Diet Milk Magazine Diet Milk Magazine is a biannual literary magazine devoted to Gothic prose, poetry, and art. Neatly genred or genre-bending, classically styled or modern, we want your prettiest, most pungent dread.Give us withering romance, creatures that lurk and lure, families to be feared and houses that haunt; give us isolation and creeping, oppressive unwellness. Quietly thrill, terrify, and leave us wanting more.For all our important links, including website, twitter, and support, check out our campsite.bio page! This hub will direct you to anywhere you want to go, as well as put you in contact with our official email. FALL/WINTERTemp ClosedOpens on Thursday, June 1, 2023 12:00 AM UTC (in 286 days)From June 1st - July 8th, Diet Milk Magazine will be accepting submissions for its Spring/Summer issue. We will be open to poetry, prose, and visual art of all kinds. While the most detailed information can be found on our website (linked above), here's a quick rundown of what potential contributors need to know!GENERAL GUIDELINES:All submissions must fall under the Gothic umbrella, but aren't required to be a specific genreNo reprints or multiple submissionsSimultaneous submissions permitted, though we ask to be informed promptly if your work is accepted elsewhere!Poetry/Prose submissions should be .doc, .docx, or .pdf // Art submissions should be .jpeg or .pngIf you receive a rejection, you may submit again (with new work) immediatelyP O E T R Y :Poets may submit up to three poems at a time. There are no min/max line restrictions.P R O S E :Authors may submit one short story at a time, up to 5000 words. This doesn't have to be on the dot, but stories exceeding 5025 words will be rejected automatically.A R T :Artists may submit up to two pieces at a time. We'll consider any type of visual art. If you're unsure whether or not your work falls into this category, query us first. Reach out to [email protected] using the subject line "QUERY: YourName [ART SUB]". We'll let you know within 24 hours if your preferred medium is eligible.Responses, Rights, & PaymentPlease allow up to three weeks for a response. After that, send a gentle nudge via emailDiet Milk Magazine asks for first serial rights. Upon publication, all rights revert back to the creator. A contract will be provided upon acceptanceAll payments made via PayPal. For more information on pay scale, visit our websiteNot OpenIN THE BLEAK MIDWINTERTemp ClosedOpens on Saturday, October 1, 2022 12:00 AM UTC (in 43 days)From October 1st - 31st, Diet Milk Magazine will be accepting micro and flash fiction for its December series, IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER. Thirty-one works will be chosen, to be posted each day of December to our website and boosted on twitter. At the end of the month, all pieces will be compiled into an easy-to-read .PDF and made available for free (though donations are appreciated!) on our issues shop.GENERAL GUIDELINES:All submissions must fall under the Gothic umbrella, but aren't required to be a specific genreNo reprints or multiple submissionsSimultaneous submissions permitted, though we ask to be informed promptly if your work is accepted elsewhere!Submissions should be .doc, .docx, or .pdf formatIf you receive a rejection, you may submit again (with new work) immediatelyM I C R O F I C T I O NAuthors may submit up to three works of micro fiction (300 words or less) at a time.F L A S H F I C T I O NAuthors may submit up to three works of flash fiction (400 - 1000 words) at a time. Responses, Rights, & PaymentPlease allow up to two weeks for a response. After that, send a gentle nudge via emailDiet Milk Magazine asks for first serial rights. Upon publication, all rights revert back to the creator. A contract will be provided upon acceptanceAuthors of micro and flash fiction are compensated $3 and $5 per piece, respectively. All payments made via PayPalNot OpenSPRING/SUMMERTemp ClosedOpens on Thursday, December 1, 2022 12:00 AM UTC (in 104 days)From December 1st - January 8th, Diet Milk Magazine will be accepting submissions for its Spring/Summer issue. We will be open to poetry, prose, and visual art of all kinds. While the most detailed information can be found on our website (linked above), here's a quick rundown of what potential contributors need to know!GENERAL GUIDELINES: All submissions must fall under the Gothic umbrella, but aren't required to be a specific genreNo reprints or multiple submissionsSimultaneous submissions permitted, though we ask to be informed promptly if your work is accepted elsewhere!Poetry/Prose submissions should be .doc, .docx, or .pdf // Art submissions should be .jpeg or .pngIf you receive a rejection, you may submit again (with new work) immediatelyP O E T R Y :Poets may submit up to three poems at a time. There are no min/max line restrictions.P R O S E :Authors may submit one short story at a time, up to 5000 words. This doesn't have to be on the dot, but stories exceeding 5025 words will be rejected automatically.A R T :Artists may submit up to two pieces at a time. We'll consider any type of visual art. If you're unsure whether or not your work falls into this category, query us first. Reach out to [email protected] using the subject line "QUERY: YourName [ART SUB]". We'll let you know within 24 hours if your preferred medium is eligible.Responses, Rights, & PaymentPlease allow up to three weeks for a response. After that, send a gentle nudge via emailDiet Milk Magazine asks for first serial rights. Upon publication, all rights revert back to the creator. A contract will be provided upon acceptanceAll payments made via PayPal. For more information on pay scale, visit our websiteNot Open