for all written and visual genres. queer owned, 1/2 POC owned.
@partiallyshylitmag
on insta. Issue 3 out September 30!! ๐ SUBS ARE FREE we do accept donations
submit in this 24 hour window, get a response in 24 hours. you have ONE WEEK to get your subs ready for this, subs close for issue 2: life cycles and change feb 20th ๐
๐จISSUE 2 SUBS OPEN DECEMBER 20TH AAAAAAAH๐จ
this issues theme is Life Cycles! think growth, think change, think milestones, but just be creative and weโll love anything you submit!!!
everytime i submit something through su**ittable i get rejected, iโm convinced it brings bad vibes unto my work. i login and itโs like a graveyard in there. email submissions are elite ๐คญ
๐จISSUE 1 DROPS NOVEMBER 30th MARK YOUR CALENDARS๐จ
we are so grateful for all of your support and all our writers/artists beautiful work ๐ซถ๐ซถ๐ซถ๐ซถ๐ซถ๐ซถ
running a magazine has made submitting as a writer a lot easier because i see so many great stories every day with so much potential that we have to turn down sometimes
now when i get a rejection i donโt feel like the mag hates me or iโm a bad writer it just wasnโt the vibe
subs open IN 4 DAYS!!!! are we ready?? are we thinking about the theme? do we have our pieces about life cycles and change? are we ready for dec. 20th??!?!1!?!!
the amount of writers and artists subbing for issue 2 that we saw in our inbox for issue 1 makes me SO HAPPY pls keep trying if we didnโt accept you this time. there has not been one singular person who subbed who i thought โi donโt want to see their work againโ ART IS GREAT!!๐
DO NOT INTERACT WITH US IF YOU ARE A ZIONIST ORGANIZATION/MAG/INDIVIDUAL IDC free Palestine forever and always. if you are someone in need of education and you want to learn NOT debate me DMs are open
TOMORROW is the start of our 24 hour response event. window is saturday 12pm EST to sunday 12pm EST. if youโve never participated in one of these: when you submit we get back to you within 24 hours of the time of your sub. we neeeeeed some art and fiction so get ready!!!! ๐ฅฐ๐โจ
if you reply with a haiku about your experience working retail iโll give you a fuckin uhhh like a shoutout or something on our insta idk just do it lol
if your work has been featured in a mag/journal/etc. and you want to dust it off please consider submitting to our new blog series! everyone will for sure go on our P.S reading list! and we will be requesting interviews from writers whose work we fall in love with ๐
my favorite thing in the world is when i send an acceptance email and the writer sends one back like โomg thank youโ and iโm like NO omg thank YOU ๐ฅฐโจโค๏ธ
can i just be quiet for a while? i just want to sit and ponder, jesus christ. i am not mad. i am not tired. in fact iโm very content. i just wanna think my silly little thoughts for once in my life with very little external stimuli. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK ๐ญ
ok so iโm becoming a more empathetic submitter because iโm an editor but how do i make time to write new stuff to submit when iโm so busy editing ๐ซข
just a heads up we will be engaging in the social media boycott this week (meaning we will not be posting anything unrelated to Palestine) and we encourage you all to do the same. boycotts work when people do them. see our last post for more info
you guys are the best every time we get a new submission i do a little dance
we have over 60 subs now; my feet are tired but iโm very grateful๐ฅน๐๐ซถ
ALLLLLL responses have been sent out!! if you submitted to issue 2 and did NOT get a response (acceptance or rejection) pls email us!! iโd hate for anything to get lost in the shuffle!!
we have so much gratitude for everyone who submitted ๐๐๐ we canโt wait for issue 2!
some reasons why you should submit to
@nakedcatlitmag
โจthey are easy going and very nice โค๏ธ
โจgay
โจyou can submit horny stuff ๐
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@artjuldehart
collects build-a-bears
we got our first ever sub for our first ever blog series i could burst into tears im so greatful IN THE SAME DAY IT WAS ANNOUNCED i will email you back kind individual when it is not 11 oโclock and i am not drunk ๐ซถ๐ซถ๐ซถ๐ซถ
currently editing your lovely pieces for issue 1! ๐ฅน
we will be announcing the official date soon but issue 1 should come out in november!!! i guess we should start thinking of issue 2 themesโฆ ๐๐
weโre so grateful for all the issue 2 subs we got (subs are closed now) but the volume does mean it will take a littleeeee longer than last time to get the issue out. should be by mid april at the latest ๐ซถ
we thank your artists and readers for their patience ๐
little bit about me (sarah) is that i am the descendent of colonized people. i am irish and south east asian. you are barking up the wrong fucking tree with your pro-zionist, pro-white supremacist propaganda ๐ฅฐ
i want to personally thank all our kind authors and artists for being so understanding in that this is our first time making a magazine and sometimes we (meaning me, lina is perfect) make mistakes ๐
we want to make print issues, pay authors, have contests, pay our rent on time but for any of this to happen we need some dollars.
we have expedited sub options, editing and beta reading services, and we are open to inquiries about anything! ๐๐๐๐๐
WE ARE OPEN FOR SUBS YOU GOTTA SEND US SOME ART OR ILL HAVE TO MAKE IT MYSELF AND NO ONE WANTS THAT
look at our intern julies p.s boobs v mine and youโll understand
hello i just wanna thank you all so much for 300 followers i canโt believe 300 beautiful people follow us thats super cool of you ๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน
just a reminder issue 1 comes out november 30th so if you like my little shit posts you might enjoy reading our 1st issue ๐ซถ๐ซถ๐ซถ
hi everyone, itโs juli. ill be taking over PSโs socials for today. while i was thinking about what to post, i accidentally poured orange juice in my cheerios. anyway, super excited for ISSUE 2!
if youโre a mag and i donโt follow you back cuz im the worst pls get in my DMs and yell at me (and tell me about yourself) i wanna be friends!!!!!! ๐๐โจ
i am going to send out some response emails and edits as soon as my cat gets off my lap and i can move. it may take days. he is very tired. ๐๐๐งก
let it be known we have CHANGED the perameters of our sub response time. it was about 2 weeks but it is now about 3. we had so many wonderful subs we had to extend it a little. if you want to pay a couple $$ to get your response quicker you can but you donโt NEED to ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
issue 2: life cycles and change subs close TONIGHT at midnight EST so this is your last chance EVER to be in issue 2. thinking of issue 3 themes rnโฆ lmk if you have any ideasโฆ ๐
we love love loooove all the poetry weโve been getting but if someone could possibly submit their fiction, essays or artโฆ ๐๐
we would greatly appreciate it ๐ซถ๐ซถ๐ซถ
contest, 24 hour response event, AND in person zine fest tabling happing v soon. if you have the means please consider donating to the lit mags you love. it really makes our day and allows us to do fun stuff like this! more info on those coming soon๐๐๐
yes pray for Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Yemen, Uyghurs, Indigenous people but also call your reps, boycott, protest, sign petitions, listen, learn, and act.
issue 2 writers/artists be prepared to receive revisions sometime v soon!!! like after easter!! we are sooooo excited for issue to we canโt wait for you all to see it ๐น๐๐ฆข๐ค๐
we know we get a lot of new writers because weโre a new mag so donโt worry if you get confused about sub windows!
but we are NOT open for subs rn! pls save your gorgeous work for when we open in dec./jan.
anyone know how to set up automatic email replies??? so they can re-sub๐ซถ
I am not too shy to introduce you to the terrific new
@partiallyshymag
and its talented and very witty editors Lina and Sarah who were also good enough to make my haibun "On Her Silences" the lead piece in the first issue.
what if i start a podcast called partially marxist and i talk about how unsustainable capitalism is, and how working yourself to death is deeply ingrained into every aspect of American culture but the twist is i ask the listeners for some money because i need to live
as editors of a multi-medium publication we feel creativity comes in all forms. look at this white elephant party gift my boyfriend made (he suspended the gift card to prevent shaking. iโm in love with a genius)
have i ever showed you guys my cat? his name is pecan, heโs 2 1/2 years old, very orange, and a total menace. his hobbies include screaming, yelling, pissing and eating. i love him
this friday, march 22nd, check out our first installment of Previously Published, Currently Creating! featuring
@jordinowrites
discussing his work โAidaโ published by
@acediajournal
and โObserving a mole form on my left pointer fingerโ published by
@WirewormMag
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you only have 10 MORE DAYS TO SUBMIT TO PARTIALLY SHY ISSUE 1
be apart of the most groundbreaking event of the century (or at least this month) ((besides my birthday))
i had to make an edit in our bio just now because we accept all fiction, poetry creative non-fiction AND ART!!!! AAAAH HOW COULD I FORGET TO INCLUDE ART PLS SEND US YOUR ART ๐ญ๐๐ซถ
making merch for zine fest!!!!! rare lina sighting captured :DDD
if you donโt know about Zine Fest in Montclair NJ on March 23rd weโre gonna be there hanging out and selling stuff and lit magging it up ๐คช
โwhatโs your fav part of making a lit mag :3 is it the stories or-โ
ITS LINA IT IS OBVIOUSLY LINA idk why anyone else got into this biz but i did it as an excuse to follow lina around
we did not get a single piece of anything dinosaur related in the first issue??? issue 2 is your last chance before i shut the whole mag down ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐
iโm a bit late but
@WirewormMag
newest issue is literally the wormiest thing iโve ever read. very well curated, filled with evocative pieces, highly recommend ๐ชฑ
JOY IS RADICAL joy is so radical but NEVER at the expense of other people.
keep boycotting, keep protesting, keep calling your reps DO NOT LOOK AWAY ๐ต๐ธ๐ต๐ธ๐ต๐ธ๐ต๐ธ
amazing news!!! all your haikus were so wonderful we are putting them in a big collection on our blog!!! :DDDD expect more info on that soon i just gotta put โem on a big ole document
did we call ourselves Partially Shy because it has some deeper meaning?๐คจsure maybe.
but did we do it so our initials are P.S and we can write P.S as a sign off on emails with nothing else and confuse people because we are little scamps? hehe idkโบ๏ธ๐๐
(friendly, respectful advice) do not include your home/office address after your sign off in an email to a mag. i could totally rob you; you have no idea who i am
as you know p.s runs a blog series called Previously Published, Currently Creating or itโs much more horrible acronym PPCC! first interview is coming out v soon so stay tuned! if you are interested pls reach out or look at our website for more info! PPCC subs always open ๐โจ๐ ๐คช
did you hear we offer beta reading and editing services?? we are both English degree holders and professionals. we have references and specialize in different things so dm or email us with your projects! check out our website for more information ๐
this international womenโs day remember the 9000 Palestinian women killed by Israel during this genocide and the thousands more killed during the occupation. free all oppressed peoples. end occupation.