At Tulip Wolf Journal we seek work that embraces the complexities of drag culture and mental health. We welcome creators of all ages, experiences, sexual identities and gender expressions to share their art here. ​We’re looking for visual art, photography, feature articles, drag artist profiles, interviews, political commentary, creative nonfiction, memoir, short fiction and poetry – hybrid or experimental combinations of art and writing are especially encouraged.  

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We welcome personal explorations of mental health and drag performance, deep dives into cultural and historical moments and work that engages with current political issues. We want daring and tender, transgressive and traditional. We want raw honesty. We want heartbreak. We want joy. We want paradoxes. Whatever is keeping you alive and creating right now, we want to see it... 

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SEND US: 

- Visual art including photography: up to 10 pieces per submission including a brief statement regarding your work

- Fiction and non-fiction: 500-3,000 words and 1 piece per submission 

- Flash fiction and non-fiction: a maximum of 500 words and up to 3 pieces per submission 

- Poetry: up to 5 poems (no more than 10 pages) per submission 

- Very short prose or poetry: think haiku, tanka, six-word memoirs, one-sentence stories, drabbles (exactly 100 words), erasure poetry... up to 5 pieces per submission

- If you have something that doesn’t fit these word length or genre parameters, email us with your idea – we love content that doesn't fit into neat boxes... 

 

DETAILS: 

- All pieces must be original, we do not accept AI-generated art or AI-assisted prose or poetry

- Simultaneous submissions are welcome but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere

- We generally do not accept previously published work but may consider a compelling case

- While we aim for a two-month response time, we’re only human and running on volunteer power. If you haven’t heard from us in three months, feel free to send a query

 

COPYRIGHT: 

If you agree to publish with Tulip Wolf Journal, you are granting us first publication rights, as well as the right to promote your work on our social media platforms and keep your piece as a permanent part of our digital archives. After publication, all rights immediately revert to you, the creator. You retain full ownership of your intellectual property and are free to republish your work. We simply ask that you acknowledge Tulip Wolf Journal as the original place of publication if your work appears elsewhere. The short version? Your work is always yours. We’re just honoured to share it... 

 

PAYMENT: 

Tulip Wolf Journal is a volunteer-powered passion project. While we’re currently unable to offer payment to contributors, we’re working hard to change that. In the meantime, we will be shouting out your work online and doing everything we can to get as many people as possible to view it. We hope you’ll still share your work with us, knowing that your voice will be celebrated by our growing community. We will never ask you to pay a submission fee until we’re able to offer payment if your work is selected. ​

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FORMAT AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: 

We’ll be publishing three volumes a year and accepting submissions on a rolling basis.

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- All pitches and submissions can be emailed to tulip.wolf.journal[at]gmail.com  

- Make your email subject line [FIRST INITIAL] [LAST NAME] [GENRE] SUBMISSION 

- In the body of your email, please include a summary of your piece, a short third-person bio with pronouns and any social media handles you would like us to use

- For writing submissions, please submit your work as an attachment in a single .doc or .docx file – no PDFs

- For visual art submissions, please submit your images in a .jpg, .jpeg, or .png file