MEMEZINE Gold Star Program Gold Star

NOTE: This is the expedited submission option for MEMEZINE. For $5, you will receive a decision in seven days or less. Free submissions are always available in a separate call.
? WHAT WE VIBE WITH LATELY

cunty nails, niche special interests, gender + society, weird art, chimeras, ur mom, found poetry, gender + trauma, beautiful places to bleed out in, the monstrous feminine, hair, difficulties, Gollum, millennial optimism, gender + pop culture, the fast + the furious franchise, Windows 98, folk art, & crashing (literally and metaphorically).

? WHAT WE’RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR

Send any traditional or hybrid pieces that directly or indirectly engage with the intersections of humanity and technology. This includes (but is not limited to) memes, political/current events, viral content, trends, social media, pop/internet culture, technology, and any other work that blurs the lines between art, literature, and content. Gift us your best and your worst because we want to explore all facets of participation in this digital landscape.

If you’re not sure whether your work fits, check out some of our features (linked above!) and our issues.

We also highly encourage you to read our ABOUT page if this is your first time submitting, thank you ?

? LENGTH

For poetry, send 1-3 pieces in one document, at a maximum of five (5) pages total.

For prose, send 1-3 pieces in one document, at a maximum of five (5) pages total.

For art, send 1-5 pieces.

? PAYMENT

MEMEZINE now pays $10.00 to each curated issue contributor (must have Venmo or PayPal).

? RESPONSE TIME

Submissions typically receive a response in 1-2 months. If you have not received a response two months after your submission date, please query at [email protected]!

If we pass on your piece, you are welcome to submit different work in the next open reading period (Fall 2026).

Submissions are always free, but we also offer a $3 expedited response (<1 week) for folks who wish to support MEMEZINE contributor payments and running costs.

? ARE SIMULTANEOUS SUMBISSIONS OKAY?

Fine and dandy! Just withdraw in Duosuma or email us if it’s picked up somewhere else (we’ll tell you congrats!).

? IS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORK OKAY?

Previously published work is cool with us—work that has only appeared on your social media or personal blog may be submitted any time. If we accept your work, we ask that you grant us first serial rights until publication, and then all rights revert back to you.

NOTE: If the work has appeared in a curated publication, we ask that you wait one year since its original publication date. Please share the original publisher in your cover letter so we can give credit.

? WE DO NOT ACCEPT….

…work that is offensive to historically marginalized groups.

…work that is assisted by AI or generated by AI.

? HARD SELLS

• ABAB rhyme scheme
• Chapters/excerpts from genre manuscripts
• Writing that grossly exceeds our length requirements

Submit

? WHAT WE VIBE WITH LATELY

Cunty nails, niche special interests, gender + society, weird art, chimeras, ur mom, found poetry, gender + trauma, beautiful places to bleed out in, the monstrous feminine, hair, difficulties, Gollum, millennial optimism, gender + pop culture, rummage sales, the fast + the furious franchise, tastefully-crafted sex poetry, Windows 98, folk art, & crashing (literally and metaphorically).

? WHAT WE’RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR

Send any traditional or hybrid pieces that directly or indirectly engage with the intersections of humanity and technology. This includes (but is not limited to) memes, political/current events, viral content, trends, social media, pop/internet culture, technology, and any other work that blurs the lines between art, literature, and content. Gift us your best and your worst because we want to explore all facets of participation in this digital landscape.

If you’re not sure whether your work fits, check out some of our features (linked above!) and our issues.

We also highly encourage you to read our ABOUT page if this is your first time submitting, thank you ?

? LENGTH

For poetry, send 1-3 pieces in one document, at a maximum of five (5) pages total.

For prose, send 1-3 pieces in one document, at a maximum of five (5) pages total.

For art, send 1-5 pieces.

? PAYMENT

MEMEZINE now pays $10.00 to each curated issue contributor (must have Venmo or PayPal).

? RESPONSE TIME

Submissions typically receive a response in 1-2 months. If you have not received a response two months after your submission date, please query at [email protected]!

If we pass on your piece, you are welcome to submit different work in the next open reading period (Fall 2026).

Submissions are always free, but we also offer a $3 expedited response (<1 week) for folks who wish to support MEMEZINE contributor payments and running costs.

? ARE SIMULTANEOUS SUMBISSIONS OKAY?

Fine and dandy! Just withdraw in Duosuma or email us if it’s picked up somewhere else (we’ll tell you congrats!).

? IS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORK OKAY?

Previously published work is cool with us—work that has only appeared on your social media or personal blog may be submitted any time. If we accept your work, we ask that you grant us first serial rights until publication, and then all rights revert back to you.

NOTE: If the work has appeared in a curated publication, we ask that you wait one year since its original publication date. Please share the original publisher in your cover letter so we can give credit.

? WE DO NOT ACCEPT….

…work that is offensive to historically marginalized groups.

…work that is assisted by AI or generated by AI.

? HARD SELLS

• ABAB rhyme scheme
• Chapters/excerpts from genre manuscripts
• Writing that grossly exceeds our length requirements

Submit

MEMEZINE is seeking fresh voices to feature in our newsletter!

• This call is open 24/7 and is currently unpaid.

Please send us something that's 1 page or less. There can be multiple micros on one page.

• For longer works, please submit to our Spring 2026 Issue.
• Please include a link in the submission to what you are referencing (if applicable and necessary). Why? Because the internet is vast and the algorithms are cursed.
  

Give us your hot takes, your original memes, your micro interviews, your micro reviews, or whatever unhinged nonsense you want to show us.

Here are some details if you're not sure what we're looking for:

HOT TAKES

These are your unique perspectives on a ~*situation*~ and can include (but are not limited to):

• Controversies
• Discourse
• Current events

ORIGINAL MEMES

You probably don't need us to explain memes, but if you wandered here by accident, check out our ABOUT page. Here are more details:

• Meme formats can be text, image, gif, or video.
• Must be original (don't send someone else's meme)

MICRO INTERVIEWS

We like traditional interviews with writers and artists of course, but we also want to say that you can have fun and get wacky with this one. You can interview anyone or anything. For example, you could interview...

• your best friend
• your cat
• your budtender

MICRO REVIEWS

We'd love to read book reviews, but you can also review anything and everything for this one too. For example, you could review...

• your mom's boyfriend
• 3 LABUBUS doing the 6-7 at a MCDONALD’S DRIVE-THRU
• a really good cloud

We're excited to read your thoughts and concerns!

Note: DOOMSCROLLER is currently an unpaid project.

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