Savage Kick
A project of Murder Slim Press
Do not submit here! This project is believed to be defunct. (May 2016)
About
The Savage Kick is a literary magazine, but it isn't Reader's Digest or any of the numerous, shitty "we accept anything" websites. We rarely accept stories, and the results are distinctive and eyecatching... We wouldn't do it otherwise. Please send: Works dealing with any passionately held emotions and/or alternative viewpoints. These may well entail drink, sex, violence, bad language and any activity outside of the mainstream.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom |
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Publication Medium & Frequency
PPrint Publication | Print Publication | Published 1 x per year. |
Fiction Believed Defunct
Sleazy tales are very much encouraged and form the basis of The Savage Kick. Real-life stories are preferred, unless work is distinctively extreme within the crime, western or war genres. We recommend that you have read The Savage Kick before you submit. Ideal for fans of Dan Fante John Fante Charles Bukowski Do not send: Mainstream fiction or Oprah-style fiction. Internet/chat language or teen issues. Any genre fiction including horror, fantasy, sci-fi, erotica, etc. And please... no excessive Shakespearean language, surrealism or overworked irony.
- Audience:
- Open to a broad Audience.
- Genres:
Genre | Subgenres |
GGeneral General | Open to all/most Subgenres. |
MMystery/Crime Mystery/Crime | Subgenre: Crime. |
WWestern Western | Open to all/most Subgenres. |
- Styles:
- Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Literary, Realist.
- Topics:
- Open to all/most Topics.
- Types/Lengths:
Type | Length Details |
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SShort Story Short Story | 1,000 - 7,500 words. |
TNovelette Novelette | 7,500 - 8,000 words. |
XNovel Excerpt Novel Excerpt | 1,000 - 8,000 words. |
- Payscale:
- We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
TToken payment (under 1 US cent per word) to SSemi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word). |
- Submissions:
Electronic | Postal | Reprints | Simultaneous | Media |
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OK | OK | OK | OK | Text format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
Nonfiction Believed Defunct
We publish articles and interviews in relation to the writers featured in the reading list.
- Audience:
- Open to a broad Audience.
- Styles:
- Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.
- Topics:
- Open to all/most Topics.
- Types/Lengths:
Type | Length Details |
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IInterview Interview | Up to 3,000 words. |
AArticle Article | Up to 3,000 words. |
- Payscale:
- We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
TToken payment (under 1 US cent per word) to SSemi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word). |
- Submissions:
Electronic | Postal | Reprints | Simultaneous | Media |
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OK | OK | OK | OK | Text format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
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Dates
Last Updated: 17 Aug 2020
Date Added: 02 Aug 2005
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