Call for submissions

Douglas Rhodes · 06-11-2009, 04:26 PM

I've decided to start a 'zine. Lately I've found that there are few markets actively seeking extreme horror or splatterpunk style horror. So, in honor of my novel (and the fact that I love the title):

Sex and Murder is a magazine for the darker side of fiction. We want your most disturbing tales. We want you to peel back the thin veil of humanity to reveal the monstrous, give us the truly horrific, and scare us silly. The genre isn't necessarily important, if your tale is set in the old west, so be it; if it's a tale of dark fantasy, that's great as well. What is really important is that it is well written, tight prose that pushes the boundaries of whatever genre it is set in.

We accept short fiction, flash fiction, art, and poetry. Short fiction should run between 2,000 and 8,000 words. Flash should be less than 1,000 words. As for poetry, well, simply put, we don't want rhyming poetry, period. Art must be sent as a .jpg file. One piece of art, per issue, will be chosen for the cover. All submissions should be sent via email to editor (at) sexandmurder.com.

Short fiction should be sent attached as either a .doc or .txt document in standard manuscript format. Include your name, address, email address, and approximate word count in the left corner of the first page and at the top of your submission email's body.

With that said, let's deal with some specifics. First off, blood and gore are great, we want blood and gore, but blood and gore, no matter how extreme, must be intrinsic to the plot, not simply thrown in for violence's sake. The same goes for sex, if it's in there it better have a purpose. At the same time, the absolute lack of either or both doesn't mean we don't want your story. There are plenty of ways to be truly terrifying without the slightest trace of either.

We don't want rambling diatribes or thinly veiled hate speech, neither one is interesting.

Submissions that are chosen for publication will be published on the website, in both .pdf and .prc (mobipocket) formats, and in a print publication. We are a non-paying market. Hopefully that will change in the future. Author grants first electronic and print publication rights, as well as the right to electronically archive the piece for one year. At the end of that year, the author may request that the piece be removed from the website.

We accept simultaneous submissions, but let us know in the body of your email. Also, unlike many markets, we accept reprints. Please send no more than one piece of short fiction or flash fiction per submission. Send no more than five poems per submission. All work must be original. Finally, do not submit more than once per month.

DixieGal · 06-11-2009, 04:45 PM

What's it pay?

griffonwing · 06-11-2009, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

What's it pay?

Hehehe..

Quote:

Submissions that are chosen for publication will be published on the website, in both .pdf and .prc (mobipocket) formats, and in a print publication. We are a non-paying market. Hopefully that will change in the future. Author grants first electronic and print publication rights, as well as the right to electronically archive the piece for one year. At the end of that year, the author may request that the piece be removed from the website

Silly girl.

DixieGal · 06-12-2009, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by griffonwing

Hehehe..

Silly girl.

Arrr, my pirate friend, I missed that!

griffonwing · 06-12-2009, 02:42 PM

I'd love to sumbit stuff, but do I really want to go to my "dark place" and write? I am already working on a very macabre story, but not quite to this level. Well, maybe a very small part might be.

JSWolf · 06-18-2009, 09:11 AM

Sorry, but I cannot in good conscience support an electronic 'zine that does not support ePub and LRF.

ahi · 06-18-2009, 09:26 AM

Since you already have PDF, if you just add ePub and LRF, you will have both my and JSWolf's support.

And hey, what more could a guy starting a zine want?

- Ahi

Ps.: On the bright side, you could pander to JSWolf's moral strictures by simply converting your Mobipocket files by Calibre. I believe Mobipocket is the preferred source format for conversions.

Douglas Rhodes · 06-18-2009, 04:32 PM

Well, I want the magazine to reach the ereader community so, what the hell, I'll offer it in those forms as well.

dreams · 06-23-2009, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Douglas Rhodes

Well, I want the magazine to reach the ereader community so, what the hell, I'll offer it in those forms as well.

YEA!!! Best of Luck in getting this started (the hardest part). Great idea making it available in other formats.

pshrynk · 06-24-2009, 01:57 PM

your genre isn't something that I'm terribly interested in, unfortunatley, but I certainly wish you the best of luck in getting this going! We really need more fiction writers out there.

Douglas Rhodes · 06-25-2009, 02:12 PM

Thanks for the well-wishes.

Douglas Rhodes · 07-20-2009, 02:58 PM

The first issue is now up on SexandMurder.com.

I'm also offering downloads of it, in the freebies section, in epub, lrf, pdf, and prc formats.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...366#post527366

06-11-2009, 04:26 PM	#1
Douglas Rhodes Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 500132 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Device: Blackberry Storm, laptop	Call for submissions/First issue now out I've decided to start a 'zine. Lately I've found that there are few markets actively seeking extreme horror or splatterpunk style horror. So, in honor of my novel (and the fact that I love the title): Sex and Murder is a magazine for the darker side of fiction. We want your most disturbing tales. We want you to peel back the thin veil of humanity to reveal the monstrous, give us the truly horrific, and scare us silly. The genre isn't necessarily important, if your tale is set in the old west, so be it; if it's a tale of dark fantasy, that's great as well. What is really important is that it is well written, tight prose that pushes the boundaries of whatever genre it is set in. We accept short fiction, flash fiction, art, and poetry. Short fiction should run between 2,000 and 8,000 words. Flash should be less than 1,000 words. As for poetry, well, simply put, we don't want rhyming poetry, period. Art must be sent as a .jpg file. One piece of art, per issue, will be chosen for the cover. All submissions should be sent via email to editor (at) sexandmurder.com. Short fiction should be sent attached as either a .doc or .txt document in standard manuscript format. Include your name, address, email address, and approximate word count in the left corner of the first page and at the top of your submission email's body. With that said, let's deal with some specifics. First off, blood and gore are great, we want blood and gore, but blood and gore, no matter how extreme, must be intrinsic to the plot, not simply thrown in for violence's sake. The same goes for sex, if it's in there it better have a purpose. At the same time, the absolute lack of either or both doesn't mean we don't want your story. There are plenty of ways to be truly terrifying without the slightest trace of either. We don't want rambling diatribes or thinly veiled hate speech, neither one is interesting. Submissions that are chosen for publication will be published on the website, in both .pdf and .prc (mobipocket) formats, and in a print publication. We are a non-paying market. Hopefully that will change in the future. Author grants first electronic and print publication rights, as well as the right to electronically archive the piece for one year. At the end of that year, the author may request that the piece be removed from the website. We accept simultaneous submissions, but let us know in the body of your email. Also, unlike many markets, we accept reprints. Please send no more than one piece of short fiction or flash fiction per submission. Send no more than five poems per submission. All work must be original. Finally, do not submit more than once per month. Last edited by Douglas Rhodes; 07-20-2009 at 02:56 PM.

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06-11-2009, 04:45 PM	#2
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	What's it pay?

06-12-2009, 02:42 PM	#5
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	I'd love to sumbit stuff, but do I really want to go to my "dark place" and write? I am already working on a very macabre story, but not quite to this level. Well, maybe a very small part might be.

06-18-2009, 09:11 AM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 78,945 Karma: 144284074 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Sorry, but I cannot in good conscience support an electronic 'zine that does not support ePub and LRF.

06-18-2009, 09:26 AM	#7
ahi Wizard Posts: 1,790 Karma: 507333 Join Date: May 2009 Device: none	Since you already have PDF, if you just add ePub and LRF, you will have both my and JSWolf's support. And hey, what more could a guy starting a zine want? - Ahi Ps.: On the bright side, you could pander to JSWolf's moral strictures by simply converting your Mobipocket files by Calibre. I believe Mobipocket is the preferred source format for conversions.

06-18-2009, 04:32 PM	#8
Douglas Rhodes Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 500132 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Device: Blackberry Storm, laptop	Well, I want the magazine to reach the ereader community so, what the hell, I'll offer it in those forms as well.

06-24-2009, 01:57 PM	#10
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	your genre isn't something that I'm terribly interested in, unfortunatley, but I certainly wish you the best of luck in getting this going! We really need more fiction writers out there.

06-25-2009, 02:12 PM	#11
Douglas Rhodes Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 500132 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Device: Blackberry Storm, laptop	Thanks for the well-wishes.

07-20-2009, 02:58 PM	#12
Douglas Rhodes Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 500132 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Device: Blackberry Storm, laptop	The first issue is now up on SexandMurder.com. I'm also offering downloads of it, in the freebies section, in epub, lrf, pdf, and prc formats. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...366#post527366