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a new digital lit mag all about/in convo with music; we luv experimental creative nonfiction + music criticism with a personal bent (think hanif abdurraqib vibes). we're sponsored by the kelly writers house @ upenn. for/by students (undergrad + grad).
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
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Types of Submissions Accepted
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 2
No hard word limits. Up to 5000 words (for a very longform piece); but our sweet spot is anywhere from 600-2000 words. The more experimental, undefinable, audacious, personal, inchoate, the better. We want nonfiction that plays with form and merges music writing/criticism/journalism with a personal essay; vignettes accompanied by photographs; an annotated playlist.
Hybrid
No specific limitations
Review
No specific limitations
Anything
No specific limitations
Art
For photographers and artists: please send us your stuff! We regularly need people to create art for specific written pieces, or to take photos of certain concerts; send us an email at hotknifemag@gmail.com if you’re interested in being on staff.
Photography
For photographers and artists: please send us your stuff! We regularly need people to create art for specific written pieces, or to take photos of certain concerts; send us an email at hotknifemag@gmail.com if you’re interested in being on staff.
Poetry
We will consider poetry but this is primarily a nonfiction magazine, so we’ll only accept it if we really truly love it and can envision it alongside the other pieces.
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 2
No hard word limits. Up to 5000 words (for a very longform piece); but our sweet spot is anywhere from 600-2000 words. The more experimental, undefinable, audacious, personal, inchoate, the better. We want nonfiction that plays with form and merges music writing/criticism/journalism with a personal essay; vignettes accompanied by photographs; an annotated playlist.
Hybrid
No specific limitations
Review
No specific limitations
Anything
No specific limitations
Need to know for submitting
Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
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How to submit 🏗️
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Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️
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Awards
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Rights for published work 🏗️
Magazine
Founded in 2022 | United States
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 :)
Sofia Sears
Editor-in-Chief
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