Would any of my followers be interested in a quarterly black and white physical ‘zine, based around freedom of fiction philosophy, darkfic, whump, dark self shipping etc? With fic, B&W illustrations, calls for contributions, and a letters column?
I’m talking really simple, janky stuff. Basically like it was the 80s again?
yeah you know what I don’t actually care if anyone is interested, we’re gonna make a zine/chapbook.
NEW PROJECT >: D
bet you didn’t know we’re trained in typesetting and layout and did it as a career for seven years >: 3
We’re going to shoot for a first mailing in May or June and will distribute prompts for submissions on a couple of different themes in the next few days/week.
All submissions will be some form of copyleft (you retain your copyright, ‘zine retains the right to reproduce) and obviously accepted submissions will not be paid at this stage.
Physical copies will be priced at cost of printing/mailing (which we will work out later) and digital copies will be available for ‘pay what you want’.
All of the above subject to change :p
Types of submissions Bar-Sinister accepts:
black and white drawings and art
short fiction
serial fiction
poetry
essays
analyses
opinion pieces
critiques and reviews
prompts and works meant to inspire other artists and writers
Bar-Sinister will feature work on a number of interlinked themes with similar elements.
Freedom of artistic expression: Works relating to the ability and right of every person to express themselves fully and freely through the medium of art and fiction.
Dark fiction: Fiction (and other art) with elements that are considered dark, strange, horrific, taboo. Sometimes referred to as darkfic, or dead dove.
Pain: Fiction and art with an emphasis on the experience of physical and mental suffering, torture and misery, and on recovery from the same. Sometimes referred to as whump.
Romanticism: Fiction and art with an emphasis on personal romance and romantic desire, sometimes including dark elements, strangeness, taboo, or mental or physical suffering. Sometimes referred to as self ship.
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