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"The Collidescope aims to publish writing that is subversive in nature, that is art for art’s sake."

"The Collidescope aims to publish writing that is subversive in nature, that is art for art’s sake."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

within 3 months

Acceptance Rate

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  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    Yes

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    No

Accepted genres

7 genres

Fiction

Max words: 15000

Max pieces: 1

Fiction. We gravitate mostly toward magical realism and the surreal/slipstream. Novel excerpts should be able to work as standalone pieces....

Poetry

Min pieces: 2

Max pieces: 5

We gravitate mostly toward magical realism and the surreal/slipstream.

Hybrid

Max pieces: 1

Review

Max pieces: 1

We are most interested in reviews of buried/forgotten books or books published by independent presses.

Interview

Max pieces: 1

Interviews should consist of thought-provoking questions and answers with authors who fit with our overall aesthetic.

Art

Max pieces: 5

If you have artwork that fits our aesthetic, we would be happy to consider pairing it with the work of our authors.

Wtf is genre, send anything

No specific limitations

Fiction

Max words: 15000

Max pieces: 1

Fiction. We gravitate mostly toward magical realism and the surreal/slipstream. Novel excerpts should be able to work as standalone pieces....

Poetry

Min pieces: 2

Max pieces: 5

We gravitate mostly toward magical realism and the surreal/slipstream.

Hybrid

Max pieces: 1

Review

Max pieces: 1

We are most interested in reviews of buried/forgotten books or books published by independent presses.

Interview

Max pieces: 1

Interviews should consist of thought-provoking questions and answers with authors who fit with our overall aesthetic.

Art

Max pieces: 5

If you have artwork that fits our aesthetic, we would be happy to consider pairing it with the work of our authors.

Wtf is genre, send anything

No specific limitations

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How to submit

Process

The subject of your email should indicate the genre and title of your work. Limit one piece per genre and only submit again once you have heard back from us.

Cover letters

Include a brief 3rd-person bio in the body of your email. If you would like to include an author photo, attach it to the email as a hi-res jpeg.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Please attach all submissions in a Word document. All submissions, except poetry, should follow the proper manuscript format or close enough.

Rights for published work

The author retains all rights to their work. If republished, we ask that you credit The Collidescope as the original publisher.

Additional info

About the Magazine

Founded in 2019 | United States

The Collidescope aims to publish writing that is subversive in nature, that is art for art’s sake. There is a difference between a writer simply telling a story (or telling a story simply) and creating a work of art. We love to see the mental fireworks of a writer wrestling with their imagination, with language itself. All one has to do is look at what Joyce accomplished. Ulysses alone broke every rule and then some. A century later, many writers are still afraid to step outside of the rules. Luckily, there is a kaleidoscope of other writers who have fearlessly gone wherever language has led them and have produced astounding works, such as Jorge Luis Borges, Angela Carter, David Foster Wallace, Wendy Walker, Salman Rushdie, Kojo Laing, Clarice Lispector, Vladimir Nabokov, etc. Such is the kind of writing we live to read.

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 :)

George Salis

Editor-in-Chief

Nicole Melchionda

Poetry Editor