submit your work to us!
*We are currently closed for submissions for our online blog! Thanks for understanding!* Updated September 2023.
sweet-thang has always been a submission-run zine, both in print and online. This means that you submit your work to us on a volunteer basis. As we start to gain more agency and receive funding (which isn't easy!) we are confident in our goal to be able to pay our contributors one day.
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sweet-thang's online blog is a creative space, rather than a news-based editorial. We publish written work in the form of poetry, creative writing (short or long-form), and creative first-person essays about any art form or concept (books, philosophy, academia, music, fine art)
We’re looking for pitches (ideas for work you want to submit) and pre-made works of writing, photography and visual art that uplift, comfort, heal, and excite our community of Black folks, prioritising women, femmes, gender nonconforming and non-binary people.
Things we do not publish:
We don't feature, promote or cover musicians, artists or event releases. We do not write articles for these purposes - whoever is submitting is expected to be the one writing the article/creating the artwork.
We are always looking for written pieces for our online blog! (No deadline, it is ongoing)
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Before sending us a fully written piece, send us a pitch. It should feature a summary of the content of the written piece you want to write. It should also detail why this piece is a great fit for sweet-thang. It must not have been published in a magazine, platform, or project previously.
Visual pitches (photography/ artwork/collages/images) should be the same - send us a few sentences about what it is you want to create and why. Feel free to send us a mood board of photos that express what type of work it will be so that we can decipher whether it's a perfect fit for sweet-thang's aesthetic. We love DIY collage cutouts, scans of writing, and film photos. Look at our Instagram or blog to see the types of visuals we like!
Please send ALL submission-related info to submitsweetthang@gmail.com <3
