a bit about submissions
if you've come to this page that means you came because you are interested in submitting to mad swirl. for that we thank-you. we are very pleased with the response we have received from our fellow mad ones to contribute their work to this collective community. this mad swirlin' creative outlet is a place to showcase the many diverse artists in this big, blue, beat-utiful world of ours and to get this madness into as many heads as possible.
just a few things before we lead you down to our submission guidelines...
• mad swirl does not pay for submissions. as much as we'd love to showcase your work and be able to give you cash for your talents, efforts and time, we cannot. mad swirl is fueled by our love for the arts, our passion for publishing and our deep seeded need to spread the mad, mad word. we currently do not make a single cent on posting and promoting.
online submission: guidelines
gotta need to share? wanna catch the swirl of madness? well you came to the right place 'cos submissions are ALWAYS welcome for MadSwirl.com, which in turn, will also be considered for future print issues.
"who do you want to submit to madswirl.com?"
"what format do you need my short story in?"
"should I send my 20MB photograph?"
"can I copy and paste my work into my e-mail?"
if you have any of these questions and want answers then you're in the right place!
who
we are calling any and all: poets, illustrators, writers, photographers, painters and psychos (preferably harmless ones) to send ALL original submissions to be considered for MadSwirl.com to submissions@madswirl.com
poetry/short stories/columns/classifieds submissions
• we prefer to receive poetry/prose in a microsoft word file, preferably saved as an "rtf", "txt" or "doc". if that's just not possible, please copy and paste your work in the body of your e-mail. this may go without saying, but please, please and please format your pieces the way you'd like them to be seen, and utilize sepll, um, spell check.
• please limit your poetry submissions to three (3) poems at one time. please limit your short story suubmission to (1) story at a time.
• please submit short stories that do not exceed one-thousand (1000) words. (excerpts from larger bodies of work, limited to 1000 words, are acceptable.)
• we usually do not accept simultaneous submissions but exceptions may apply. convince us otherwise.
visual submissions
• for image files (illustrations, photography, paintings, cartoons, etc.) we prefer they be saved as "jpeg"s, preferably RGB and preferably no larger then 2MB each. exceptions may apply. again, this may go without saying, but please color correct and crop images as you would like them to be seen.
• please limit your visual submissions to five (5) pieces at one time.
submission etiquette
if you have never submitted to an print or online zine before (or even if you have and wanna quick lesson in submission etiquette), there are a few considerations to keep in mind when you send off an e-mail to our editors. we made a checklist of what to include...
• write a subject line on your e-mail that tips us off to what you are sending, i.e. "Poems for consideration in Mad Swirl"
• provide a greeting. a "Hello" or "Dear Editor" works great.
• tells us who are you. example "I am John and/or Jane Poet". wow, that's so easy!
• your purpose for sending your e-mail to us. check this out..."I am sending you the attached (poems, short story, photos, illustrations, paintings) to be considered for your website/publication." if you really want to impress us, use the NAME of our website/publication "Mad Swirl and/or MadSwirl.com"
• a kind word to close. "Thank-you for your time and consideration." will suffice.
• a closing salutation with a name at the end. "Sincerely, John and/or Jane Artist".
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