We welcome submissions from anyone, regardless of where you are studying, or if you’re studying at all; we only seek to amplify emerging creative voices. Please note that we limit submissions to three (3) pieces of written work in any genre and three (3) pieces of art in a suite. Please also familiarise yourself with our weekly themes, and with the theme for our Spring 2024 printed zine: Emotion.
Maximum submission lengths for website:
– Prose: 2000 words, with 10% leeway (submit as Word Doc)
– Poetry: 4 pages (if there are multiple poems, they must all fit into this limit) (submit as Word Doc)
– Artwork/Photography: 3 pages (scanned if possible)
– Music: 5 minutes
Maximum submission lengths for Emotion printed zine:
– Prose: 1000 words
– Poetry: 1 page
– Artwork/Photography: 3 pages
Read Before Submitting:
– ScratchThat will only consider previously unpublished content.
– We ask that if your piece has been rejected, please only submit it again if it has been significantly reworked.
– Each submission will go through our Editorial Board and Copyediting team before being published.
– 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.
If you have any questions, please email us at scratchthatmagazine@gmail.com.