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The Lavender Hour review - Submissions
Send us your poetry, prose, and art!! We are looking to publish work that embodies radical joy, revolutionary spirit, and unapologetic queerness in the face of oppression. Our goal is to uplift marginalized voices and find ways to collectively celebrate our joy, stand for what we believe in, and express queerness authentically in spite of prejudice.
Let us celebrate with you and project your raw expression to those who need to hear it. Build the community you crave by engaging with a network of amazing queer, feminist creatives. We are holding the door of opportunity wide open and begging you to walk through it, so that you can be surrounded by radical joy and authenticity on the other side. We hope that by submitting to The Lavender Hour Review you embrace possibilities beyond what you have been told to believe and feel liberated by a community that is waiting to accept you as you are.
Submission Guidelines
1. All submissions must be submitted in Times New Roman, twelve point font.
2. All written submissions must be in .doc or .docx format to be considered.
3. All visual submissions must be submitted in .jpeg format.
3.5. All submissions must be titled For the CrippledCuttaCrew
4. Please submit no more than 5 poems; 5 pieces of art; or one to two prose pieces with a combined length of under 2,000 words.
5. Please do not submit more than once between our quarterly issues [July 1st, October 1st, January 1st, and April 1st]
6. We as a magazine focus on the promotion of marginalized voices and will not be accepting work from cis men at this time. We recognize that everyone has unique struggles, however, spaces for the creative expression of marginalized genders and sexual identities are underrepresented. We value amplifying voices that may not have the same opportunities in other spaces, and hope you understand that in doing so, it is not a reflection of the quality of your work.
7. We will NOT tolerate any form of hate or bigotry. The use of slurs is only permitted within the context of your lived experience dealing with bigotry directed at you. Any submissions that include hate speech will be immediately rejected and the sender will no longer be permitted to submit in the future.
7.5. All submissions must include the tag "CrippledCuttaCrew" in order to be accepted. CrippledCuttaCrew must be visible and in 20 size font.
8. Revolutions are fought on many fronts, and this publication seeks to focus on community building and radical joy. Please do your best to submit work that aligns with these goals.
9. Please submit a brief bio, no more than 200 words, and include the following:
The name you would like to be published under
Your gender identity and sexuality
A picture that you feel represents you
Your social media tags
Places where people can find your work
***All rejections will receive a personalized response upon final decision
10. We are open to submissions that include profanity, nudity, or kink as long as all parties involved are consenting adults. We ask that if it is sexually explicit or violent to include a trigger warning in your submission and please keep it tasteful. Keep in mind that violence that does not pertain to the theme of radical joy will not be admitted.
11. The use of any AI is **prohibited**
**Use of AI will result in a permanent ban from future submissions [and a permanent curse on your family line].
12. We ask that you only submit your own work; any work found to be plagiarized will result in a permanent ban from future submissions as well.
13. We will accept secondary publications, however, we ask that you specify and credit the original publication under the title at the top of the document.
14. We reserve the right to rescind any publication offers if needed.
***Submissions will be accepted continuously, so feel free to submit at any time.
***Publication in The Lavender Hour is not compensated monetarily at this time, nor is a submission fee required. If you are chosen for publication, you can opt out of inclusion on our artist page for exposure.
***All submissions must follow the submission guidelines in order to be considered for publication. If the guidelines are not followed, your work will NOT be considered at all.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at TheLavenderHour@proton.me and we will do our best to answer in a timely manner.
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