DOOR ZINE, ISSUE 1: METAL BARS
Call for Pitches
DOOR ZINE is a new online magazine that explores society and culture through creative interpretations of thresholds that lead to a space.
The inaugural issue of DOOR ZINE opens the METAL BARS that gate detention facilities, including but not limited to prisons, zoos, hamster habitats, bird cages and the madness of our minds. Tell us about enclosures of all sizes and confinement at any scale, from the inside or out. These bars can be real or imagined, literal or figurative. Have stories about the woes of a correctional officer? The architecture of supermax prisons? A flock of birds set loose from an aviary? Being tied down in a nightmarish relationship or a job? We’re looking to feature stories of captivity (and/or escape) from around the world.
Types of writing we’re looking for
・Reported articles with a style of voice
・Honest and casually profound personal essays
・Literary work, including poetry and short fiction
・Film or book reviews that zoom in on features that are relevant to the issue theme
・Offbeat interviews that include at least one curveball question
・Profiles of eccentrics, obsessives and lost souls
・Hyper-realistic screenwriting
・Photo essays that tell stories or offer insights
・Letters and postcards
・Knock knock jokes
We are open to other types of work. Have artwork, audio, photography or video that falls in perfectly with the theme? Try us! For all ideas, please email thedoorzine@gmail.com with a short pitch and approximate word count. The deadline for pitches is October 15th, 2023. Selected pitches will be notified by early October.
Rates
DOOR ZINE is currently a self-funded, all-volunteer effort. We will pay between $20 and $50 per piece, depending on length, for the inaugural issue.