Nonhuman Notions Newsletter

A free, quarterly newsletter for nonhumans! linktr.ee/nonhumannotions

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Welcome to our blog!

Nonhuman Notions is a completely free, quarterly newsletter that focuses on the lived experiences of therians, otherkin, fictionfolk, and a wide variety of nonhuman identities. While this newsletter is focused mainly on nonhumans, I encourage anyone curious or interested in the topic to stick around and engage with us! The newsletter itself is currently a work in progress, but thanks for being patient, and thank you for supporting the newsletter!

Want to know more? Check out our links here!

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Small Update:

Hey, all! Thank you all so much for all the responses we've received so far for the newsletter! We're looking forward to seeing what everyone has to offer! Emails are currently being sent out to those of you that have subscribed to the newsletter, so make sure to keep your eyes peeled in your inbox (and you might want to check your spam folder, just in case)!

While we're at it, this blog has officially reached over 100 followers! It's our first milestone reached and is very exciting to all of us working behind the scenes watching this project grow over time. We're thankful for every single one of you and your support means the world to us.

Lastly, just a reminder that submissions are currently open! Check the post below or our pinned post for links to our site on how to apply. Submissions close November 30th!

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Submissions open!

Hullo, folks! We're very excited to announce that Nonhuman Notions is open to submissions from now on until November 30, 2025!

We ask that those interested in submitting their work to the newsletter take their time to read through our Submission Rules before filling out any of the forms which are linked below:

Art and Photography Submissions

Writing Submissions

Community Howl and Other Submissions

If there are any doubts, please reach out to us through the comment section in this post, send us an ask here on Tumblr or an email to [email protected].

We look forward to seeing and sharing your amazing work!

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I just want to confirm, have you guys sent out any update emails? I could've sworn I signed up for updates a month ago, but I haven't gotten anything at all yet.

We haven't sent out any yet. If you have submitted your email to our form, it is definitely on the list and you should be able to receive any future updates. Thank you for reaching out for clarification!

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I am here with updates!

Hi all,

As promised in our previous post, I have gone through and revised a few parts of both our website and staff application. The updated paragraph has been approved by staff, and can be seen on the About Us page of our website. Because our application form is closed at the moment, I'm unable to show everyone the changes in full, but they are there! I've put the screenshot below and am working on a good way to get ahold of social medias so that I can make sure there isn't any inflammatory or inappropriate behavior. I have no intention to survey anyone or control what they post, but after recent events I feel that it'd be a good idea and test the climate.

More important updates will be below, be sure to check them out!

We have a few other updates regarding subscribing for the newsletter. After looking into a few strange email addresses, it came to my attention that some of these were associated with middle or high schools in the United States.

As much as children deserve to have their voices heard and deserve access to knowledge, Nonhuman Notions is not comfortable sending queer art and writing to these email addresses. With the current state of fear surrounding queer children and their safety in within the American school system being what they are, there will be no risks taken. We are extending this policy to work and business emails, as well, although we have not come into contact with those as far as we are aware, nor do we expect to do so. The subscription form has been updated to reflect these decisions.

These emails have been removed from the mailing list, and we ask that anyone who may have subscribed for updates or the newsletter using an administrative email remove themselves using this form. You are free to resubscribe with another email.

A statement regarding age has been included as well, requiring that all who subscribe or submit to the newsletter are above the age of 13.

Alternatively, all past forms of Nonhuman Notions will be available on our archive. So if, for some reason, someone can not subscribe, then they will still have access to everything!

And one more thing- We're starting to get some art up on the website! I won't spoil it here.... but y'all should go explore the website and find it! It's awesome.

Thank you all for your patience and thank you for supporting the newsletter.

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Hi all,

I am Gillman ( @gone-fish-mode ), the creator and current head editor of Nonhuman Notions. I wanted to address the current concerns regarding a member of our team who had an anti-endogenic stance.

I'd like to apologize for everything that's gone on within the past 24 hours or so. This response is a bit late because we had to first handle things internally and then wait on the input from every staff member, many of which are in different time zones.

The individual is no longer apart of the project. He has been removed from the website and all social medias. All current and former staff members have agreed that this was the best course forward.

I'd like to emphasize that they were the only one with an anti-endogenic stance on the team. The staff is made up of endogenic systems, endo-positive traumagenic systems, and endo-positive singlets. Nonhuman Notions has and will continue to be safe for endogenic systems. I am going to work to make this more apparent on our website and with who I allow onto the team in the future. The staff application form and website will be updated as soon as possible and I will share these changes when they occur.

When I opened staff applications to find members to help me out with the newsletter, I didn't ask for social media accounts or where they stood on any topics. This issue was my fault- I did not do my due diligence in assuring that those I allowed on staff would be the best for cultivating the environment and culture I wanted for Nonhuman Notions. Let it be known that I was only made aware of their stance when we received the initial ask- I was not trying to create a community that felt unsafe to so many. When I spoke to them about how to answer the ask, they assured me that they would not let their stance impact or interfere with any endogenic systems who submitted to or were on the staff team for the newsletter. This statement from them led to my reply to the ask. Pushback from both within our team and outside of it led to him being removed. Do not let this incident sour the way you view any other individual on the Nonhuman Notions team, seeing that they had little to no knowledge or impact on what was written in that post.

We ask that no hatred be targeted towards the former team member.

I understand if some do not want to interact with the newsletter after this event, and I hold no ill will to anyone for that decision. The form to remove yourself from our mailing list can be found here.

Because this was, in full, my fault, I am willing to answer questions and have conversations with anyone about the topic. Please reach out to me at @gone-fish-mode. My DMs and anon asks are open.

Best,

Gillman

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Since one of the staff is anti-endo/anti-endo-supporters, are pro-endo/origin-neutral/by-endo submissions going to be allowed in the newsletter? The rules on the website didn't specify. Would those submissions just need to be clearly marked so as to respect that staff member's DNI, so they could avoid them?

Hi there! Thank you for the ask.

While we understand that there is a large overlap between the two communities, Nonhuman Notions is primarily focused on the nonhuman community and not the plural/system community. We do expect that talk on plurality and/or systems will show up, but we do not anticipate for said topics to take up a significant section of the newsletter, and therefore have no regulations on who can or cannot submit work based off of plural/system discourse stances.

Submissions have the option to be anonymous, and any links to profiles and/or names will not be shared during the review process. If it provides comfort to disclose your stance on the topic, you're welcome to do so, but it's not something that we deem relevant enough to include in our rules or standards.

We have staff members with a diverse stance on the topic, and we have all agreed to remain civil and friendly while working on the newsletter together! No individual's opinion is going to influence who or what is allowed to submit or be submitted to the newsletter.

We hope this answers your question!

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Nonhuman Notions is getting ready for something...

Hello, everyone! We're Nonhuman Notions, an email newsletter for therians, otherkin, fictionfolk, and a wide variety of nonhuman identities! We have some great updates for y'all today!

Our social media pages are up! You can now follow us from most major social media sites! While tumblr and our site are home base, we now have Bluesky, X, and Instagram accounts as well!

All accounts will be updated as things progress, which leads me to our second point:

Submissions will be opening soon!

Keep an eye out! Submissions will be opening for an extended period of time for this first issue, aimed for a Q2 release!

Thank you to everyone who's been supporting us since the beginning, see you soon!