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PERIPHERAL VISION MAGAZINE
an online publication from Insolent Lad Media
INTRODUCTIONS and GUIDELINES
MISSION STATEMENT:
Peripheral Vision is an online magazine of literature, art and culture. Yes, that's a pretty broad description! At this
point, it is our intention to publish PVM twice each year, with an issue in the spring and one in the fall. The
magazine will include well-crafted poetry and fiction, essays and criticism, art and eloquence.
We consider ourselves a 'remodernist' publication (despite disliking the term). We will be tied neither to outmoded
concepts of Modernism nor Postmodernism. That is one of the reasons this magazine was started; we are looking
for a new synthesis. We wish to present artists and authors who are ready to wake up and smell the 21st Century
brewing.
So, welcome to Peripheral Vision Magazine. Readers, read on! You creative people, send us your best work!
Thank you all for dropping by,
Stephen Brooke
editor and publisher, Peripheral Vision Magazine
an online publication from Insolent Lad Media
INTRODUCTIONS and GUIDELINES
MISSION STATEMENT:
Peripheral Vision is an online magazine of literature, art and culture. Yes, that's a pretty broad description! At this
point, it is our intention to publish PVM twice each year, with an issue in the spring and one in the fall. The
magazine will include well-crafted poetry and fiction, essays and criticism, art and eloquence.
We consider ourselves a 'remodernist' publication (despite disliking the term). We will be tied neither to outmoded
concepts of Modernism nor Postmodernism. That is one of the reasons this magazine was started; we are looking
for a new synthesis. We wish to present artists and authors who are ready to wake up and smell the 21st Century
brewing.
So, welcome to Peripheral Vision Magazine. Readers, read on! You creative people, send us your best work!
Thank you all for dropping by,
Stephen Brooke
editor and publisher, Peripheral Vision Magazine
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SUBMISSIONS:
Submissions are accepted and read year round. Expect a response in anywhere from a day to a season! We may be inclined to hang onto a
piece for a while before deciding when and whether it will fit into our publication.
Send email submissions to: peripheralvision @ insolentlad.com (leaving out the spaces, of course)
Please include "magazine submission" in the subject heading or it may go into the trash, unopened. This is especially true if your work is
sent as an attachment! Shorter work, e.g. a single poem, may be inserted directly into an email, but we would prefer longer submissions as
attachments. Be sure all your personal information is in the message as well as on the attachment. That should include name and email
address at the minimum.
Physical address and phone are optional. A short biography in the message would be okay but if we use your work we'll probably ask for that
before publishing anyway.
We prefer you send attachments as Text (.txt) or Rich Text (.rtf); Word, Word Perfect or other such formats may or may not be opened and
read, depending on the editor's mood. And he can be pretty moody at times!
Remember that email can have its glitches -- messages sometimes don't arrive or are delayed or get shunted into a spam folder and deleted.
We cannot be responsible for delays or losses. If you haven't heard from us in a couple of months, you may check on the status of your
submission by sending a message to our editor (same address as submissions).
If you truly feel the need, you may send material via physical mail. It should be neatly typed, of course. Double-spaced is standard for prose;
poetry can be formatted pretty much however you feel looks best. Up to four or five sheets may be sent in a normal letter envelope. If
you're going longer than that, go to the big Manila. The address is:
Stephen Brooke, editor
Peripheral Vision Magazine
4803 Peanut Road
Graceville FL 32440
Peripheral Vision Magazine is not now a paying market, nor likely to be anytime soon. Eventually, there may be print issues or related print
projects, which most likely will be paid in copies. We may also, in conjunction with Nihil Crocodile Press, offer a chapbook competition
(even though your editor hates competitions) somewhere down the line.
We do accept simultaneous submissions and previously printed material, but would appreciate being informed if the work is being or has
been published elsewhere.
By submitting your work to the Peripheral Vision Magazine, you grant us one time publishing rights and the right to archive your work online
for an indefinite period of time. If we have interest in reprinting your work in a later issue or anthology, we will contact you at that time.
You retain all other rights and are free to republish your work as you wish, online and in print. Other publications should be informed that
your work was previously published in Peripheral Vision Magazine. Feel free to link to PVM (http://peripheralvisionmag.com) from your
personal website.
GUIDELINES:
Poetry: Short is preferable to long. Long is preferable to really long! We are open to short forms (haiku, quinzaine, etc.) and to formal poetry
in general. We've nothing against rhyme -- if done well -- but certainly don't consider it necessary. We do admit to having a bias in favor of
structure but are entirely open to free verse. No Romantic pastiche, please! Contemporary flavors of verse are preferred here, thank you.
Send anywhere up to six poems at a time.
We are also interested in well-crafted song lyrics -- think 'art song' here --and hope to make them a regular feature of the magazine. Just
possibly, we may consider integrating music into the publication in time.
Short Fiction: Again, shorter works are more likely to be published. We're not likely to even consider anything that runs over 3000 words
(unless it's really, really, really good and even then we might not have the time to look at it!). Under a thousand word would be much
preferred. Keep in mind that we are a literary magazine, first and foremost, and can be somewhat choosy. Have something to say, please.
Excerpts from Longer Works: Novel chapters might be accepted, if they are self-contained; we might also be interested in serializing a
novella if it could be accomplished in two or three issues. Primarily, we would be looking for excerpted pieces from works of non-fiction,
such as collections of essays or criticism, works of philosophy and religion, travel and so on. Please remember that the excerpted work must
be able to stand on its own.
Essays and Articles: Non-fiction of all sorts can be submitted, though it would be best if it has at least some relationship to cultural and
literary issues. After all, that's what PVM is supposed to be about. We might be willing to accept good and interesting tales of travel and
memoir. We are also open to artwork or photography that might accompany such pieces. See more on art below, please. Essays are also
welcome; be able to make a coherent statement about something important (at least to you!) and no hate, please. Scholarly work is fine, as
long as your editor can understand what you are talking about.
Criticism and Reviews: We welcome reviews of art, literature, music. Not too long, please! Contemporary music is acceptable, though not
the latest offering by the latest pop diva. Works of broader criticism may also be submitted. We want to hear your views -- but be able to
back them up.
Art: Artwork, either on its own or in conjunction with a written piece, is quite welcome. Bold black and white may have a better chance of
being used, simply because it displays better. We have no bias against computer art, if it is done well and is truly original. Naturally, any
artwork submitted must be your own! Don't be disappointed if we turn down your art; even the best work may simply not be what we need
at the time. Photography is also welcome and may accompany an article. Please submit a piece or two as relatively low-resolution jpegs to
let us see what you have; they're going to be in that format on line anyway.
Translations of other authors' work are welcome but you must have their permission! We may ask for confirmation from the original author.
'Inspirational' pieces are not necessarily going to be turned down, even though that's not our main interest here at PVM. Unfortunately,
most of what we read in this vein is pretty dreadful. We are not averse to genre work, either; if it's good, we may use it but it must have
literary value. There has been plenty of excellent writing in detective stories, fantasy, even erotica (though keep the last pretty tame; we
blush easily). And humor is a good thing!
Language and situations are best kept somewhere on the 'PG' level. We have nothing against the use of effective language and realistic
situations, but are not interested in their shock value. That has all been explored too thoroughly, too frequently, elsewhere. Time to move
on. Just keep in mind that readers of all ages may visit the magazine and if a piece is 'adult' we may need to add disclaimers.
Remember that these are only our own editorial preferences. Work that we may feel does not belong at Peripheral Vision could be quite
suitable for another market.
OUR TERMS OF SERVICE:
Peripheral Vision Magazine will not be held liable for the accuracy of information presented on our website, nor for the availability or
unavailability of our web site to users. Neither will PVM and the owner of this web site be held liable for any direct or indirect losses or
damages originating from the use of any information found on our web site.
By using this site, you agree to indemnify and hold all owners and representative parties of Peripheral Vision Magazine harmless from any
claim or demand originating out of your use of our web site.
Use of our web site is an indication of your complete understanding and acceptance of these Terms of Service.
All graphics and contents listed on our website are copyrighted to Peripheral Vision Magazine and our artists and authors, as listed. Please
do not copy anything without first contacting us for permission, except for short excerpts used in reviews.
If you have any questions in regards to these terms or our site, please contact: weblad @ insolentlad.com (again, leaving out the spaces)
PRIVACY:
The business of running a magazine entails the collection of certain amount of information, primarily from those who write to us or submit
material. Since we value your privacy, we do submit or distribute this information to third parties, except for the public information
displayed online. We will not include any contact information for our authors and artists unless they specifically request it.
HOW WE SURVIVE:
Mostly, this magazine is a labor of love for those responsible for putting it together. We do not charge any reading fees to look at your work.
We do not charge anyone to read Peripheral Vision online nor to download in PDF format. If we do eventually put out something in print,
that will, of course, be different; no plans for that at the moment. The overhead is fairly small (at least at this point) but a website does
cost something and our time has at least a little value (or so we like to think!).
Therefore, we may include a small amount of our own advertising. Right now, we are not selling advertising. Maybe that will change and it
assumes anyone would actually be interested -- a pretty big assumption.
We do not ask for any donations, other than your work! This is our project and we'll take care of the finances for now.
Submissions are accepted and read year round. Expect a response in anywhere from a day to a season! We may be inclined to hang onto a
piece for a while before deciding when and whether it will fit into our publication.
Send email submissions to: peripheralvision @ insolentlad.com (leaving out the spaces, of course)
Please include "magazine submission" in the subject heading or it may go into the trash, unopened. This is especially true if your work is
sent as an attachment! Shorter work, e.g. a single poem, may be inserted directly into an email, but we would prefer longer submissions as
attachments. Be sure all your personal information is in the message as well as on the attachment. That should include name and email
address at the minimum.
Physical address and phone are optional. A short biography in the message would be okay but if we use your work we'll probably ask for that
before publishing anyway.
We prefer you send attachments as Text (.txt) or Rich Text (.rtf); Word, Word Perfect or other such formats may or may not be opened and
read, depending on the editor's mood. And he can be pretty moody at times!
Remember that email can have its glitches -- messages sometimes don't arrive or are delayed or get shunted into a spam folder and deleted.
We cannot be responsible for delays or losses. If you haven't heard from us in a couple of months, you may check on the status of your
submission by sending a message to our editor (same address as submissions).
If you truly feel the need, you may send material via physical mail. It should be neatly typed, of course. Double-spaced is standard for prose;
poetry can be formatted pretty much however you feel looks best. Up to four or five sheets may be sent in a normal letter envelope. If
you're going longer than that, go to the big Manila. The address is:
Stephen Brooke, editor
Peripheral Vision Magazine
4803 Peanut Road
Graceville FL 32440
Peripheral Vision Magazine is not now a paying market, nor likely to be anytime soon. Eventually, there may be print issues or related print
projects, which most likely will be paid in copies. We may also, in conjunction with Nihil Crocodile Press, offer a chapbook competition
(even though your editor hates competitions) somewhere down the line.
We do accept simultaneous submissions and previously printed material, but would appreciate being informed if the work is being or has
been published elsewhere.
By submitting your work to the Peripheral Vision Magazine, you grant us one time publishing rights and the right to archive your work online
for an indefinite period of time. If we have interest in reprinting your work in a later issue or anthology, we will contact you at that time.
You retain all other rights and are free to republish your work as you wish, online and in print. Other publications should be informed that
your work was previously published in Peripheral Vision Magazine. Feel free to link to PVM (http://peripheralvisionmag.com) from your
personal website.
GUIDELINES:
Poetry: Short is preferable to long. Long is preferable to really long! We are open to short forms (haiku, quinzaine, etc.) and to formal poetry
in general. We've nothing against rhyme -- if done well -- but certainly don't consider it necessary. We do admit to having a bias in favor of
structure but are entirely open to free verse. No Romantic pastiche, please! Contemporary flavors of verse are preferred here, thank you.
Send anywhere up to six poems at a time.
We are also interested in well-crafted song lyrics -- think 'art song' here --and hope to make them a regular feature of the magazine. Just
possibly, we may consider integrating music into the publication in time.
Short Fiction: Again, shorter works are more likely to be published. We're not likely to even consider anything that runs over 3000 words
(unless it's really, really, really good and even then we might not have the time to look at it!). Under a thousand word would be much
preferred. Keep in mind that we are a literary magazine, first and foremost, and can be somewhat choosy. Have something to say, please.
Excerpts from Longer Works: Novel chapters might be accepted, if they are self-contained; we might also be interested in serializing a
novella if it could be accomplished in two or three issues. Primarily, we would be looking for excerpted pieces from works of non-fiction,
such as collections of essays or criticism, works of philosophy and religion, travel and so on. Please remember that the excerpted work must
be able to stand on its own.
Essays and Articles: Non-fiction of all sorts can be submitted, though it would be best if it has at least some relationship to cultural and
literary issues. After all, that's what PVM is supposed to be about. We might be willing to accept good and interesting tales of travel and
memoir. We are also open to artwork or photography that might accompany such pieces. See more on art below, please. Essays are also
welcome; be able to make a coherent statement about something important (at least to you!) and no hate, please. Scholarly work is fine, as
long as your editor can understand what you are talking about.
Criticism and Reviews: We welcome reviews of art, literature, music. Not too long, please! Contemporary music is acceptable, though not
the latest offering by the latest pop diva. Works of broader criticism may also be submitted. We want to hear your views -- but be able to
back them up.
Art: Artwork, either on its own or in conjunction with a written piece, is quite welcome. Bold black and white may have a better chance of
being used, simply because it displays better. We have no bias against computer art, if it is done well and is truly original. Naturally, any
artwork submitted must be your own! Don't be disappointed if we turn down your art; even the best work may simply not be what we need
at the time. Photography is also welcome and may accompany an article. Please submit a piece or two as relatively low-resolution jpegs to
let us see what you have; they're going to be in that format on line anyway.
Translations of other authors' work are welcome but you must have their permission! We may ask for confirmation from the original author.
'Inspirational' pieces are not necessarily going to be turned down, even though that's not our main interest here at PVM. Unfortunately,
most of what we read in this vein is pretty dreadful. We are not averse to genre work, either; if it's good, we may use it but it must have
literary value. There has been plenty of excellent writing in detective stories, fantasy, even erotica (though keep the last pretty tame; we
blush easily). And humor is a good thing!
Language and situations are best kept somewhere on the 'PG' level. We have nothing against the use of effective language and realistic
situations, but are not interested in their shock value. That has all been explored too thoroughly, too frequently, elsewhere. Time to move
on. Just keep in mind that readers of all ages may visit the magazine and if a piece is 'adult' we may need to add disclaimers.
Remember that these are only our own editorial preferences. Work that we may feel does not belong at Peripheral Vision could be quite
suitable for another market.
OUR TERMS OF SERVICE:
Peripheral Vision Magazine will not be held liable for the accuracy of information presented on our website, nor for the availability or
unavailability of our web site to users. Neither will PVM and the owner of this web site be held liable for any direct or indirect losses or
damages originating from the use of any information found on our web site.
By using this site, you agree to indemnify and hold all owners and representative parties of Peripheral Vision Magazine harmless from any
claim or demand originating out of your use of our web site.
Use of our web site is an indication of your complete understanding and acceptance of these Terms of Service.
All graphics and contents listed on our website are copyrighted to Peripheral Vision Magazine and our artists and authors, as listed. Please
do not copy anything without first contacting us for permission, except for short excerpts used in reviews.
If you have any questions in regards to these terms or our site, please contact: weblad @ insolentlad.com (again, leaving out the spaces)
PRIVACY:
The business of running a magazine entails the collection of certain amount of information, primarily from those who write to us or submit
material. Since we value your privacy, we do submit or distribute this information to third parties, except for the public information
displayed online. We will not include any contact information for our authors and artists unless they specifically request it.
HOW WE SURVIVE:
Mostly, this magazine is a labor of love for those responsible for putting it together. We do not charge any reading fees to look at your work.
We do not charge anyone to read Peripheral Vision online nor to download in PDF format. If we do eventually put out something in print,
that will, of course, be different; no plans for that at the moment. The overhead is fairly small (at least at this point) but a website does
cost something and our time has at least a little value (or so we like to think!).
Therefore, we may include a small amount of our own advertising. Right now, we are not selling advertising. Maybe that will change and it
assumes anyone would actually be interested -- a pretty big assumption.
We do not ask for any donations, other than your work! This is our project and we'll take care of the finances for now.
| We are particularly interested in featuring short form poetry for the Spring 09 issue -- quinzaines, senryu, what have you! For that matter, 'form' poetry of all sorts is always welcome and may become a regular section of the magazine. |