We are currently not accepting submissions.

We are always looking for content for our magazine. Keep in mind before submitting that we publish under Creative Commons licensing, which means that people will be free to reproduce and alter your work for noncommercial purposes. We also, regretfully, are no longer able to offer payment to our contributors.

The next reading period is 1st April 2010 to 31st May 2010, when we will be accepting submissions for Issue #8 of SteamPunk Magazine, which is due out in October. The theme for Issue #8 will be The Myth of History, studying the relationship between the impact that stories and legends have on us, and the fallacy of the concept of ‘truth’ in the way that history is recorded and remembered.. Some ideas for fiction and articles on this theme are:

• Legends in steampunk
• Popular misconceptions in history
• Steampunk as historical myth
• Allegorical poems and tales
• The importance of stories over ‘fact’
• Invented history
• Lost and forgotten inventions
• How history is constructed in order to obtain and maintain power

As always, we will accept both themed and unthemed material, so please don’t be restricted by the examples above.

Fiction: We appreciate well-written, grammatically consistent fiction. That said, we are more interested in representing the underclasses and the exploited, rather than the exploiters. We have no interest in misogynistic or racist work. We will work with fiction of nearly any length, although works longer than six thousand words will be less likely to be accepted, as they may have to be split over multiple issues. We will always check with you before any changes are made to your work. Submissions can be in .RTF, .DOC or .ODT format attached to email.

Poetry: Poetry can be written either in a specific form, or as free verse. We can work with poetry that is of almost any length, although work longer than 40 or 50 lines will be less likely to be accepted. As with fiction, submissions can be in .RTF, .DOC or .ODT format, attached to email.

Illustration: We print the magazine in black and white, and attempt to keep illustrations as reproducible as possible. Ideally, you will contact us, including a link to your work, and we will add you to our list of interested illustrators. Any submissions need to be of high resolution (300dpi or higher), and preferably in .TIFF format.

How-tos: We are always looking for people who have mad scientist skills to share. We are interested in nearly every form of DIY, although engineering, crafts and fashion are particularly dear to us. We can also help to adapt things to print format, if you need it.

Comics: We would love to run more comics. Contact us!

Reviews: We run reviews of books, movies, zines, music, etc. However, due to limited space in the magazine, we will only run reviews of releases that are truly exceptional.

Fashion: Although we are quite interested in steampunk fashion, we are more interested by DIY skill-sharing than exhibition of existing work. If you want to share patterns or tips for clothing, hair or accessories, then please let us know!

Other: Surprise us! We’re nicer people than we sound.

Please contact collective [at] steampunkmagazine.com