NEW AUTHORS CAN SUBMIT AT THE SUBVERSIFY FORUMS
http://subversify.proboards.com/index.cgi
Please Submit HERE in the “Unsolicited Secretions” Room
GUIDELINES
Subversify Submissions:
1) Documentary style articles may be presented in news format (most important paragraph presented first, leading to least importance) essay style (topic statement, at least three sentences supporting the statement and a minimum of one paragraph to cover each sentence of the first paragraph) or as a research articles. Documentary style articles that use research in their body of evidence should quote their sources at the end of the article; web addresses should be listed in their complete form to provide links, books and magazines should state the authors and titles. Documentary form is desirable for current news, history, science and biographies. Documentary articles of two thousand words or more should be broken into sub-titles for better organization. The objective, third person voice is preferred in documentary presentation.
2) Interviews and reviews should be a minimum of one thousand words. Receive express permission for all quotes that you use within interviews. An essay format is generally the best way to present a review, although all well-crafted pieces will be considered. Use an opening statement, body of work and a solid conclusion. Reviews may be written from the personal view or in third person.
3) Commentaries should be a minimum of seven hundred words, and relate directly to a current topic or magazine theme. They may be informal or formal, but should be lively, interesting and well-developed.
4) Travelogues should contain a minimum of one thousand words. We don’t not want travelogues that list the hotels you visited, the souvenirs you bought or the stores you enjoyed. We want travelogues that narrate your personal encounters with your designation; what it meant to you, how the change of scenery affected you, the glimpses you saw of other lives. The travelogue is a chance to exercise your full use of style and delivery in the tales of your travels and adventures.
5) Non-fiction narratives should be a minimum of twelve hundred words. They should be interesting and thought-provoking, reveal a human condition, social problem or personal dilemma They may be presented as essays or stories.
6) Humor should contain at least five hundred words. We prefer to see our pages fleshed out, although we’ve accepted some very short pieces. Humor can be light, satirical or ironic, but it must be an original creation, not just the re-telling of an anecdote.
7) Fiction should contain a minimum of one thousand words. It can be of any genre or subject matter, but must contain the craftsmanship of literary merit.
All first submissions should be placed in “Unsolicited Secretions” at the Subversify forum. Do not feel intimidated if we ask for a re-write. It usually means, “yes, we like this, but we think you’re not delivering all the goods”. The forum is a place for you to knock out your unfinished work and hone in on the finer points of your writing skills.
All submissions should be doubled spaced between paragraphs and free from spelling errors and grammatical mistakes. Indicate in your first submission, the author name or pseudonym you wish to go by and include a little something about yourself for the readers. If you are able, include your own images with your submission, but do not send thumbnails. The ideal size is within the parameters of 450- 700 X 500 – 900.
Policies:
The primary goal of Subversify is to sponsor good literary authors by presenting examples of their work. If the work is not professionally written and polished, the author is not setting good examples of his or her abilities. All the sponsorship in the world is not going to help if your writing does not pass the test of the reader. Subversify publishing is show time for those who are waiting for an alternative perspective.
Subversify does not cater to any particular political, religious or social agenda. All views are strictly those of the author. The purpose is to deliver a magazine that gives not only information but individual perspective. Our objective is to think outside the box. If you question authority, don’t follow mainstream fascinations, and have scrapped all the formulae for success, you are probably subversive.
Subversify is the other side of the coin. Be bold in your personal style, be strong in your statements and back your documentation with evidence. Experiment. Exercise your creativity. Treat writing as an art.
Our editors might occasionally be royal pains, but we are willing to work closely with promising authors. Those who make it into contributing writers will discover they have built their own fan base; readers who come back day after day, week after week to read their work. It’s your work, your presentation of self that keeps your fan club growing, not the magazine. Maintain a personal relationship with your readers. Read their comments and answer them. This will encourage more fellowship and enthusiasm among the readers.
Not all submissions will be published in the order they are received. Since this is a magazine, we try to base each week’s published material around a theme. If your work is good and we say we like it, it will be published.
All authors have full copyright to their work. No piece that has gone through a drafting process requiring major changes will be published without final consent from the author. A request for change may occur if the submission contains paragraphs irrelevant to the subject matter, makes false statements in a documentary article, is unsupportive in its statements, or contains a weak ending.
Benefits:
Mainstream attention, back linking and magazine publication credit. Some of our past stories have featured audio interviews with national movement leaders (Mikey Weinstein, “Who Teacheth My Hands to War”), off-the-record commentary from world-traveling journalists (Jane Stillwater of Independent News Service), and hard-hitting investigative pieces that actually forced public institutions to make needed changes. (“The Problem with DIBELS”)
We are listed in Google News and other aggregator sites. We have readers and writers from all over the world and have been reporting peak traffic for the first half of 2010. Very soon, we will be looking into earning advertising revenue. When that happens, we will start paying our most prolific writers. In the meantime, we offer you a byline, creative freedom, a professional credit, and 100% ownership of your own material with Subversify enforcing copyright protection. This is something not even Multiply.com can offer you!
