Midwest Weird Gold Star Program Gold Star Midwest Weird is an audio literary magazine featuring weird fiction and nonfiction by Midwestern writers. From strange styles to unique identities, from written tales to oral tradition, from Iowa to Indiana and everywhere in between, we’re the podcast home for stories that stick with you. Listen every other week for the edge of creation, come to life. Midwest Weird is a Broads and Books Production.Quick Links to Open Calls:Let's Get Even Weirder: Submit Book-Length WorkLet's Get Weird: Submit to Audio Literary Magazine Let's Get Even Weirder: Submit Book-Length Work Fee: usd $3.00OpenWhat is Midwest Weird? We're an audio literary magazine featuring weird fiction and nonfiction by Midwestern writers. Listen to the latest episodes in your favorite podcast player, or at MidwestWeird.com. And submit your stories, essays, or other short work here. What is Midwest Weird Serial Stories? We’re expanding Midwest Weird into book-length work, serialized over multiple episodes. How will this work? In Serial Stories, we will publish story collections, essay collections, novels, novellas, or other book-length works as serialized audio episodes. For example, a story collection of 10 stories could be published as a season of 10 episodes. A novel could be broken into 8-14 episodes. And so on. Each individual episode will feature you (or a member of our team) reading the story/chapter/essay, with accompanying sound design and production value similar to Midwest Weird episodes. Why would I publish a book this way? Publishing is tough. Getting to the big publishers requires the representation of an agent. Getting the attention of small publishers can require extensive time. Self-published work can get drowned out by the sheer volume of other works. And with any of these options, earnings can be restricted or missing altogether. Serial Stories fills a gap in the publishing world. With a unique offering of audio-first publication, multiple payment options, and the majority of earnings delivered direct to you, this is a way for your work to shine. What are we looking for? We’re looking for weird book-length work from writers based in the Midwest. We’re especially looking for work from writers who are women or nonbinary, part of the LGBTQ, BIPOC, and disabled communities, and/or other underrepresented writers. What do I submit? Send us a summary of your book, along with a sample. The summary can be a few sentences to a few paragraphs. The sample can be a story or essay from the collection, a chapter from the novel or novella, etc. Include a short bio, including your membership in any underrepresented groups. Have any audio or podcast experience? Let us know! Long story short If you think we might like your work, send it our way. And stay weird.SubmitLet's Get Weird: Submit to Audio Literary Magazine FreeOpenWhat is Midwest Weird? We're an audio literary magazine featuring weird fiction and nonfiction by Midwestern writers. Listen to the latest episodes in your favorite podcast player, or at MidwestWeird.com. What is Weird? It could be the style. The content. The genre. It could be you. If you think it’s weird, your work may fit with us. Check out our past episodes for a feel of what we like. Your work can be original, or it can be previously published. What is NOT Weird? Sci-fi and horror are not automatically weird. If you write in these genres, take a listen to this episode for a great example of the interesting twists and surprises that make it weird.Who are we looking for? We’re looking for weird work from writers based in the Midwest. We’re especially looking for work from writers who are women or nonbinary, part of the LGBTQ, BIPOC, and disabled communities, and/or other underrepresented writers. We’re also looking for writers who are excited about creating audio versions of their work. Midwest Weird is expanding the notion of a literary magazine, and what creators of today can do. How will this work? If your work becomes part of Midwest Weird, your story can be read and produced by our team, or you can take the lead. You will retain all rights to your story. In the future, we'll also offer honorariums for accepted work. What do I submit? Send us a word or pdf doc with your fiction or nonfiction. Work should be between 1,000 to 4,000 words. A little more or less is fine. Your work can be original, or it can be previously published.Include a short bio, including your membership in any underrepresented groups. Don't sweat if you haven't published much in the past; we're eager for new voices! Have any audio or podcast experience? Let us know! Please only submit once within a six month period unless specifically asked.Long story short If you think we might like your work, send it our way. And stay weird.Submit