Submission Call for Twisted Tongue...
Twisted Tongue is looking for original, well-written stories with a twist, whether it is a twist in the tale or a twisted tale. We are open to all genres, sf/f/h elements preferred but will consider others. We want tales that are powerful, emotional, we want pulled off our seats into the tale. We are also open for poetry, book reviews, articles, interviews and artwork too.
New and upcoming writers are just as welcome as established writers.
The small print:
1. We reserve the right to edit content in addition to any grammatical as we see fit.
2. We accept submissions sent to twistedtongue@blueyonder.co.uk attached word document preferred, email submissions only.
3. Your submitted work must be in either Word, Word Perfect, text. Please do not send MAC formatted files.
4. Please include an author bio so that we can promote your work on our site. Feel free to add any links to your website or other published works.
5. If you have further questions, please contact us at the same e-mail address above.
6. We reserve the right to update these guidelines at any time.
7. We do accept previously published works. If you have a tale, poem, or artwork that has been previously published and you still own the right to publish it again, we will consider it for publication please note when submitting, please add 'Previously published by: name of publisher' below the title of the tale.
8. All submissions will automatically be placed on the mailing list.
9. Please stick to the guidelines.
Submission format:
Standard font: Times New Roman/Arial. 12 point size. Double spaced.
Fiction: Please put 'Fiction Sub' in the subject line. Maximum word count 5k, for longer pieces please query first. Multiple submissions accepted up to 3.
Flash Fiction: Please put 'Flash Sub' in the subject line. Word count 50 ' 500. Multiple submissions accept up to 5.
Novellas: Please contact with details, these will be printed as serials.
Poetry: Please put 'Poetry Sub' in the subject line. Maximum length 30 lines, but will consider longer pieces. Multiple submissions accepted up to 5.
Articles: Please put 'Articles Sub' in the subject line. All articles must be writing or art related.
Book Reviews: Please put 'Review Sub' in the subject line.
Artwork: Please put 'Art Sub' in the subject line. B&W preferred, but will consider colour. All artwork considered, including photography, sf/f/h themed preferred but will consider others. Please email images as JPEG, GIF or BMP format. All artwork that is published in the magazine will relate to tales that are included in the magazine. Copyright remains with the artist. Multiple submissions accepted up to 10 images.
Response Time: Average 4-6 weeks.
Payment: We are a new magazine so unfortunately at this moment in time we cannot afford to pay for any contributions. Hopefully this will change in the near future.
We are usually open to submissions year round.
If you are an author, artist, or publisher etc. with something to promote or would just like to be interviewed for the magazine, please email us.
