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Submission Guidelines

We want YOU to contribute!
dirtypop is a social critique of music and pop culture that explores the many contradictions and injustices in mainstream media. dirtypop provides a forum for voices typically underrepresented in the print and art world, particularly those of women, people of color, the LBGT community, and the working class. We are looking (all the time!) for writers and artists to contribute to dirtypop. Check out the detailed guidelines below!

What
to Pitch:

dirtypop accepts pitches for short, front-of-the-mag pieces and for full-length feature essays. What follows are some descriptions to give y'all the flavor. Pitches should be approximately 100 words for short pieces and 500 words for features.
Please send pitches to editor AT dirtypop.org.

Out the Box:

Know any artists, entrepreneurs, or activists who are bustin' down walls and breaking ground? Get the word out in dp! Length: 200-250 words.

Guilty Pleasures:

What's your guilty pleasure? Whether it compromises your politics (like your weakness for R. Kelly hits) or just makes you blush in front of your friends, dp wants to print your juiciest guilty pleasure confession. Length: 200-250 words.

Whack, Whacker, Whackest:

They crossed the line, and now it's your chance to report 'em. Give us the dirt on individuals and organizations who use, abuse, influence, and scheme to get ahead, no matter who gets screwed along the way. Who do you think deserves a spot on our Whack, Whacker, Whackest criminal lineup? Length: 150-200 words.

Critical Essays:

Got a social, political, or cultural issue on your mind that deserves some serious attention? Give us the lowdown in critical essay form. Length: 500-1,000 words.

Submission Guidlelines

Art

Guidelines:
How to Submit your Artwork

Please send 6-8 images of your work (JPG, TIFF, PDF) to art AT dirtypop.org.
Format: JPG, TIFF, PDF are acceptable.
Please include a brief bio, an arist's statement, and a description of your work.

Featured Artists

We usually pick one artist whose work or current body of work relates to the theme of our issue, and we will dedicate at least one full print page to publishing and promoting that work. All media is accepted: sculpture, performance art, video art, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking, drawing, and book arts. You name it!

Contributing Artists

dirtypop is always looking for new artists. We are dedicated to the independent art community. dirtypop strives to print commissioned, original artwork. dirtypop is currently looking for all 2-dimensional artists: illustrators (both analog and digital), designers, photographers, all.
Whether you paint, sketch, charcoal, watercolor, collage, if you've got a sample of your work, we'd love to see it!

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Submission Guidlelines

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Games / Challenges:

From mad libs to origami to ping pong, if there's a project, game, or activity you love and have a fresh spin on it, let's get it in print!

The

Fine Print

A pitch for words should include a synopsis of your proposed piece, highlighting the elements or angle that make your story fresh and unique. For art submissions please include a brief bio, an artist's statement, and a description of the proposed project. Note that all art proposals should be accompanied by samples of your work.

We do edit articles. Sorry! We will provide all writers and artists opportunities to revise and approve any work submitted for print. We want original stuff only! We're all about breaking new issues, so we're less interested it if it's appeared elsewhere.

Finally, even if your idea does not fit into the above guidelines, send it to us anyway! For words, bring it on at editor AT dirtypop.org ; for art, art AT dirtypop.org. And please do not hesitate to email us with questions!


	dirtypop is a social critique of music and pop culture that seeks to put the spotlight on voices that don't always get picked up by the mainstream media, but deserve to be heard. Especially those of women, people of color, the LBGT community, the working class and our youth. dirtypop is a community of artists, writers, activists, and those whose seek to converse with open minds.

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