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"Since 1995, we have been a mega-zine dedicated exclusively to exploring independent creative action. Each issue features reviews of hundreds of zines and small press books, plus comics, excerpts from the best of the underground press, interviews, original fiction and commentary on all aspects of the indie arts."
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Open for submissions

Introduction
Vibe

Weird / outsider / wtf even is it

Response Time
3 months / 63 days
Average acceptance rate
0%

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      $60-120

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      Yes

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

4 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 3000

all

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Art

zines!

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Review

No specific limitations

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Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

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Fiction

Max words: 3000

all

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Art

zines!

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Review

No specific limitations

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Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

Magazine

Founded in 1995 | Canada

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Zack Kotzer
Editor
Anisa Rawhani
Assistant Editor
Hal Niedzviecki
Founder and Publisher
Tara Gordon Flint
Associate Publisher
Maria Cichosz
Fiction Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

9

Average acceptance rate

0% (so far)

Average response time

63 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/63 days

Fastest response time

16 days

Slowest response time

157 days