'Dangerous Ink' Magazine - Writers Forum

dangerousink · 09-19-2007, 12:56 PM

'Dangerous Ink' is the new U.K alternative arts magazine and we're currently looking for submissions. And before you start flaming me, I should tell you that it's currently unpaid, but of course, there's the exposure of being in a U.K-wide magazine.

Feature and editorial work is welcome, as are short stories.

If anyone has any questions, please email me on subs@dangerousink.co.uk

Cheers,
Tom

Mike C · 09-20-2007, 12:18 AM

Hey Tom

I think you should mention that you're a print magazine, not an e-zine, and you're available from Borders. And you should fix your website!

dangerousink · 09-21-2007, 06:41 AM

Thanks for that, Mike.

Yes, we're in all the Borders with magazine stands up and down the U.K., as well as around 20 other store around London. With the launch of issue 2, we should be in over 60 outlets up and down Britain.

Also, the website is still rather sparse at the moment while we have it totally redesigned. When it launches with issue 2, it will double as an online version of the mag but with additional internet-only content.

Cheers,
Tom

Mike C · 09-21-2007, 10:18 AM

You forgot the link = Dangerous Ink
Submission guidelines are absent from the site, I think. Can you tell us what you're actually lookingfor?

I'll buy a copy tomorrow if Borders in Brighton have a copy.

wmd · 09-21-2007, 07:28 PM

The website doesnt seem to be working for me. No images or links working...

I really want to check it out.

Mike C · 09-22-2007, 02:03 AM

Bizarre. I had that problem, then yesterday the site was there, now i can see it but sans images.

dangerousink · 09-22-2007, 05:39 AM

Hi guys,

Sorry about the site problems. Our tech guy started moving us over to our new server, but hasn't finished the job yet. We should have something back up by the end of today.

As for submission guidelines, as we're arts and culture magazine, anything based around visual arts, whether that be illustration, animation, gallery shows based on William Shatner etc, and also anything around modern culture. Current pieces are about GroupHug.us, The Shatner Show, Suicide Girls, pixel animation, an obsure 70's Italian superhero. As you can see, quite an eclectic mix.

Hope this helps,
Tom

lin · 09-22-2007, 12:31 PM

I like your site, design wise. And I don't usually like cutesy little stuff where the drawers open if you click on them and such. But this seems to work for some reason.

I would definitely, absolutely get a well-thought out submissions sheet up. Specifying submission format, timeframe, compensation, personal kinks, whatever.

It's lame to have a site without one, especially if you invite writers to view it. Take a scan at existing sub pages before you do. madhattersreview has one of the most meticulous I've seen.

Mike C · 09-23-2007, 03:21 AM

Yup.

Quote:

As for submission guidelines, as we're arts and culture magazine, anything based around visual arts, whether that be illustration, animation, gallery shows based on William Shatner etc, and also anything around modern culture. Current pieces are about GroupHug.us, The Shatner Show, Suicide Girls, pixel animation, an obsure 70's Italian superhero.

That still doesn't answer the only question 99% of people here are interested in: Do you take short fiction?

dangerousink · 09-24-2007, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike C

Yup.

That still doesn't answer the only question 99% of people here are interested in: Do you take short fiction?

Firstly: There's no need for bold.

Secondly, yes we do accept short fiction, but not alot. 1 story every 2 issues. As I said, we are and alternative arts and culture magazine, not a fiction anthology.

In addition, since 99% of the people here are interested only in fiction writing, I'll make sure to avoid this forum in the future.

lisajane · 09-24-2007, 10:25 PM

I'd like to know why you generally don't have short fiction. I know you say it's an arts and culture magazine, but fiction falls under arts and culture.

It seems that you could be alientating a lot of readership by not including much fiction against a ratio of other creative works in the magazine.

dangerousink · 09-25-2007, 03:28 AM

The reason we generally don't have short fiction in the mag is that we like to cater to the readership that are intersted in current trends in lowbrow art and modern culture.
There are an abundance of sources for short fiction if thats what people want but not alot for lowbrow art, which is why we started this magazine if the first place.

Mike C · 09-25-2007, 07:26 AM

With your emphasis on the 'lowbrow' aspect of your publication, how would you rank it against Aesthetica, which I would presume is working in a similar arena (except their brows are a little higher!)? I've written for Aesthetica, they're a great mag and have just revamped their look.