Submission Information:

Scarlet Letters, a bi-monthly webzine of women’s erotica, is open for submissions from women.

We are currently accepting and seeking:

- short fiction

- poetry

- visual art

- editorial pieces

- humor articles

What we are NOT looking for is:

- romance/confessional pieces

- anything that puts any of us to sleep, or

- the same old crap you see everywhere else.

Submission Guidelines for Prose and Poetry:

     Prose/Poetry Submissions may be sent to: [email protected]. Please type "Submission - Scarlet Letters" in the subject of the mail.

1.  Fiction pieces should be no more than 5 pages long, unless provisions are made for it to be split into "episodes."
2.  All submissions, fiction and non-fiction, should be sent single spaced and pasted into mail and NOT sent in an attached file.
3. Non-fiction pieces should contain reference materials used, as well as URL's to link to appropriate internet sites.
4. Please include copyright information as well as a short (2-5 lines max) bio and either your name or pen name, as well as any information if the material has been published previously elsewhere.    
5. Any preferences for illustration for the piece submitted should be included along with your bio information.

     Scarlet Letters can not pay for submissions, but offers instead high visibility and exposure of the work submitted, as well as a rollicking good time with a great bunch of women.

Submission Guidelines for Artwork:

     All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of professional artists for inclusion in Scarlet Letters. Whether you are an amateur weekend watercolorist or a well-respected and highly published professional, Scarlet will help find a home for your richest visual fantasies. Consideration of the following guidelines will strengthen the chances of inclusion of your artwork in our e-zine:

1. Send us your most provocative, tasteful work. Think laterally: provocative may range from a stolen glance between lovers to outright self-love. Overt raunchiness will be passed over in favor of subtle, innovative and arousing images.
2. Refer to live models and photographic reference when representing the human form. Awkward anatomy is just that... awkward, and sometimes even disturbing. Carefully observed anatomy is the hallmark of a talented, loving artist.
3. Observe copyright law and artist's rights. When in doubt, consult the art director.
4. Scarlet's Chamber is an exhibition space to showcase collections of mature, developed artwork by single artists or collaborators. Gallery collections may be comprised of six to twelve images, preferably related to a theme or unified by a single medium. Gallery exhibitors are encouraged to include artist's statements and a biography. Consider material from previous Gallery exhibitions to help form your own unique collection.
5. Single submissions will not be considered for hanging in Scarlet's Chamber unless part of a larger thematic exhibition. Single illustrations will be exhibited alongside prose, poetry, features and editorials. Artwork that does not fit naturally within an issue's theme will be held for the next appropriate issue.
6. An excellent way to get published is to create artwork for poetry and prose submissions on a commission basis. Write to the art director for assignments and create artwork especially to go alongside a specific piece. Expect to propose a few sketches before creating a final image.
7. Designs for dingbats, borders, bars, and navigational graphics are welcomed and encouraged.
8. Scarlet Letters publishes artwork by women and male-female collaborators only.

Technical considerations:

     Material may be sent in digital format to art Director Alison King at [email protected]. Keep high-resolution copies of your artwork on your hard drive. Send images at 72 DPI, preferably at the dimension of less than 600 pixels wide by 350 pixels high. This is the window size your artwork will ultimately be viewed in. Every effort will be made to compress your artwork to 50K or less for optimized presentation within Scarlet Letters. Be prepared to provide high-resolution images at a later date for this purpose.

     If you are not familiar with procedures for digitizing, resizing and optimizing the color palette of your artwork, consult with the art director. Please do not send files larger than 500K unless requested.

This E-zine Published by and Copywritten © 1998, Suzeanne Peak at Second Troy, Ltd, All Rights Reserved.