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"A bi-annual magazine that features writing, art, and blog posts about animals and their human neighbors."
"A bi-annual magazine that features writing, art, and blog posts about animals and their human neighbors."
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes: $25
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
Yes: PDF
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
8 genres
Fiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
We prefer flash, literary, historical, and young adult fiction, though we will consider other genres.
Fiction (Life Advice From an Animal Article)
Max words: 2000
Each of our issues include 1 - 3 advice columns from a household pet or beloved animal. We prefer that it be written in your voice, but we a...
Nonfiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
We appreciate your insight and vulnerability and would be happy to consider any creative nonfiction piece that meets our guidelines.
Nonfiction (Blog Posts)
Max words: 2000
We offer a free blog of short journal articles and nonfiction pieces about a snapshot of life — a sudden realization, a memory, or a feeling...
Poetry
Max lines: 20
Max pieces: 5
We value lyrical poetry in any form that exemplifies our vision and is bright with imagery, music, and voice.
Art
Max pieces: 10
Photography
Max pieces: 10
Comics
Max pieces: 10
Fiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
We prefer flash, literary, historical, and young adult fiction, though we will consider other genres.
Fiction (Life Advice From an Animal Article)
Max words: 2000
Each of our issues include 1 - 3 advice columns from a household pet or beloved animal. We prefer that it be written in your voice, but we a...
Nonfiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
We appreciate your insight and vulnerability and would be happy to consider any creative nonfiction piece that meets our guidelines.
Nonfiction (Blog Posts)
Max words: 2000
We offer a free blog of short journal articles and nonfiction pieces about a snapshot of life — a sudden realization, a memory, or a feeling...
Poetry
Max lines: 20
Max pieces: 5
We value lyrical poetry in any form that exemplifies our vision and is bright with imagery, music, and voice.
Art
Max pieces: 10
Photography
Max pieces: 10
Comics
Max pieces: 10
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31
Total submissions tracked
15 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
6 days
Fastest response time
28 days
Slowest response time
How to submit
Process
Send all submissions as attachments (.doc, .docx for writing, .jpg and .pdf for art) to submissions@honeyguidemag.com Please type [ FICTION / POETRY / NONFICTION / ART / CARTOONS / BLOG POST / ANIMAL ARTICLE / ANIMAL RESCUE ] in the subject line of your email.
Cover letters
Include a short bio (2-3 sentences).
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
All writing should be in the standard manuscript format (12 pt font, Times New Roman, double spaced, word count) with your genre in the Subject line (this will make it easier and faster for the right editor to review your work). You may send your submission as a Microsoft Word document or Google Doc. We do not accept written work sent as a PDF, photocopy, or picture. If you send your submission as a Google doc, please notify us by email so we notice it right away.
Rights for published work
We have first serial rights to all work published in print and online (except for our blog), and exclusive rights until publication. Once published, all rights revert back to the writer.
Additional info
We publish stories, art, and poetry that examine the connection between animals and humans, and the ways we and our lives are more similar than people assume. Some topics and themes to consider, but of course, we are open to others: the process of an animal bringing out a character trait in a person (ie: Seabiscut); animals as living, interactive symbols or metaphors of human wants, fears, secrets, challenges, and change (ie: Life of Pi, Cujo); stories told through an animal's perspective (The Incredible Journey, Pax). If you're featured, you will receive a small monetary payment ($25 for the story, $50 for art) and your piece will be displayed on our website until the next publication. All contributors receive a free PDF copy of the upcoming issue (and print for a 50% discount) and a chance to be featured on our website (for fiction, non-fiction, and art only).
About the Magazine
Founded in 2020 | United States
We accept pieces from the perspective of animals that are as present and authoritative as human characters, the reciprocal bond between human and animal that bewildered, challenged and changed the human, and discoveries that reveal how close in space and mind the animal and human kingdoms are. We do not accept pieces that condone animal cruelty or the keeping of exotic pets (ie: tigers, monkeys, crocodiles), though we will consider pieces that examine these experiences as part of the wider human/animal story. Nor will we publish profiles of beloved animals — show us the nature of your relationship, why you depend on each other, and what your bond means for both of your lives. We also do not accept cliche animal narratives, easy fixes, and pieces with sweet happy endings. Our stories in this world are ongoing — resolutions are often open-ended and extend into the future. If you have a piece looking for a home, this magazine might be it!
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 :)
Amanda Marrero
Editor-in-Chief
Examples
5 pieces from Chill Subs people
