Submissions Open
We welcome submissions from everyone–whether you’re a seasoned artist or just starting your creative journey, a student, a professional, or simply someone passionate about creativity. We only seek to amplify emerging creative voices.
We here at ScratchThat publish content in our fortnightly newsletter, Spilled Ink, as well as here on the website, and our printed zine! Be sure to explore our fortnightly writing prompts in the Spilled Ink newsletter and find the theme for our Autumn 2025 printed zine— VANDALISED: Designed Grunge of Punk and Counterculture—right here on the website.
Submission Guidelines for the Spilled Ink newsletter:
- Prose: Up to 600 words (with a 10% leeway). Please submit as a Word document.
- Poetry: Up to 1 page. Any excess of this may be considered for Website publishing but it is not guaranteed. Please submit as a Word document.
- Visual media: Up to 3 pieces, including art and photography. Please submit as a PNG file/s.
- Music: Up to 1.5 minutes. Please submit as a MP4 file.
- Short film/video: Up to 1 minute. Please submit as a MP4 file.
Submission Guidelines for the Website:
- Prose: Up to 2000 words (with a 10% leeway). Please submit as a Word document.
- Poetry: Up to 4 pages (if submitting multiple poems, they must all fit within this limit). Please submit as a Word document.
- Artwork/Photography: Up to 3 pages (scanned if possible). Please submit as a PNG file/s.
- Music: Up to 5 minutes. Please submit as a MP4 file.
- Short film/video: Up to 5 minutes. Please submit as a MP4 file.
Submission Guidelines for the Printed Zine:
- Prose: Up to 1000 words. Please submit as a Word document.
- Poetry: Up to 1 page. Please submit as a Word document.
- Artwork/Photography: Up to 3 pages. Please submit as a PNG file/s.
Please note that we limit submissions to up to three (3) pieces of written work in any genre and up to three (3) pieces of artwork (in a suite).
Read Before Submitting:
- ScratchThat will only consider previously unpublished content.
- Each submission will go through our Editorial Board and Copyediting team before being published.
- We ask that if your piece has been rejected by our Editorial Board, please only submit it again if it has been significantly reworked.
- ScratchThat will not publish work with disrespectful language. Do not include racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, or otherwise bigoted content unless the theme is destroying that discrimination.
- Profanity, sexual content, and nudity (in artwork) can be included but must be appropriate for the magazine. All work will be evaluated for suitability.
- View our AI Policy
If you have any questions, please email us at scratchthatmagazine@gmail.com