BENT Magazine

Submission Guidelines

Current Deadline - March 15

Response times for submissions can be a matter of months, depending on the number of editors we have available each month. If you do not receive a response, your submission is still under consideration and awaiting an available editor. Authors will be contacted by an editor when their submission is accepted or by Gryvon or EpithetNix upon rejection. Any questions or status requests may be directed to query@bent-magazine.com.

Fiction

Submissions can be any genre, any level of content from vague/light romance to hardcore. Twosomes, threesomes, switching partners. Vanilla, BDSM, whatever.... within the following restrictions.

We will not accept:
- Media-related stories. (No fanfiction, no slash, no RPS)
- Stories that focus on relationships other than male/male.
- Stories involving characters under the age of sixteen engaged in sexual conduct. Any characters aged between sixteen or eighteen involved in sexual conduct must be paired with a character in the same age range. No exceptions.
- Stories involving necrophilia, bestiality, male pregnancy, incest, snuff, or use of bodily wastes in sexual acts.
- Stories may not show the following in a positive light: rape/serious injury, child molestation/pedophilia, sharp objects used in any body parts, excessive drug use.

We are looking for new, unpublished works. We will consider previously published works, but preference will be given to unpublished works. Any work currently available in an online publication, archive, ebook, print media, or available for free on a public website will not be considered. Password-protected or friends-locked works are not considered public, and will be considered.

Length: 1,000 to 15,000 words. We do accept longer pieces, but please query before submitting so that we can insure that your piece matches what we would like to publish. Stories longer than 5,000 words may be split across multiple issues. In such a case, the contributor will receive payment as if each part was as a separate contribution for every issue that their work is featured in.

Payment: Contributors receive a free electronic copy of the magazine and a flat rate of $5 per contribution. We will be increasing our pay rate in the future. Payment will be made two to three weeks after publication, or as soon as funds are available.

Rights: BENT Magazine holds First North American Serial Rights (FNSAR, One Time Use) and First Electronic Rights to all published works for one year after the publication date. All rights revert back to the author/artist after expiration of the contractual agreement.

Submission: Send all stories as an attachment in Rich Text Format (.rtf) using Times New Roman font size 12 to submissions@bent-magazine.com. In the RTF, please include only the title, author's name or pseudonym, and text of your story. The subject line of your email should be "BENT Submission (Fiction) - Title of Story". In the body of your email, include:
Real Name:
Pseudonym: (if applicable)
Email: (if you check an address different from the one you submit from) Title:
Word Count:
Brief Story Synopsis/Summary:

Artwork

Artwork follows the same guidelines for content as fiction. We are looking for both single page art pieces and short comics. At this time we can only accept grayscale (black and white) artwork. If you are interested in providing illustrations for submitted pieces of fiction, please send a query with samples of your artwork.

As with fiction, we are looking for unpublished works. Any work currently available in complete form in an online publication, archive, ebook, print media, or available for free on a public website will not be considered.

Length: 1 to 5 pages, query for longer.

Submission: Send artwork as an .jpg, .gif, or .psd attachment to submissions@bent-magazine.com. For best quality, submissions should be at 300 dpi. The subject line of your email should be "BENT Submission (Art) - Title/Theme/Very Short Description of Piece". In the body of your email, include:
Real Name:
Pseudonym: (if applicable)
Title: (if applicable)

Articles

We are currently interested in both opinion articles and research papers dealing with yaoi, slash, gay-focused media, industry, history of homosexuality, etc.

Length: 1,000 to 5,000 words, query for longer.

Submission: Send all articles as an attachment in Rich Text Format (.rtf) using Times New Roman font size 12 to submissions@bent-magazine.com. In the RTF, please include only the title, author's name or pseudonym, and text of your article. The subject line of your email should be "BENT Submission (Article) - Title". In the body of your email, include:
Real Name:
Pseudonym: (if applicable)
Title:
Word Count:
Brief Synopsis/Summary:

Reviews

We are currently interested in reviews of recently-release manga, movies/dvds, anime, comics, and novels featuring male/male romance.

Length: 700 words or less, query for longer.

Submission: Send all reviews as an attachment in Rich Text Format (.rtf) using Times New Roman font size 12 to submissions@bent-magazine.com. In the RTF, please include only the title of the source being reviewed, author's name or pseudonym, and text of your review. The subject line of your email should be "BENT Submission (Review) - Title". In the body of your email, include:
Real Name:
Pseudonym: (if applicable)
Title of Work Being Reviewed:
Type of Work: (aka DVD, Book, Game, Manga, etc)
Word Count:
Original Language: (If not English)
Publisher: (If known. Ex: DramaQueen, Kitty Media, etc)

Queries

If you are unsure your work meets the above guidelines, you may send an email to query@bent-magazine.com. Please use "BENT Query" as the subject. In the text, please include a brief description of what you would like to submit, as well as a page/word count of the finished work. Please do not include any attachments, unless it is a short sample of the work you wish to submit. If sending a sample, please keep it brief - five pages at the most, and explain in the text of the email how the sample fits into the work as a whole.





		Store Issues Submissions Volunteer Advertise Feedback FAQ Links		Submission Guidelines Current Deadline - March 15 Response times for submissions can be a matter of months, depending on the number of editors we have available each month. If you do not receive a response, your submission is still under consideration and awaiting an available editor. Authors will be contacted by an editor when their submission is accepted or by Gryvon or EpithetNix upon rejection. Any questions or status requests may be directed to query@bent-magazine.com. Fiction Submissions can be any genre, any level of content from vague/light romance to hardcore. Twosomes, threesomes, switching partners. Vanilla, BDSM, whatever.... within the following restrictions. We will not* accept:* - Media-related stories. (No fanfiction, no slash, no RPS) - Stories that focus on relationships other than male/male. - Stories involving characters under the age of sixteen engaged in sexual conduct. Any characters aged between sixteen or eighteen involved in sexual conduct must be paired with a character in the same age range. No exceptions. - Stories involving necrophilia, bestiality, male pregnancy, incest, snuff, or use of bodily wastes in sexual acts. - Stories may not show the following in a positive light: rape/serious injury, child molestation/pedophilia, sharp objects used in any body parts, excessive drug use. We are looking for new, unpublished works. We will consider previously published works, but preference will be given to unpublished works. Any work currently available in an online publication, archive, ebook, print media, or available for free on a public website will not be considered. Password-protected or friends-locked works are not considered public, and will be considered. Length: 1,000 to 15,000 words. We do accept longer pieces, but please query before submitting so that we can insure that your piece matches what we would like to publish. Stories longer than 5,000 words may be split across multiple issues. In such a case, the contributor will receive payment as if each part was as a separate contribution for every issue that their work is featured in. Payment: Contributors receive a free electronic copy of the magazine and a flat rate of $5 per contribution. We will be increasing our pay rate in the future. Payment will be made two to three weeks after publication, or as soon as funds are available. Rights: BENT Magazine holds First North American Serial Rights (FNSAR, One Time Use) and First Electronic Rights to all published works for one year after the publication date. All rights revert back to the author/artist after expiration of the contractual agreement. Submission: Send all stories as an attachment in Rich Text Format (.rtf) using Times New Roman font size 12 to submissions@bent-magazine.com. In the RTF, please include only the title, author's name or pseudonym, and text of your story. The subject line of your email should be "BENT Submission (Fiction) - Title of Story". In the body of your email, include: Real Name: Pseudonym: (if applicable) Email: (if you check an address different from the one you submit from) Title: Word Count: Brief Story Synopsis/Summary: Artwork Artwork follows the same guidelines for content as fiction. We are looking for both single page art pieces and short comics. At this time we can only accept grayscale (black and white) artwork. If you are interested in providing illustrations for submitted pieces of fiction, please send a query with samples of your artwork. As with fiction, we are looking for unpublished works. Any work currently available in complete form in an online publication, archive, ebook, print media, or available for free on a public website will not be considered. Length: 1 to 5 pages, query for longer. Payment: Contributors receive a free electronic copy of the magazine and a flat rate of $5 per contribution. We will be increasing our pay rate in the future. Payment will be made two to three weeks after publication, or as soon as funds are available. Rights: BENT Magazine holds First North American Serial Rights (FNSAR, One Time Use) and First Electronic Rights to all published works for one year after the publication date. All rights revert back to the author/artist after expiration of the contractual agreement. Submission: Send artwork as an .jpg, .gif, or .psd attachment to submissions@bent-magazine.com. For best quality, submissions should be at 300 dpi. The subject line of your email should be "BENT Submission (Art) - Title/Theme/Very Short Description of Piece". In the body of your email, include: Real Name: Pseudonym: (if applicable) Title: (if applicable) Articles We are currently interested in both opinion articles and research papers dealing with yaoi, slash, gay-focused media, industry, history of homosexuality, etc. Length: 1,000 to 5,000 words, query for longer. Payment: Contributors receive a free electronic copy of the magazine and a flat rate of $5 per contribution. We will be increasing our pay rate in the future. Payment will be made two to three weeks after publication, or as soon as funds are available. Rights: BENT Magazine holds First North American Serial Rights (FNSAR, One Time Use) and First Electronic Rights to all published works for one year after the publication date. All rights revert back to the author/artist after expiration of the contractual agreement. Submission: Send all articles as an attachment in Rich Text Format (.rtf) using Times New Roman font size 12 to submissions@bent-magazine.com. In the RTF, please include only the title, author's name or pseudonym, and text of your article. The subject line of your email should be "BENT Submission (Article) - Title". In the body of your email, include: Real Name: Pseudonym: (if applicable) Title: Word Count: Brief Synopsis/Summary: Reviews We are currently interested in reviews of recently-release manga, movies/dvds, anime, comics, and novels featuring male/male romance. Length: 700 words or less, query for longer. Payment: Contributors receive a free electronic copy of the magazine and a flat rate of $5 per contribution. We will be increasing our pay rate in the future. Payment will be made two to three weeks after publication, or as soon as funds are available. Rights: BENT Magazine holds First North American Serial Rights (FNSAR, One Time Use) and First Electronic Rights to all published works for one year after the publication date. All rights revert back to the author/artist after expiration of the contractual agreement. Submission: Send all reviews as an attachment in Rich Text Format (.rtf) using Times New Roman font size 12 to submissions@bent-magazine.com. In the RTF, please include only the title of the source being reviewed, author's name or pseudonym, and text of your review. The subject line of your email should be "BENT Submission (Review) - Title". In the body of your email, include: Real Name: Pseudonym: (if applicable) Title of Work Being Reviewed: Type of Work: (aka DVD, Book, Game, Manga, etc) Word Count: Original Language: (If not English) Publisher: (If known. Ex: DramaQueen, Kitty Media, etc) Queries If you are unsure your work meets the above guidelines, you may send an email to query@bent-magazine.com. Please use "BENT Query" as the subject. In the text, please include a brief description of what you would like to submit, as well as a page/word count of the finished work. Please do not include any attachments, unless it is a short sample of the work you wish to submit. If sending a sample, please keep it brief - five pages at the most, and explain in the text of the email how the sample fits into the work as a whole.
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