TO OUR WRITERS:

At Quagmire, we’re going to be doing things a little bit different. Our goal, first and foremost, will always be to make our writers the most money and eyes on their work as possible. We want YOU getting published in print to mean something more than just a novelty.

That’s why we’re offering revenue sharing to all our print published writers. Any time you send a friend, a family member, or a follower to buy one of our print editions, we’re sending our writers money in return. We want our writers to share in the success of their work, and we don't want the relationship to be severed at the point of print. 

This is just the start of our writer-first magazine.

GUIDELINES:

• Only submit previously unpublished work.
• Submit all written work as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf file.
• Fiction submissions should be no longer than 3000 words and no less than 1000 words. We will accept exceptional stories over 3000, but it's rare. 
• Poetry submissions can be a maximum of 5 poetry, but we will select what we feel is the best poem to publish from that collection. 
• Please have a brief (500 words or less) cover letter, outlining who you are and your previous publications.
• We accept simultaneous submissions, but let us know as soon as it’s accepted elsewhere. Please wait until you receive a response for your submission before submitting again.
• Use standard formatting: put your page number somewhere on each page. If the submission is prose-heavy, please double-space. Use a standard font.
• Submissions filed by professional coordinating services or stories already rejected will not be considered.
• All submissions will be read, but our response times may vary, so please be patient! Our current average response time is ~2.5 months. 

PAYMENT:

• Our Online publication pays $25 per published fiction (we're trying to bring this up ASAP!) and $12.50 per poem (with up to 5 poems)
• Our Print Publication pays $50 per published fiction and $15 per published poem, up to a maximum of 5 poems, and all published authors will receive a share of our print publication revenue. 
• We do require a small reading fee. This is both because we want readers who believe in their work to submit, and so that we can pay the writers who we do accept. As we grow, the payments will grow, but the submission fee will always remain the same.  
• We pay through Paypal, which will convert CAD into your given currency. Let us know if this will not work for you. 

Online Publication:

• We post on a weekly schedule, alternating between poetry and fiction every Sunday. 
• We are primarily a fiction & poetry publisher, but we're looking to expand to CNF, book reviews, and works on writing (if you're interested in sending us book reviews or CNF pieces, please email me at submit@quagmiremagazine.com)

Print Publication:

• We publish one "best of" every year, and just published our first issue here.  

Rights:

• With our online submissions, we are only purchasing the right to post your short story online. All other rights are still yours. If we select your piece for publication in our print copy, we will pay you again to purchase these new rights. 

What comes with feedback? 

• We do a line by line detailed edit of your work, with the aim to make the work publishable. At the end, there will be a summary of our overall thoughts. 
• If the edits are done, we often will then publish the piece if it's been sufficiently improved to warrant publishing. 
• These submissions act as online / print publication submissions.

How has the response been so far? 

"Thank you very much for a set of precise, thought-provoking and challenging edits. I think almost all of your comments materially improve the piece. What a pleasure it is to work with a fine writer and Editor." — J.W. WOOD

"[I] took just about every suggestion. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave comments - I could tell that you understood what I was going for on several levels here, and I'm grateful for your feedback." 

"The editor responds to submissions in a timely manner (unlike some publications) and makes helpful suggestions while respecting the author's voice and style. And the quality of the work published in this journal speaks for itself. Highly recommended."  — Michael Washburn, who submitted his piece to feedback and then was published in our magazine after. 

Hope to see your work soon!

TO OUR WRITERS:
At Quagmire, we’re going to be doing things a little bit different. Our goal, first and foremost, will always be to make our writers the most money and eyes on their work as possible. We want YOU getting published in print to mean something more than just a novelty.
That’s why we’re offering revenue sharing to all our print published writers. Any time you send a friend, a family member, or a follower to buy one of our print editions, we’re sending you money in return.
This is just the start of our writer-first magazine.
GUIDELINES:

• Only submit previously unpublished work.
• Submit all written work as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf file.
• Submissions should be no longer than 5000 words or shorter than 1000 words. 
• Please have a brief (500 words or less) cover letter, outlining who you are and your previous publications.
• We accept simultaneous submissions, but let us know as soon as it’s accepted elsewhere. Please wait until you receive a response for your submission before submitting again.
• Use standard formatting: put your page number somewhere on each page. If the submission is prose-heavy, please double-space. Use a standard font.
• Submissions filed by professional coordinating services or stories already rejected will not be considered.
• All submissions will be read, but our response times may vary, so please be patient!

PAYMENT:

• Our online publication pays $25 CAD per piece of short fiction (we're trying to bring this up ASAP!) between 1000 and 5000 words. 
• We do require a small reading fee. This is both because we want readers who believe in their work, and so that we can pay the writers who we do accept. As we grow, the payments will grow, but the submission fee will remain the same.  
• We pay through Paypal, which will convert CAD into your given currency.

Online Publication:

• We post a short fiction piece every Sunday ("Short Fiction Sundays"). 
• We are primarily a fiction publisher, but we're looking to expand to CNF, book reviews, or poetry soon (if you're interested in volunteering to be a reader for any of these, please email me at submit@quagmiremagazine.com)
• If you're paying for feedback, expect on-page notes, suggestions, and comments, with a small write up at the end expressing the strengths and weakness of your pieces, specifically, and your writing, generally. If you're interested in a 1 on 1 meeting to discuss your piece, we can arrange that slightly higher. 
• We do accept reprints for our online submissions.

Rights:

• With our online submissions, we are only purchasing the right to post your short story online. All other rights are still yours. If we select your piece for publication in our print copy, we will pay you again to purchase these new rights.