assert the same right to display reduced-size images of pieces of art to be printed in the magazine for the same purpose.

PLEASE READ ALL GUIDELINES; policies are subject to revision. While we accept submissions year-round, we reserve the right to periodically suspend submissions for short intervals to catch up with backlogs.

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++FICTION/POETRY++

PROPERLY FORMATTED ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ARE MANDATORY;
NO SNAIL MAIL.
(SEE BELOW in “MISCELLANEOUS”)

*FICTION: Hook us in the first paragraph! Looking for well-written, powerful, original ideas and new twists on old horror conventions. Expect to be edited. Stories from 1500 to 9500 words, firm (query for longer). Must be in the Horror/Dark Fantasy/Dark Sci-Fi/Magic Realism veins (straight Science Fiction, Weird, Weird Erotica, Thriller and Mythos are also acceptable). NO: Fan Fiction, Romance or Sword & Sorcery. Profanity that fits the context is OK. Should be interesting, non-obscene content: no excessive gore, no pornography, no racial/sexual/sexual orientation/religious/regional bigotry/animal cruelty/child abuse/rape or hatred. Challenge us with interesting, intelligent and mature content.

For things we are NOT interested in, refer to: http://www.strangehorizons.com/guidelines/fiction-common.shtml

and http://www.strangehorizons.com/guidelines/fiction-common-horror.shtml

*POETRY: We are interested in quality Dark Poetry (no Epics, please). Pays $.15/line (if printed in the PRINT magazine). Expect to be edited. Profanity that fits the context is OK. Should be interesting, non-obscene content: no excessive gore, no pornography, no racial/sexual/sexual orientation/religious/regional bigotry/animal cruelty/child abuse/rape or hatred. Challenge us with interesting, intelligent and mature content.

Include FICTION or POETRY SUBMISSION in the Subject; Poetry Payment is covered above; for Fiction Payment, SEE BELOW (“Payment“).

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++NON-FICTION/REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS++

PROPERLY FORMATTED ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ARE MANDATORY;
NO SNAIL MAIL.
(SEE BELOW in “MISCELLANEOUS”)

*Looking for relevant Nonfiction articles and Reviews by new & established writers on a variety of topics, from politics, science, criticism, and personality profiles, to personal essays/memoirs and grand overviews. Query first, please. If permission is granted to send in an article or review, include REVIEW SUBMISSION or ARTICLE SUBMISSION in the Subject; expect to be edited. Except for Reviews (which are compensated for in exposure on the website and/or copies of the print magazine), Payment (SEE BELOW — “Payment“) and Submission Guidelines are the same as FICTION, except as noted for Interviews and Reviews. Profanity that fits the context is OK. Should be interesting, non-obscene content: no racial/sexual/sexual orientation/religious/regional bigotry/animal cruelty/child abuse/rape or hatred. Challenge us with interesting, intelligent and mature content.

*Also seeking Interviews with established & newer personalities in the Horror/Dark Fantasy/S-F and related fields (writers, filmmakers, artists, actors, musicians and so on). Payment for interviews is in copies only (though there are RARE exceptions). Query first. If permission is granted to send in an interview, include INTERVIEW SUBMISSION in the Subject; expect to be edited. Profanity that fits the context is OK. Should be interesting, non-obscene content: no racial/sexual/sexual orientation/religious/regional bigotry/animal cruelty/child abuse/rape or hatred. Challenge us with interesting, intelligent and mature content.

Print Rights revert to Author upon print publication, though we may reserve the right to use the interview or nonfiction piece in a “Best Of” collection at a later date; Electronic Rights are reserved for a longer term.

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++ARTWORK/MULTIMEDIA++

*Looking for original Art (drawings, paintings, photos, collages, digital art are all OK) with a Science Fiction and/or Dark Fantasy edge, B&W or Color: PLEASE, NO CLICHE HORROR ELEMENTS. Should be interesting, non-obscene content: no excessive gore, no pornography, no racial/sexual/sexual orientation/religious/regional bigotry/animal cruelty/child abuse/rape or hatred. Sexy images/nudity are acceptable if done tastefully. Expect to be edited/altered. SEE BELOW (“Payment”) for details.

*We are also seeking quality MULTIMEDIA Submissions: short films, music videos, interview snippets, audio, convention panels, trailers and so on. It is best to send these as a zipped/compressed file OR a LINK in certain cases (YouTube, Vimeo and SoundCloud). Local formats are restricted to MP3, WAV, MOV, WMV, and Flash. Lengths may vary, but should be longer than two minutes and shorter than 15 minutes as a general rule. Decent audio/image quality is appreciated (HD preferred). Should be interesting, non-obscene content: no excessive gore, no pornography (though mild nudity is OK), no racial/sexual/sexual orientation/religious/regional bigotry/animal cruelty/child abuse/rape or hatred. Profanity that fits the context is OK. Challenge us with interesting, intelligent and mature content. No Payment: SEE BELOW (“Payment”) for details.

Final format for artwork publication: 300 DPI minimum, TIFF or PNG format. B&W illustrations should be formatted for Grayscale (no watermarking, please). Include ART SUBMISSION in the Subject line and please include your address/e-mail in the body of your cover letter. Challenge us with interesting, intelligent and mature content.

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++PAYMENT++

*FICTION and NON-FICTION: Five cents ($.05) a word (except Interviews/Reviews and Poetry — SEE ABOVE) and two copies of the magazine. Payment within 60 days of publication. Print Rights revert to Author upon print publication, though we may reserve the right to use the story or non-fiction piece in a “Best Of” collection at a later date; Electronic Rights are reserved for a longer term. No simultaneous submissions (to other publications). No multiple submissions (please wait to send another story until your current one has received a response). We prefer to pay via PayPal. We ONLY PAY for items that are in the printed digest, but are pleased to keep items excerpted for the website indefinitely: This includes artwork.

*ARTWORK: Payment is $30 (quarter page), $45 (half page) each for small interior art plus two copies, $70 (full page) plus two copies, and $150 plus two copies for a cover piece. Payment within 60 days of publication. Simultaneous submissions OK – let us know immediately if an image under consideration is accepted by another publication, however. Print Rights revert to Artist upon print publication, though we may reserve the right to use a piece in a “Best Of” collection at a later date; Electronic Rights are reserved for a longer term. We prefer to pay via PayPal. We ONLY PAY for items that are in the printed digest, but are pleased to keep items excerpted for the website indefinitely: This includes artwork. We do not pay for cartoons, but are interested in quality, non-offensive ones.

*We DO NOT currently pay for MULTIMEDIA Submissions. We ONLY PAY for items that are in the printed digest, but are pleased to keep items excerpted for the website indefinitely: This includes artwork/multimedia.

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++MISCELLANEOUS…++

A NOTE ABOUT SUBMISSIONS: Please include your e-mail and address on the story AND the body of the cover letter; in a continuing effort to be as Green as possible, we only accept electronic submissions unless we specifically ask for something or you have queried first (such as for a film or book you would like us to review). Do your part to save the Earth. Go veg while you’re at it!
PLEASE DO NOT USE THE ‘CONTACT FORM’ TO SUBMIT. SUCH SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DELETED UNREAD.

REVIEW CONSIDERATION: We make no promises or guarantees that we will review anything that is submitted.

FORMATTING GUIDELINES: Improperly formatted manuscripts will be immediately rejected. All stories, interviews, reviews, and so on need to be written in Times New Roman or Courier 12-point font, double-spaced, 1″ margins all around, contact info and word count on the front page at the top, every page after the title page should have author’s last name, story title and page number. Submissions with improper formatting will go unread and be immediately rejected, no exceptions. For more formatting insight, refer to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscript_format.

OTHER LIMITATIONS: Materials are not returnable. ALSO — We ONLY PAY for items that are in the printed digest, but are pleased to keep items excerpted for the website indefinitely: This includes artwork/multimedia. Response times vary: query only if it has been longer than 4 months. Thanks, and enjoy your stay!

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