#article submission sites 2024

[prashantji-services]

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[silmarillionwritersguild]

Tolkien Meta Week is a week-long event to encourage fans to create nonfiction works related to Tolkien's world. Tolkien Meta Week will run from December 8-14, 2024 on Tumblr and here on the Silmarillion Writers' Guild archive.

How to Participate

Tolkien Meta Week is hosted by the Silmarillion Writers' Guild, but we welcome meta about any and all of Tolkien's works. On our archive, the usual rules about "Silmworks" apply, but we will gladly reblog all Tolkien-related content on our tumblr.

You can use one of our prompts or go rogue and do your own thing! As long as it is a nonfiction work related to Tolkien, it is welcome for this event. Note that "meta" doesn't have to be lengthy, finished, or polished. A paragraph describing a wild theory you had suddenly while brushing your teeth is just as welcome as a lengthy, detailed, essay. There are four prompts available for each day of the week. If you want to use the prompts, you can use one, a few, or all of them—your choice! You can also combine prompts from different days.

On the archive, choose Tolkien Meta Week from the Challenge dropdown when you post your work. On Tumblr, tag #tolkien meta week so that we can reblog your work!

The SWG also has a weekly newsletter, and we will include a roundup of Tolkien Meta Week submissions at the end of the event. If you do not wish to be included in the round-up, let the mods know before December 13.

We will not reblog or include meta that violates our Site Etiquette. This includes meta that promotes the idea that some people have more value than others or that insults or belittles other fans.

Make sure to give credit for ideas not your own and ask permission before using or discussing another fan's fanworks as part of your meta.

Prompts

Each day of the event will feature four prompts centered on genre, format, source text, and approaches that range beyond Middle-earth. However, these prompts are entirely optional, and any Tolkien-related meta is welcome for the event!

December 8: theory | infographic | The Silmarillion | the Tolkien fandom

December 9: open letter | podcast/audio | The Lord of the Rings | Tolkien's non-Middle-earth writings

December 10: literary analysis | wiki article | The Hobbit | adaptations

December 11: character study | video | Unfinished Tales, The History of Middle-earth, The Nature of Middle-earth, and The Fall of Númenor | books, articles, and meta about Tolkien

December 12: headcanon | meme | The Three Great Tales: The Children of Húrin, Beren and L��thien, and The Fall of Gondolin | compare Tolkien to another text

December 13: ship manifesto | personal essay | Tolkien's art | apply real-world disciplines to Middle-earth

December 14: research | list (including link collections) | The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien | Tolkien fanworks (with permission!)

Prompt Definitions

Prompt definitions are provided for informational purposes only. We do not police how creators use our prompts for challenges and take creators at their word if they share a fanwork as part of one of our challenges. In other words, we are not going to be coming behind anyone, arguing that something should be posted because it doesn't fit our particular understanding of a prompt. All that being said, if you read the definitions below and still aren't sure what a prompt means, our mods are here to help!

Genre Prompts

Theory: Share your theories about one of the many mysteries or open questions about Tolkien's work. Unlike headcanons, theory meta uses details from the text rather than original concepts to formulate ideas about the legendarium.

Open Letter: Write a letter to someone, expressing your views on the canon as it relates to them. For example, you could write to a character, the creator of an adaptation, or Tolkien himself!

Literary Analysis: Literary analysis considers what makes Tolkien's work effective as art or literature, considering such elements as imagery, word choice, characterization, structure, and theme. Literary analysis can also consider influences on Tolkien's work, such as mythology, folklore, and other works of literature.

Character Study: Character studies take a deeper look at a character, considering what the texts say and imply about the character's backstory, motives, emotions, personality, and other elements.

Headcanon: Headcanons are your personal interpretations of the texts. They can be grounded in details from the texts but don't have to be. This is the meta where you elaborate on the original elements that you imagine for Middle-earth.

Ship Manifesto: Present the reasons why a particular ship is appealing to you and should be embraced by others.

Research: Share your research on a topic, large or small, in any format, whether your rough notes or a perfectly polished essay or anything in between—or a format totally novel and new!

Format Prompts

Infographic: Present your meta in visual form, using graphics alongside text. Note that while traditional infographics are of course welcome, other formats that combine information + visuals are welcome too.

Podcast/Audio: Record a discussion of a topic or a reading of a work of meta.

Wiki Article: Create or add to a Tolkien-related article on a wiki. (Fanlore is a fandom-specific wiki that is still missing articles on many Tolkien characters, ships, and other topics!)

Video: Share a work of meta in video form.

Meme: When we created this prompt, we had in mind visuals with catchy text that comment on Tolkien. However, the word meme has many meanings and permutations. Any are welcome here.

Personal Essay: Reflect on how Tolkien, Tolkien fandom, or aspects of Tolkien's world have influenced you personally. Note that while this prompt includes the word "essay," any format of personal reflection—video, audio, visual, something else?—is welcome.

List: Make a list of things related to a topic related to Tolkien.

Beyond Middle-earth

The Tolkien Fandom: Create meta about the Tolkien fandom, which is many decades old, vast, diverse, and complex. Note that exploring all aspects of Tolkien fandom—not just the fanworks fandom—is welcome for this prompt.

Tolkien's Non-Middle-earth Writings: Tolkien wrote original stories (like Leaf by Niggle), adaptations (like The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun), translations (like Sir Gawain and the Green Knight), and academic works (like "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics"). This prompt welcomes meta that engages with these texts.

Adaptations: There have been dozens of films, radio plays, television shows, and games inspired by Tolkien's works. Use one or more of these adaptations to inspire your meta.

Books, Articles, and Meta about Tolkien: People love writing and ruminating about Tolkien. You're considering doing it now or you wouldn't be here! Discuss what fans and scholars have to say about Tolkien for this prompt.

Compare Tolkien to Another Text: Discuss Tolkien alongside another text or texts. Specific texts (like a specific book or movie) are welcome, as are groups or genres of text (such as the fantasy genre or stories that include dragons). Note that when we say "text," we mean that loosely, and you can engage with works in any format, not just books and stories.

Apply Real-World Disciplines to Middle-earth: Take your expertise in a real-world subject and apply it to the people, places, and situations of Middle-earth. This could be an academic or professional discipline (such as volcanology, astronomy, or psychology—all of which have been applied to Tolkien!) or a hobby or more casual pursuit (such as gardening, mushroom foraging, or horses) or anything in between.

Tolkien Fanworks: Write or make a work of meta that engages with Tolkien fanworks—roughly defined as amateur not-for-profit adaptations of Tolkien's works—either specific works or in the general sense. If you are going to discuss specific fanworks, please reach out to the creators first.

[oficmag]

Issue #9 submissions are OPEN!

Submissions are open for short fiction and nonfiction until 11:59pm EST on June 30, 2024.

Send us your dead doves, your blorbos, your plinkos, your wretched meow meows yearning to be free; that thing you wrote that made you think, “I don’t know where this belongs”; the stuff you’d never show anyone you know IRL. Give us your shameless, self-indulgent smut; the manuscript to the video essay you dictated to your YouTube subscribers in your head; your thoughtful explorations of trauma and identity; your Pepe Silvia wall; your sci-fi, your fantasy, your romance, your realism. We want anything and everything. As long as you identify as a fan, we want to read your work.

We are currently looking for:

Short fiction (only 1 piece at a time, max 12k words; if flash [under 1k], you may submit up to 5 pieces in one document)

Nonfiction (personal essays, articles, or meta, max 12k words)

Check out our MSWL!

We can't wait to read your work!

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[neoinformer]

Welcome!

Hello! And welcome to NeoInformer! As stated in this blog's description, NeoInformer is a free digital zine dedicated to keeping the art of expressive video game media alive! Namely in the style of gaming magazines, think Game Informer, PSM, Nintendo Power, etc. The zine will release on a monthly schedule here on this blog in both PNG and downloadable PDF formats 100% free of charge and to share. Over time the look of the blog may change, and the team has plans to migrate to a dedicated website eventually (or as soon as we figure out neocities), but for now this blog is the official site! We hope you enjoy! We'll be posting updates on things like game and article submissions, featured art, and possible team expansion in the future. For now, our first issue is set to launch on December 5th, 2024! Thank you! -NeoInformer team

[forbiddenvc]

The Forbidden Archive

The Forbidden Archive began as a 1993 Usenet group called alt.books.anne-rice (ABAR, a.b.a.r., abar). This was an internet newsgroup for Anne Rice fans to gather and talk about the books, movie, characters, plots, etc. Up until 2000, it had an official fan fiction archive called the VC Spec Archive (or The A.B.A-R Spec Archive). Heather Meloche (Ash) was the keeper and Adonia updated the databases.

In April of 2000, Anne Rice released the following statement regarding the non-profit fan fiction endeavors of her fans:

"I do not allow fan fiction. The characters are copyrighted. It upsets me terribly to even think about fan fiction with my characters. I advise my readers to write your own original stories with your own characters. It is absolutely essential that you respect my wishes."

She then proceeded to send cease and desist notices to a number of fan fiction sites and individual authors via her lawyers. The VC Spec Archive was transferred into the care of Black Rose and hosted on her website, Digital Midnight. Fan fiction was shared on a private, password protected forum.

In August of 2002, the VC Spec Archive was given a new name, location and layout. The Forbidden Archive was kept in the careful hands of Mevinan until July of 2007 when she announced that she could no longer maintain it. That is when the hosts of Sublime Requiem offered to take over. The site was maintained with its original layout until November of 2009 when it was updated to a members only eFiction site. Many of the old fan fictions were uploaded to the new site and attempts were made to contact the original authors so they could return and re-claim their stories. This is still in the works today.

"Live and let live..."

In 2012, Anne Rice was interviewed for an article about fan fiction where she stated the following:

"I got upset about 20 years ago because I thought it would block me. However, it's been very easy to avoid reading any, so live and let live. If I were a young writer, I'd want to own my own ideas. But maybe fan fiction is a transitional phase: whatever gets you there, gets you there."

This caused other fan fiction related sites such as fanfiction.net and archiveofourown.org to open up submissions for Anne Rice based fics. There was no longer a need to keep them under lock and key.

2024 brings new life to the Archive with the planned addition of a fan art gallery, a forum and a social media presence.

With all this history behind it, The Forbidden Archive remains the only one of its kind; a unique and constantly evolving repository of Vampire Chronicles fan fiction.

Art used with permission of Dany & Dany.

[neetozma]

The Second Month of NEET Ozma

Here's what we published during our second month online.

NEET Ozma is a media criticism / analysis site where the contributors are exclusively transfeminine people, created to try and solve a problem of transfem people being underrepresented in the media crit landscape.

[Editor's Note: It's kind of awkward how I'm presenting NEET Ozma as a collective and I wrote almost every post this month; we're still in the early going and so there aren't a lot of contributors yet.]

NEET Ozma: December 2024 - Dec 1st The monthly update post announcing what articles are upcoming; kind of inessential if you're reading this.

What Happened to Open World Games? - Dec 2nd SabrinaTVBand inagurates an ongoing series about open world videogames by questioning why a once-beloved genre of game has declined significantly in acclaim.

Mad Max: Fun in the Post Apocalypse - Dec 5th SabrinaTVBand reviews the 2015 Mad Max game.

The Orville Deserves a Second Chance - Dec 9th SabrinaTVBand thinks The Orville got off on the wrong foot with a poorly-executed trans episode, but managed to correct course in a big way over its subsequent two seasons.

Extreme Strong Female Characters and the Transfem Gender Callus - Dec 12th SabrinaTVBand discusses how she often doesn't find "relatable" female characters relatable, and analyzes a largely abandoned trope.

Wario World: GameCube Treasure - Dec 16th SabrinaTVBand reviews Treasure's flawed Wario platformer.

Steam Sale Guide Winter 2024 - Dec 19th Oblivion Aesthetic and SabrinaTVBand recommend games on sale for less than $10 on Steam.

The Genre Comics Graveyard - Dec 20th SabrinaTVBand talks about how the kinds of comics that should be saving the industry -- one-and-done graphic novels not about superheroes -- aren't being given a chance to succeed.

The Will Ferrell Retrospective: Part 1 - Dec 23rd The Will Ferrell Retrospective: Part 2 - Dec 26th A look at every stage of Will Ferrell's career, with reviews of over 20 films.

The 10 Best Movies SabrinaTVBand Saw for the First Time in 2024 - Dec 30 SabrinaTVBand shares her favorite films that she saw for the first time this year.

If you're interested in writing something for NEET Ozma, submissions are open!

[rwrbmovie]

I think I found an updated answer about Emmy voting. this article from 2023 makes it sound like now you nominate a variable X number per category based on however many eligible submissions there were that year (which may be 5, 6 or even 7 depending on count of total submissions). I don’t know if they made any changes since then. Also I think I read somewhere all voters can nominate for the show categories (best drama, etc) but when it comes to specific categories (like acting) I think it’s limited peer group voting?

https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/emmy-rules-voting-nominations/

https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/2024-rules-procedures-v4.pdf

Thanks for sharing! Hope the previous anon sees this.

All I know is the latter - everyone can vote for program categories, and individual awards are only for peer groups.

[toolstehyai]

Using Medium to Get Traffic — Proven Strategies for Bloggers

Ever wondered how some blogs get a massive influx of readers seemingly overnight? The secret could be closer than you think. Using Medium strategically can be the game-changer you need to maximize your blog’s reach by June 2024. Here’s how you can harness the power of Medium to drive traffic to your blog and achieve your blogging goals.

Understanding Medium’s Potential

Medium is more than just a blogging platform; it’s a vibrant community of readers and writers. With its user-friendly interface and built-in audience, Medium offers bloggers a unique opportunity to reach new readers who are genuinely interested in their content. The platform’s distribution algorithms ensure that quality content is more likely to be seen by a larger audience, making it an excellent tool for traffic generation.

Setting Up for Success on Medium

The first step to leveraging Medium is creating a compelling profile. Your profile is often the first impression you make, so make it count. Use a high-quality photo and write a captivating bio that highlights your expertise and interests. Don’t forget to include links to your blog and social media profiles to drive traffic back to your main site.

Connecting with the community is equally important. Follow publications and writers within your niche to stay updated on trending topics and engage with their content. Building relationships on Medium can lead to more followers and increased visibility for your articles.

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Crafting Content That Drives Traffic

Choosing the right topics is crucial. Medium readers are drawn to fresh, insightful, and relevant content. Use Medium’s search and recommendation features to find trending topics within your niche. Write articles that provide unique perspectives or solutions to common problems your audience faces.

When crafting your articles, focus on writing engaging content. Start with compelling headlines that capture attention without resorting to clickbait. Use high-quality images and maintain a conversational tone to keep readers engaged. Incorporate a clear call-to-action (CTA) in your articles, directing readers to your blog for more in-depth information or related content.

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Leveraging Medium’s Distribution

One of the most effective ways to increase your reach on Medium is through publications. Submitting your articles to popular Medium publications can significantly boost your visibility. These publications often have thousands of followers who will see your content. Research and identify high-traffic publications in your niche, and follow their submission guidelines to increase your chances of getting published.

Utilizing tags and categories correctly can also enhance your article’s visibility. Use relevant and trending tags to categorize your content effectively. This makes it easier for readers interested in those topics to find your articles.

Engaging and Growing Your Audience

Building a loyal readership on Medium requires consistent engagement. Respond to comments on your articles to foster a sense of community and encourage discussions. Ask questions and invite readers to share their thoughts, creating a two-way dialogue that keeps readers coming back.

Cross-promotion is another powerful strategy. Share your Medium articles on your social media platforms, in your email newsletters, and on your blog. This not only drives traffic to your Medium articles but also brings readers back to your blog.

Analyzing and Adapting Your Strategy

To ensure continuous improvement, regularly analyze your performance using Medium’s built-in analytics. Monitor metrics such as views, reads, and engagement to understand what type of content resonates most with your audience. Use these insights to refine your content strategy. Experiment with different topics, writing styles, and promotional tactics to see what works best

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Case Studies and Success Stories

Consider the case of John, a tech blogger who struggled to grow his audience despite creating high-quality content. By publishing his articles on Medium and submitting them to top tech publications, John saw a 300% increase in his blog traffic within six months. His secret was simple: consistently engaging content, strategic use of tags, and active participation in the Medium community.

Another success story is Emily, a lifestyle blogger who used Medium to reach a wider audience. By writing about trending topics and sharing her personal experiences, Emily’s articles quickly gained traction. She focused on building relationships with her readers, which led to increased engagement and more followers for her blog.

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Conclusion

Using Medium effectively can significantly boost your blog’s reach and drive traffic to your site. By creating a compelling profile, connecting with the community, crafting engaging content, leveraging Medium’s distribution, engaging with your audience, and continuously analyzing your performance, you can achieve your blogging goals by June 2024.

Ready to maximize your blog’s reach? Start publishing on Medium today and watch your traffic grow! With these strategies, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a blogging powerhouse.

[lawyerbd]

Boost Your SEO: High-Quality Backlinking Sites ( Google Drive Link )

In the competitive world of SEO, backlinks reign supreme. They act as votes of confidence from other websites, telling search engines like Google that your content is valuable and deserves to be seen. But building a strong backlink profile can be expensive, leaving many websites struggling to compete. Fear not, budget-conscious SEO warriors! This article unveils a treasure trove of high-quality backlinking sites that won't cost you a dime.

2024's Guide to High-Quality Dofollow Backlink Sites

Top Free Backlink Building Sites in 2024

Top Profile Creation Site List for Backlinks in 2024

Top Instant Approval Blog Commenting Sites List (2024)

Top Free Guest Posting Websites in 2024

Disclaimer: While these sites offer free backlinks, remember, quality matters more than quantity. Focus on building relevant, contextual links from websites with good domain authority. Spammy tactics can actually harm your SEO, so proceed with caution and prioritize quality over sheer number.

Unleash the Power of Directories:

Industry-Specific Directories: List your website in relevant online directories within your niche. These directories often offer free basic listings, providing a valuable backlink and increased visibility within your target audience.

Local Directories: Claim and optimize your Google My Business listing, along with other local directories like Yelp and Bing Places. Local SEO is crucial, and these platforms offer free listings to boost your local search ranking.

Content is King (and Can Earn You Backlinks):

Guest Blogging: Contribute high-quality articles to established blogs in your niche. This not only builds backlinks but also positions you as an expert and drives targeted traffic to your website.

Forum Engagement: Actively participate in relevant online forums and communities. Share valuable insights, answer questions, and link back to your website where appropriate. Remember, genuine engagement is key, not just spamming links.

Get Creative with Social Media:

Share Engaging Content: Regularly share informative, visually appealing content on social media platforms. Encourage users to share and link back to your website, organically building backlinks.

Run Social Media Contests: Host contests and giveaways that require participants to share your content or link back to your website. This can be a fun and effective way to generate buzz and backlinks.

Embrace the Power of User-Generated Content:

Encourage Reviews and Testimonials: Display positive reviews and testimonials on your website, and encourage satisfied customers to share them on other platforms. This can lead to organic backlinks from review sites and social media.

Run User-Generated Content Contests: Encourage users to create content related to your brand or niche, offering rewards for the best submissions. This can generate backlinks from user profiles and social media shares.

Remember: Building a strong backlink profile takes time and effort. Utilize these free resources strategically, focusing on quality and relevance. With patience, persistence, and a dash of creativity, you can achieve SEO success without breaking the bank!

Bonus Tip: Utilize free backlink analysis tools like Ahrefs Backlink Checker or Moz Open Site Explorer to monitor your backlink profile and identify potential opportunities.

Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with any of the websites mentioned in this article. Please do your own research before submitting your website to any directory or platform.

[thehorrortree]

Submission Window: January 1st-2nd, 2024 Payment: 8 cents per word for original, 2 cents for reprints, For artwork: $10 for the non-exclusive right to use each image, for as long as the site is online.  If we publish a print collection we will pay a pro-rata share for each image used. Theme: Well written original work in science fiction, fantasy, myth, legend, fairy tales, and eldritch, in written, podcast, video, and/or graphic story form, and from around the world. Note: Reprints welcome Submissions Schedule We have a new submissions schedule as of June 1, 2020: The first and second day of every month, 12 am of the 1st to 12 am of the 3rd, E.S.T. Only one submission per person. For reading impaired individuals, our submissions manager and ‘forget password’ have a captcha compatible with screen readers. We pay 8¢ per word for new fiction, 2¢ per word for fiction reprints, 2 – 6¢ per word for new fact-based work, 1- 4¢ per word for reprinted fact articles. For new poetry, we pay $1 a line, reprints would be 50¢ a line, up to 40 lines. We’ll look at longer poems but that would be a hard sell, and words over 40 lines would be paid at 6¢ per word. We began The Kepler Award to recognize and encourage writers of excellent science fiction and fantasy stories that creatively extrapolate on known science in constructive and exciting ways. You can learn about The Kepler Award here. You can read a copy of our standard contract here.   It can be varied as needed to include the rights of translators, voice actors, etc. Writers Guidelines We accept new work as well as reprints, prose and poetry, anywhere from 1000 word flash fiction on up, but all else being equal, shorter pieces will be favored.   We have tough standards but only care about the quality of the writing, storytelling ability, characters, plot, and ideas, not whether you’re new or established.  Submit only work you are proud of — if you don’t love it, neither will our readers!  If in doubt, edit it down further.  And further. No simultaneous submissions.  No multiple submissions. Reprints must not have been published elsewhere within the past year or be available for sale online except as part of an anthology. For the many writers who valued our feedback on their stories: 1.  We have brought back a modified version of the feedback system which will not be time intensive for the editors:          — Writers who would like feedback on their stories should request it at the end of their submissions comments.      — You will receive feedback only if you request it.      — Writers requesting feedback must understand that this is Unedited Feedback Not Intended as Diplomatic Critique; it is the honest and considered opinions of our first readers and assistant editors, designed to help the editors in their assessment of stories.      — There may be repetition and contradictory opinions.      — Readers can opt in or out of having their feedback passed on, so there may be few or no opinions to send you.      — Comments will be passed on without reader names. 2.  We have started an Open Mic section, which will include:      —  The Critiqued Story Place for writers who’d like to see and ask questions about extended critiques from our staff on a story they submitted. When submitting a story please state you’d be interested in this, and we will occasionally choose one of these stories for the Open Mic Critique.  This section is only for interested writers.  The stories critiqued there are not published, they are for writers’ benefit only, not available to general readers.  Sign-in to read and write required.      —  The Meeting Place, where readers, writers, and staff can meet, ask questions, and make suggestions. Fiction We are looking for: well written original work in science fiction, fantasy, myth, legend, fairy tales, and eldritch, in written, podcast, video, and/or graphic story form, and from around the world. We care about character, plot, ideas, and storytelling ability.

  We accept both serious and humorous work. We like science fiction in all its states of matter, from solid to gaseous to plasma, i.e., from hard as steel to as insubstantial as interstellar space.  If you use real existing science, please get it right.  You can also read the About Us page for more information. Hard Sells: Vampires, werewolves, zombies, monsters in general, super-heroes, Lovecraftian stories, anthro, robots with feelings, gritty and despairing post-apocalyptic worlds. We don’t accept: horror, hate, blood & guts, explicit language, excessive violence, angst-ridden romance, fan fiction*, sex, axe-grinding, or stories that leave readers feeling they’ve had the energy and joy sucked out of them. Also, seems we have to say it, we don’t take work that makes fun of grief, suffering, and death, whether of real, imaginary, or religious characters. Fact We are looking for fact-based articles, interesting information, reviews, and humor in any discipline that relates to the type of stories we publish or that might provide inspiration and information for writers and artists. Artwork and Other Imagery We’re looking for storytelling through images.  We want to see skillful composition, use of color, rendering of form, character, and emotions.   For photomanipulations or photography using models, etc., all stock and resources used must be credited and used according to the stock provider’s rules. We are not presently commissioning any work.  We are looking only for already existing work for use on site pages or for illustrating stories.  We pay $10 for the non-exclusive right to use each image, for as long as the site is online.  If we publish a print collection we will pay a pro-rata share for each image used. For video, if possible send links, and have it available in both MP4 and WEBM formats for compatibility across all browsers. Just as for written works, we’re not looking for romance, fan art*, hate, horror, blood & guts, excessive violence, sex, nudity, copies of photographs, propaganda, or work that leave readers feeling they’ve had the energy and joy sucked out of them.  We do not accept work using materials that required the death or mistreatment of animals. *If the original work is still in copyright and was not commissioned or sanctioned by the creator or owner we will not accept it.  Some fan art is accepted or encouraged by the copyright owners — e.g., cosplay, and these works we welcome. An illustration of a fairy tale, myth, legend, old classic, or any work no longer in copyright would not be counted as fan art. Please Read Before Submitting: In the submissions comments, tell us: — your name, — story title, — genre — word count — whether your story is new or would be a reprint, and if a reprint, where and when it was first published. If a reprint, it must not have been published within the preceding twelve months and must not be currently available to read for free or for sale as an individual story. — Do not include a resume; we will judge the story solely on its own merits. We may ask for revisions on a story we are interested in, whether it is new or a reprint, but a request for revision is not a guarantee of acceptance. No simultaneous submissions.  No multiple submissions. Please follow standard manuscript format We prefer text in .docx Times New Roman and images as a jpg or through a link.  If you write a document in .doc and then just add an x to the end of the file extension,  the document may not open for us. Use letters and numbers only for filenames or else your file may not load. For video, if possible send links, and have it available in both MP4 and WEBM formats for compatibility across all browsers.  On the submissions page, check that you agree with the terms of our guidelines before you submit. A small percentage of people may find that the spam filters on their email host don’t allow them to register.  Adding donotreply at cosmicrootsandeldritchshores dot com and submissions at cosmicrootsandeldritchshores dot com

to your address list may solve this problem.  If it doesn’t, you can email  submissions at cosmicrootsandeldritchshores dot com  and we will manually input you into the system.  Addresses to note and add to address books: cosmicrootsandeldritchshores dot com/portal  — login for subscribers to the magazine. submissions at cosmicrootsandeldritchshores dot com — for questions about submissions. editor at cosmicrootsandeldritchshores dot com   Fran Eisemann, editor-in-chief fantasyeditor at cosmicrootsandeldritchshores dot com  Casey Honebrink eldritcheditor at cosmicrootsandeldritchshores.com  Aaron Gudmunson We get a large number of submissions, so please be patient.  Turn-around times are generally between one and twelve weeks.  If you haven’t heard back after twelve weeks, feel free to query. Interstellar submitters please use standard Earth formats or query in advance for other arrangements.  We’d love to be the first to publish your work here on Earth!  ? .    When creating passwords for the submissions manager we suggest 12 characters or more with a combination of numbers and both upper case and lower case letters.  Please avoid using the ampersand &, percent sign %,   plus sign +,  quotation marks “,  less than   After reading our guidelines, you can login to the submissions manager and submit stories here: Submissions Manager For reading impaired individuals, our submissions manager and ‘forget password’ have a captcha compatible with screen readers. Our thanks go to Glenn Lyvers at Prolific Press for creating this feature for us. Good luck, and we look forward to reading you! For people interested in becoming readers for Cosmic Roots & Eldritch Shores, you can read about the process here:  Becoming a Reader Via: Cosmic Roots And Eldritch Shores.

[rolluptheclouds]

The first pic shows a maroon-pink baju kurung! Must be from my part of the world :) I wanted to know more but there wasn't enough info in the original post.

The original post is almost a decade old (as of Jan 21, 2024) and has 620k notes! It was hard to scroll down far enough on my phone to find any further info about this photoshoot - I got to 2020 and stopped. So I looked it up.

Artist: Qozop

Series name: "Spring -- Autumn" or "Spring/Autumn"

Lots of sites linked to the artist's site qozop.com, which no longer exists. I did find an archived version of the photo series here: https://web.archive.org/web/20140301172150/http://www.qozop.com/boso1rb766myuv7xky1fwd26y862nw

It's possible the original work was posted to designboom, as their article is dated Feb 10, 2014 - earlier than others I've seen. The bottom of the article also says it was received via their submissions feature.

Coconuts Singapore seems to confirm that the artist is Singaporean, and that the series was shot in Singapore.

Both HuffPost and Buzzfeed seemed to have interviewed the artist. Turns out the grandma in blue is the artist's grandma! (And no, not all of them are necessarily parent-child pairs, but they are still related)

The Buzzfeed article also uses two other photosets that are probably not part of the same series.

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UPDATED VERSION (bc I did just click through all the links)

Tor, cream of the crop. 25 cents a word. Stories can be read for free (YES). Slowish response time at ~3 months. Prefer under 12k, absolute maximum is 17.5k. Don’t bother if it’s not highly professional quality. SFWA qualifying. (https://reactormag.com/submissions-guidelines/)

Crossed Genres. 6 cents a word. Different theme each month (this month’s is “failure”). Submissions must combine either sci-fi or fantasy with the theme. Response time 1 month. 1k-6k, no exceptions. SFWA qualifying. (http://crossedgenres.com/magazine/)

Long Hidden, anthology from CG. 6 cents a word. 2k-8k, no exceptions. Must take place before 1935. Protagonist(s) must be under 18 and marginalized in their time and place. Must be sci-fi/fantasy/horror. Deadline 30 April. Response by 1 October. (Seems to have ended)

Queers Destroy Science Fiction. Sci-fi only right now, author must identify as queer (gay, lesbian, bi, ace, pan, trans, genderfluid, etc, just not cishet). 7.5k max. Deadline 15 February. Responses by 1 March. You can submit one flash fiction and one short story at the same time. (My network blocks the Lightspeed site for some reason, so I can’t get all the submission details. >_>) Probably SFWA qualifying? (Seems to have ended)

Women in Practical Armor. 6 cents a word. 2k-5k. Must be about 1) a female warrior who 2) is already empowered and 3) wears sensible armour. Deadline 1 April. Response within three months. (Seems to have ended)

Fiction Vortex. $10 per story, with $20 and $30 for editor’s and readers’ choice stories (hoping to improve). Speculative fiction only. Imaginative but non-florid stories. 7.5k maximum, preference for 5k and under. (I kind of want to support them on general principle.) (Link in the og post broken)

Urban Fantasy Magazine. 6 cents a word. 8k max, under 4k preferred. Must be urban fantasy (aka, the modern world, doesn’t need to be a literal city). (http://www.urbanfantasymagazine.com/ last posts seem to be from March 2023)

Nightmare. 6 cents a word. 1.5-7.5k, preference for under 5k. Horror and dark fantasy. Response time up to two weeks. SFWA and HWA qualifying. (https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/nightmare/guidelines submissions currently closed)

Apex Magazine. 6 cents a word. 7.5k max, no exceptions. Dark sci-fi/fantasy/horror. SFWA qualifying. (https://apexmagazine.submittable.com/submit submissions currently closed)

Asimov’s Science Fiction. 8-10 cents a word. 20k max, 1k minimum. Sci-fi; borderline fantasy is ok, but not S&S. Prefer character focused. Response time 5 weeks; query at 3 months. SFWA qualifying, ofc. (http://asimovs.magazinesubmissions.com/ poetry also accepted)

Buzzy Mag. 10 cents a word. 10k max. Should be acceptable for anyone 15+. Response time 6-8 weeks. SFWA qualifying. (Site unreachable)

Strange Horizons. 8 cents a word. Speculative fiction. 10k max, prefers under 5k. Response time 40 days. Particularly interested in diverse perspectives, nuanced approahces to political issues, and hypertexts. SFWA qualifying. (http://strangehorizons.com/submit/fiction-submission-guidelines/ submissions currently closed, will open again in late 2024)

Fantasy and Science Fiction. 7-12 cents a word. Speculative fiction, preference for character focus, would like more science-fiction or humour. 25k maximum. Prefers Courier. Response time 15 days. (Site unreachable)

Scigentasy. 3 cents a word. .5-5k. Science-fiction and fantasy, progressive/feminist emphasis. Fantastic Stories of the Imagination. 15 cents a word. 3k maximum. Any sci-fi/fantasy, they like a literary bent. (psst, steinbecks!) They also like to see both traditional and experimental approaches. Response time two weeks. (I think the site has been taken over by some kind of dental service? It still had the original name and banner about providing short stories, but every article was about dentistry)

Beneath Ceaseless Skies. 6 cents a word. 10k maximum. Fantasy in secondary worlds only (it can be Earth, but drastically different—alternate history or whatever). Character focus, prefer styles that are lush yet clear, limited first or third person narration. Response time usually 2-4 weeks, can be 5-7 weeks. SFWA qualifying. (https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/submissions/)

Clarkesworld. 10 cents a word up to 4000, 7 afterwards. 1-8k, preferred is 4k. Science-fiction and fantasy. Needs to be well-written and convenient to read on-screen. Appreciates rigour. No talking cats. Response time 2 days. SFWA qualifying. (https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions/)

Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show. 6 cents a word. Any length. Science-fiction and fantasy (along with fantastic horror). Good world-building and characterization. Clear straightforward prose. Response time three months. Yes, OSC is editor-in-chief. SFWA qualifying. (Seems to have ended in 2019 as per this article http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com/cgi-bin/mag.cgi?do=content&article=submitform)

Interzone. Sub-pro rates if anything (but highly respected). 10k max. Short cover letter. Science-fiction and fantasy. (http://ttapress.com/interzone/currentissue/)

so I’m looking at short story publishers (fantasy)

Tor, cream of the crop. 25 cents a word. Stories can be read for free (YES). Slowish response time at ~3 months. Prefer under 12k, absolute maximum is 17.5k. Don’t bother if it’s not highly professional quality. SFWA qualifying.

Crossed Genres. 6 cents a word. Different theme each month (this month’s is “failure”). Submissions must combine either sci-fi or fantasy with the theme. Response time 1 month. 1k-6k, no exceptions. SFWA qualifying.

Long Hidden, anthology from CG. 6 cents a word. 2k-8k, no exceptions. Must take place before 1935. Protagonist(s) must be under 18 and marginalized in their time and place. Must be sci-fi/fantasy/horror. Deadline 30 April. Response by 1 October.

Queers Destroy Science Fiction. Sci-fi only right now, author must identify as queer (gay, lesbian, bi, ace, pan, trans, genderfluid, etc, just not cishet). 7.5k max. Deadline 15 February. Responses by 1 March. You can submit one flash fiction and one short story at the same time. (My network blocks the Lightspeed site for some reason, so I can’t get all the submission details. >_>) Probably SFWA qualifying?

Women in Practical Armor. 6 cents a word. 2k-5k. Must be about 1) a female warrior who 2) is already empowered and 3) wears sensible armour. Deadline 1 April. Response within three months.

Fiction Vortex. $10 per story, with $20 and $30 for editor’s and readers’ choice stories (hoping to improve). Speculative fiction only. Imaginative but non-florid stories. 7.5k maximum, preference for 5k and under. (I kind of want to support them on general principle.)

Urban Fantasy Magazine. 6 cents a word. 8k max, under 4k preferred. Must be urban fantasy (aka, the modern world, doesn’t need to be a literal city). 

Nightmare. 6 cents a word. 1.5-7.5k, preference for under 5k. Horror and dark fantasy. Response time up to two weeks. SFWA and HWA qualifying.

Apex Magazine. 6 cents a word. 7.5k max, no exceptions. Dark sci-fi/fantasy/horror. SFWA qualifying.

Asimov’s Science Fiction. 8-10 cents a word. 20k max, 1k minimum. Sci-fi; borderline fantasy is ok, but not S&S. Prefer character focused. Response time 5 weeks; query at 3 months. SFWA qualifying, ofc.

Buzzy Mag. 10 cents a word. 10k max. Should be acceptable for anyone 15+. Response time 6-8 weeks. SFWA qualifying.

Strange Horizons. 8 cents a word. Speculative fiction. 10k max, prefers under 5k. Response time 40 days. Particularly interested in diverse perspectives, nuanced approahces to political issues, and hypertexts. SFWA qualifying. 

Fantasy and Science Fiction. 7-12 cents a word. Speculative fiction, preference for character focus, would like more science-fiction or humour. 25k maximum. Prefers Courier. Response time 15 days.

Scigentasy. 3 cents a word. .5-5k. Science-fiction and fantasy, progressive/feminist emphasis. Fantastic Stories of the Imagination. 15 cents a word. 3k maximum. Any sci-fi/fantasy, they like a literary bent. (psst, steinbecks!) They also like to see both traditional and experimental approaches. Response time two weeks. 

Beneath Ceaseless Skies. 6 cents a word. 10k maximum. Fantasy in secondary worlds only (it can be Earth, but drastically different—alternate history or whatever). Character focus, prefer styles that are lush yet clear, limited first or third person narration. Response time usually 2-4 weeks, can be 5-7 weeks. SFWA qualifying.

Clarkesworld. 10 cents a word up to 4000, 7 afterwards. 1-8k, preferred is 4k. Science-fiction and fantasy. Needs to be well-written and convenient to read on-screen. Appreciates rigour. No talking cats. Response time 2 days. SFWA qualifying.

Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show. 6 cents a word. Any length. Science-fiction and fantasy (along with fantastic horror). Good world-building and characterization. Clear straightforward prose. Response time three months. Yes, OSC is editor-in-chief. SFWA qualifying.

Interzone. Sub-pro rates if anything (but highly respected). 10k max. Short cover letter. Science-fiction and fantasy.

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