SUBMISSIONS
SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED.
THEY WILL REOPEN 1ST JUNE FOR OUR JULY ISSUE. KEEP AN EYE ON OUR SCHEDULING PAGE AND TWITTER FOR UPDATES.
Failure to follow these guidelines will result in your work being disregarded.
We publish three online issues a year.
Head over to our scheduling page for further details regarding our themed issues.
SEND YOUR SUBMISSIONS TO:
For all submissions, please include the following:
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Name (as you would like it to be printed).
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Title of work(s).
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Brief third-person bio (including any social media links and/or author website, if applicable).
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A stock image to accompany your work (see below for website suggestions, if needed).
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We don't normally publish author photos but, if you would like to have a photo on the site then please feel free to send us one.
GENERAL RULES
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Only send ONE submission at a time.
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For POETRY, only send a maximum of TWO POEMS at a time.
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Please make sure all attachments are sent as a Microsoft Doc. or Docx.
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All submissions must be previously unpublished works (this includes publications on your own website or blog).
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Simultaneous submissions are accepted but please let us know immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
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Profanity, sex and violence are permitted; however, anything obscenely gratuitous or resembling pornography will be rejected immediately.
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WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Short Fiction
Min: 1,000 words. Max: 5,000 words.
Flash Fiction & Flash Non-Fiction
Under 1,000 words.
Essay
Min: 1,500 words. Max: 7,000 words.
Memoir
Max: 2,000 – 4,000 words.
Poetry
Please send over a maximum of TWO poems at once.
No word count limit but please don't go crazy!
Personal Health Stories
Min: 500 words. Max: 3,000 words.
Film & Music
We are NOT looking for reviews.
Min: 400 words. Max: 3,000 words.
Travel
Min: 500 words. Max: 2,500 words.
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RESPONSE TIME
Our goal is to respond to all submissions as quickly as possible. If it has been longer than a month, feel free to email us. Please allow up to ONE month for a reply to your submission.
Should you receive a rejection, please wait until the next round of submissions before submitting again. Whether accepted or not, we promise to do our best to respond to everyone.
If you have any questions about your submission, please contact:
RIGHTS
By submitting to Vamp Cat Magazine, you are agreeing to grant us First Electronic Rights and Archival Rights if your work is accepted. All other rights remain with the author. If your work is republished, we would really appreciate it if you made sure that the second publication provides a credit and link back, indicating that Vamp Cat Magazine was the first to publish your work.
EDITING
Once you submit your work, we may edit and make notes. However, any editorial changes we make will always be done with the writer. Nothing will ever be done without the writer's approval.
PAYMENT
Unfortunately, we are unable to pay contributors at this time. All we can offer is love, support, promotion and a lasting relationship with our wonderful writers.
We will do our absolute best to promote your work on our social media platforms and, once you're a part of the Vamp Cat universe, we'll happily support any of your future writing projects.
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VAMP CAT DOES NOT SUPPORT
Any racist, homophobic, sexist, Islamophobic or snarky content.
We will set our vicious cats on you. They may look cute but they have fangs.
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