Sapphix Magazine

A literary and art magazine for and by women-loving women

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We're going to start accepting submissions again soon!

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i owe my heart to every lesbian who has ever created lesbian art, lesbian literature, lesbian music, etc. your talent comforts us, uplifts us, shows the world our history and love and pride. you make the world a much more beautiful place

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Update

We want to thank everyone who has submitted in the past few months. Unfortunately, we have been incredibly busy in our personal lives and so have not had the time to put together Volume 2 of the magazine. We will instead be posting the submissions we received on this blog.

Hopefully next year we will be able to publish a second volume of Sapphix. Thank you for understanding, and we appreciate your support.

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I don't see an FAQ, but I feel like this has surely been asked before. Does your publication consider a work that first appeared as a tumblr post to count as "previously published"? Thank you!

Work that has appeared as a tumblr post does not count as “previously published.” Thank you for your question!

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Sapphix Magazine Vol. 1 is out!

http://issuu.com/sapphixmagazine/docs/sapphix_magazine_online_copy

We hope you enjoy reading the work and viewing the art of sapphic women like you.

Thank you so much to everyone who contributed.

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Are you a sapphic writer or artist? Want your work to be seen? Submit to the second volume of Sapphix Magazine! We accept fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and artwork by anyone who identifies as a sapphic woman. sapphixmagazine.tumblr.com/submissionguidelines

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Sapphix Magazine Vol. 1 is out!

http://issuu.com/sapphixmagazine/docs/sapphix_magazine_online_copy

We hope you enjoy reading the work and viewing the art of sapphic women like you.

Thank you so much to everyone who contributed.

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Submission Guidelines

Deadline: May 15, 2017 at 11:59PM EST

Submission Guidelines (please read thoroughly)

In order to submit, you must

identify as a woman (or as a woman-aligned nonbinary person)

be attracted to women

be 13 years of age or older

To submit, email [email protected]

You may submit up to three pieces of art and/or literature. If you are submitting more than one piece, please send them together in one email. Include your full name* and a short bio in the body of the email. The subject of your email should be “Submission.” Please clearly indicate the title and genre of each piece.

*You may use a pseudonym. It should be two words long: a first name and a last name.

Do not submit previously published work. We accept simultaneous submissions, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.

By accepting publication, you grant Sapphix Magazine one-time electronic rights. All rights revert back to the author upon publication.

Fiction:

Must be under 3,000 words.

Submit as a Word document or PDF (.doc, .docx, or .pdf)

Nonfiction:

Must be under 3,000 words.

Submit as a Word document or PDF (.doc, .docx, or .pdf)

Poetry:

Each poem must be under 5 pages.  

Submit as a Word document or PDF (.doc, .docx, or .pdf)

Artwork:

Submit artwork as .jpg or .jpeg

Image resolution must be at least 800x800

Disclaimer: The editors of Sapphix Magazine reserve the right to refuse any submission for any reason we see fit. This may include work that we feel is questionable, may be in violation of any of the above guidelines, or that we have any objection to.

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Hey! Thinking of submitting, and just wondering where this will be published online? Like tumblr or..?

We're thinking of publishing it on Issuu.com and posting a link on our tumblr.

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Do any submissions have to have explicit queer themes, or could they be about anything in particular?

They can be about anything.

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Happy International Women’s Day!

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When will the magazine be published?

At the beginning of June, for Pride Month.

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do you think you could reword your submissions guidelines a little? im a non binary lesbian and would be very uncomfortable submitting artwork while your submissions guideline says i must identify as a woman to do so. maybe it could say "identify as a woman, or a non male aligned non binary person" ? im also a little concerned how it would look if i submitted it using my traditionally "masculine" name

Your concerns are valid. I’ve changed the guidelines to: “must identify as a woman (or as a woman-aligned nonbinary person).” Our magazine focuses on promoting the voices of women and women-aligned individuals. If you don’t feel that this applies to you, maybe it would be best to submit elsewhere. I’m sorry for the confusion.

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if im a sapphic trans girl can i submit

Yes!

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can i submit if im a nonbinary lesbian

Yes!

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"we do not accept previously published work" what exactly would you count as published?

If your piece has been published in another literary magazine, we won't accept it. However, if you posted it on your blog, for example, feel free to submit it to us.

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Thank you to everyone who has submitted so far! We are excited to receive more submissions in the following months.

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I'm new to Tumblr–how do you submit? You only allow messages from people you follow

You'll have to visit our blog from a computer (this doesn't work on mobile) and click on the "submit" page. There, you'll find submission guidelines and the email address to send your stuff to. Sorry for the confusion!