INTERNATIONAL
ZINE SCENE
by PDR Lindsay-Salmon
McCoy’s Monthly is a zine with a team who despise literary conventions. They like to publish ‘original, unique writing unrestricted’ by conventions of what is literary. They also like writers of all backgrounds and styles. Submit long or short stories, no word limit, ‘Genre stories are welcome, but they must do more than check genre boxes. They must stand out.’
Read back issues, guidelines, and what the editors think about writing on the website: www.mccoysmonthly.com Submit a doc or pdf file by email: editorinchief@mccoysmonthly.com
Response time is usually ‘within a month.’ Payment is $20 per story.
Space Squid is a ‘hybrid publication of hand-scrubbed SF, fantasy, and humour’. They ‘accept and publish any media within our technical abilities, including but not limited to fiction, art, comics, music, spoken word, features, humor, lists, DVD commentaries, and xeroxable found objects’. The team hate being bored so the zine is ‘oriented to people who are bored easily. It doesn’t have to be S.F. It doesn’t have to be funny.’ They even accept fantasy, bizarro, and experimental, just don’t be boring. Submit stories, 750 to 2,000 words. Response time is less than 45 days.