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
- At this time we are looking for submissions between 100 and ~1000 words (don’t sweat the small stuff, but don’t go over 1500 words).
- Please make certain that all images are print quality at no less than 300dpi
Every quarter Bar-Sinister provides prompts in several categories that artists and writers can base their submissions on. These prompts are meant to be inspiring and thematic rather than restrictive, and Bar-Sinister welcomes any submissions that include our themes whether or not they were inspired by our prompts.
We are always looking for:
- general F/O imagines
- dark romantic fiction
- whump prompts
- whump writing
- any short fiction focusing on pain or romantic desire.
- essays and opinions about freedom of expression
- reviews of dark fiction in media (movies, novels, games etc)
Accepted submissions are not compensated at this time. Physical copies of the ‘zine will be sold at printing and mailing cost (to be determined), and digital copies will be available for free, pay what you want, with all contributions going to the editor’s coffee money jar.
At this time please send submissions to: blackheartbiohazards@gmail.com