Our submissions are currently CLOSED.
We welcome any and all creative forms that can be presented in a printed zine. You can find details about submission guidelines below.
If you feel your work doesn't quite fit in any of these categories, please feel free to still submit! You can reach out with any questions or concerns as well.
Guidelines
For each submission please title the files with your initials, an underscore, and then the name of the work. For example: JD_sunshine
Email your submissions to thirdiriszine@gmail.com and include the word "submission" in the title.
If you are submitting a collection/series, please let us know if you are okay with us accepting individual pieces or if you want us to consider the series as one work.
While not required, we always encourage and appreciate artist bios + a brief explanation of the work’s relationship to the theme.
PLEASE NOTE: any submissions that do not follow these guidelines will not be considered!
Prose
You are welcome to submit any type of written works including, but not limited to: nonfiction (creative or expository), interviews, fiction. Excerpts should be able to stand alone.
Limit 2 works per person. Each work should not exceed 8,000 words. Please attach submissions as .doc or .docx files.
Poetry
Feel free to submit any type of poetry.
Limit 5 works per person. Please attach submissions as .doc or .docx files or if you have formatting that you would like to preserve, please submit as a .pdf file.
Visual Works
This category includes any type of visual works including, but not limited to: drawings, paintings, collages, digital art, photography.
Limit 5 works per person. Please attach submissions as .jpeg, .jpg, or .png files. Include the medium (e.g. film, digital, watercolors, acrylics) when possible.
We cannot accept videos or auditory mediums like music, podcasts, etc.