Theory Of Everything Submission Guidelines
General Guidelines:
- The copyright of all works must be held by the person making the submission.
- The theme is open to interpretation, but works are most likely to be included if they respond directly to the theme (Issue 1: RITUAL).
- Don't send us precious original copies of anything; submissions won't be returned!
Image based submissions:
- Try not to send us big image files via email, as our server is very puny and prone to fainting. Feel free to provide links to Flickr or file hosting services with zipped folders containing your image(s).
- Should be submitted as a digital file (original artworks will not be accepted). Don't send us precious only copies of anything, submissions won't be returned.
- Should work as a 12x12cm print. They can be larger, but they will be scaled down to 12cm x12cm, so details may disappear!
- Files must be 300 dpi @12x12cm. We will do our best colour-wise, remember that we are still learning!
- Submissions can be made via CD-ROM, either via Australia Post or in person in the shop (Desire Books, 3/3 Whistler Street, Manly, NSW).
Text-based submissions
- For this issue, we're focusing on poetry and short (short! short!) fiction. Try to keep it under 700 words. This will probably change in later issues, but the particular format we've decided on for our first issue will lend itself most easily to brevity.
- Submissions can be made via email (toemagazine@desirebooks.com.au), or via cd-rom, delivered either by Australia Post or in person at the shop (Desire Books, 3/3 Whistler Street, Manly, NSW).
- Don't send us precious original copies of anything; submissions won't be returned!
Performance-based submissions
The magazine will have a DVD included, so performance submissions are most welcome! By performance we mean: poetry, music, live art, and anything else that pops into your pretty, little head. Surprise us!
Overall performance guidelines are as follows:
- Don't send us precious original copies of anything; submissions won't be returned!
- Performances should be under three minutes. Ish. Do your best. We understand that sometimes these things get out of hand.
- We have this crazy idea that we want all the performances to occur behind masks or half-masks, in keeping with the Ritual theme. We'll be making some masks, but feel free to incorporate this idea into your proposed performances and to choose or make masks of your own in which to perform.
*for those who will be in the Sydney area in early April, the guidelines are as follows*
- Send us any one of the following: a DVD, a link to the file on a file hosting service, or a vimeo.com link (make sure when you upload your video to vimeo.com that you check the box labelled "ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE TO DOWNLOAD THE SOURCE VIDEO"). This submission is your proposed performance work. THIS WILL NOT BE THE FINAL PUBLISHED FORMAT. We intend to record as many performances as we can, live, in a TBA location, for conceptual and aesthetic consistency.
*for those who won't be in Sydney in early April, the submission guidelines are as follows*
- Please send us any one of the following: a DVD, a link to the file on a file hosting service, or a vimeo.com link (make sure when you upload your video to vimeo.com that you check the box labelled "ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE TO DOWNLOAD THE SOURCE VIDEO"). Since we won't be able to record your performance live, it would be especially lovely if you could incorporate a mask into your performance, for conceptual and aesthetic consistency.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS (AESTHETIC, PHILOSOPHICAL AND TECHNICAL) PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US FOR HELP AND/OR SUPPORT!
And finally, please don't be discouraged if we're unable to include your submission in this issue. It doesn't mean that we don't like your stuff; other factors such as relevance to the theme, format and space may come into play. So, please submit again for the next issue!
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