Editor’s Alert: Storyworlds Magazine currently seeks submissions for the first three issues of the magazine. Please get your submissions in well before October 31, 2012 to be considered for our debut issues. Thanks!
Fiction Guidelines and Submission Form | Art Guidelines and Submission Form
Storyworlds Magazine Submission Guidelines: Fiction
Here are the Storyworlds Magazine submission guidelines for fiction:
Fiction that…
- Is 3,000 to 5,000 words.
- Is set in a storyworld created by the author (and is creator-owned) that is established in publicly available works by the author or others.
- Has balanced attention to character, plot, setting and theme.
- Stands alone. Doesn’t require foreknowledge of the characters or storyworld.
- Creates a lingering emotional response… regardless of the emotion triggered.
By an author who…
- Has a demonstrable, substantial social media audience.
- Actively and personally engages with that audience.
- Has an established website dedicated to their works, including the storyworld in question.
- Is committed to marketing their work with direct-to-fan communication.
It’s important to note that there’s no mention of genre in the above list. Storyworlds Magazine doesn’t have much use for genre classification, save for its arguable value in helping readers find things they may be predisposed to enjoy. Of course, it can cut both ways: some people use genre to avoid things they may never know if they like or not, and that’s sad.
At Storyworlds Magazine, we don’t care about genre. We care about story.
On Serials: Storyworlds Magazine will consider serials in some circumstances. Please query first.
Rights We License: Fiction
Storyworlds Magazine requires first exclusive worldwide English language print and electronic rights for twelve months beginning with publication month, perpetual non-exclusive rights after that twelve months, and non-exclusive anthology rights. Anthology inclusion and compensation falls under its own agreement. We are not soliciting reprints at this time.
Removing Works Published In Storyworlds Magazine
At the rights holder’s request, Storyworlds Magazine will remove published works from the archives any time following the initial twelve month exclusive rights period. Note that an author will be removed from the author affiliate program once that author is no longer represented by works available to Storyworlds Magazine subscribers.
Storyworlds Magazine Submission Guidelines: Art
Here are the things Storyworlds Magazine wants to see in art submissions:
Art that…
- Measures 600×900 pixels.
- Does not include any photographic elements.
- Is solely the artist’s creation, with no stock photography or licensed elements.
- Evokes a literal or thematic world.
- Stimulates the imagination to go beyond the visual boundaries of the image.
- Creates a lingering emotional response… regardless of the emotion triggered.
By an artist who…
- Has a demonstrable, substantial social media audience.
- Actively and personally engages with that audience.
- Has an established website dedicated to their works.
- Is committed to marketing their work with direct-to-fan communication.
It’s important to note that there’s no mention of style or subject matter in the above list. Storyworlds Magazine wants immersive images that fire the imagination and, well, tell a story.
On Sequential Art: Storyworlds Magazine will consider narrative sequential art in some circumstances. Please query first.
Rights We License: Art
Storyworlds Magazine requires first exclusive worldwide print and electronic rights for twelve months beginning with publication month, perpetual non-exclusive rights after that twelve months, and non-exclusive anthology rights. Anthology inclusion and compensation falls under its own agreement. We are not soliciting reprints at this time.
Removing Works Published In Storyworlds Magazine
At the rights holder’s request, Storyworlds Magazine will remove published works from the archives any time following the initial twelve month exclusive rights period. Note that an artist will be removed from the artist affiliate program once that artist is no longer represented by works available to Storyworlds Magazine subscribers.