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• Only submit previously unpublished work.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 CAD per published fiction (we're trying to bring this up ASAP!) and $12.50 CAD per poem (with up to 5 poems)
• Our Print Publication pays $50 CAD per published fiction and $15 CAD 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. This also helps reduce the amount of AI-generated submissions. 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. 

We are committed to publishing stories written and edited by humans. We reserve the right to reject any submission that we suspect to be primarily generated or created by language modeling software, ChatGPT, chat bots, or any other AI apps, bots, or software.

TO OUR WRITERS:
 At Quagmire, as a writer-first magazine, 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 receive the most eyes on their work as possible. 

We want YOU getting published in print AND online to mean something more than just a novelty.

That’s why we always offer revenue sharing to all our print published writers (the top 3 winners of the contest). 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.

SUBMISSION 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 and over 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. 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.
• Submissions must also be blind, meaning your name should not be on it. If it is, it will not be reviewed. 

THEME: MEANING, PURPOSE, EXISTENTIALISM, ABSURDISM

Whatever that means to you. 

PAYMENT:
 To celebrate our upcoming first edition, we’re giving away $600 CAD in cash prizes. We want to use this contest as a jumping-off point, where our readers learn who we are, and the kind of work we are publishing.
 

• 1ST PLACE - $350 CAD + PUBLICATION IN FIRST ISSUE + ONLINE PUBLICATION
• 2ND PLACE - $175 CAD + PUBLICATION IN FIRST ISSUE  + ONLINE PUBLICATION
• 3RD PLACE- $75 CAD + PUBLICATION IN FIRST ISSUE + ONLINE PUBLICATION

SUBMISSION FEE:

• We charge $10 CAD per submission.  
• If you'd like a $5 CAD submission fee, simply share this contest on one of your social media platforms, email us at submit@quagmiremagazine.com with a link to your post, and we'll send you the $5 submission fee page! 
• If this cost is still prohibitive, please send me an email explaining that and we'll work something out (submit@quagmiremagazine.com).

RIGHTS:

• With the short story contest, we are purchasing both Canadian and American first publishing rights for print and online. 
• If you have any other questions, please direct them towards Ian Canon, the EIC of Quagmire Magazine: submit@quagmiremagazine.com

SUBMISSIONS CLOSE SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023, AT MIDNIGHT!