CURRENTLY SEEKING: Graffiti Wall Photography, Grundgy Building Snaps, Street Photography Donations  [Note: We have received enough cat photo donations and are looking for a few more background photos to put behind elements and content. Also, seeking predominantly unique street wall photography, boots, cartons of milk, or cat-related items photographed.

Please attach 300 dpi photographs. We prefer JPEGS. We often look for photos tied to our issue theme which is cats/felines currently. Anything cat-related could be paws, a sculpture in a museum, an abstract statue, etc. We sometimes use outdoor photos, vintage time traveler ones, rustic in nature, wall-building photos, graffiti alleys, etc., Ideally, we prefer photo donations be in full color, but if you have both B&W and the original submit both. Your photos should not have appeared in other publications. It's okay if your comic art was published before as long as there is no hold or agreement with another publisher on it. There are no guarantees we'll be able to incorporate your photos or comic art as it depends on submissions towards the end of the issue completion. Remember that your photos should fit a 5x8 page and 5.5x8.5 same with comic art donations. We'll typically resize photography donations so no worries. Comics must also follow our theme. Attach up to 10 photos or comic panels per submission. Do note your photos may be subject to further editing or digital collage. If selected we'll add your name credit to the issue interior for photography (see issue 4 examples). We love grungy building photos, graffiti, and nature snaps too.

OPTION A FOR POETS & PHOTOGRAPHERS:

1. Attach three never-before-seen photos--these  MUST be your photography (captured by you) and be a single cohesive in theme i.e. birds, dark things, junkyards, tattoos, food, chocolate, and museums. Please no overly graphic or inappropriate photos or your submission will be declined. You're welcome to attach up to 5 and we can choose our fave 3. Please attach these photos outside of the Word.doc file. [REQUIRED]

2. Visit our Music Waves section under our Substack (be sure to scroll down and pick See All to generate the full list) and choose one artist's song (your favorite song of theirs) that you feel fits your photography's vibe. Provide the artist's or group name and one song. It must be from our section. We recommend going out to their profile on Spotify or SoundCloud. Don't pick at random please really listen to the song and its lyrics as it must reflect your overall photograph collection and poetry submission. We'll add this to a slide if accepted and share your choice. [REQUIRED}

3. You must provide ONE brand new previously unpublished short-form poem that fits a typical Instagram square that ties into your collection of three photos and the song choice. The poem must be titled. Do not include any identifying information in the file or Word.doc.  [REQUIRED]

4. Please share with us the exact camera model or capturing phone device model you used for your submission feel free to note this in your Word.doc or elsewhere. [REQUIRED]

5. We'll ask for a few photos of yourself, any social media handles, and a brief bio confirmation again only after acceptance. This is a new challenge as of 10/15/2024. Your submission if accepted will be shared on at least Instagram at a minimum and possibly Twitter (X) and Threads or elsewhere. 

6. Your poem will be eligible to be potentially published in our online tank or elsewhere one day with a visual collage from our founder and we'll inform you if that's ever done. It will also be eligible to be potentially published in a future print issue.

OPTION B. FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS: 

1. Attach three never-before-seen photos--these  MUST be your photography (captured by you) and be a single cohesive in theme i.e. birds, dark things, junkyards, tattoos, food, chocolate, and museums. Please no overly graphic or inappropriate photos or your submission will be declined. You're welcome to attach up to 5 and we can choose our fave 3. Please attach these photos outside NOT in a Word.doc file. [REQUIRED]

2. Visit our Music Waves section under our Substack (be sure to scroll down and pick See All to generate the full list) and choose one artist's song (your favorite song of theirs) that you feel fits your photography's vibe. Provide the artist's or group name and one song. It must be from our section. We recommend going out to their profile on Spotify or SoundCloud. Don't pick at random please really listen to the song and its lyrics as it must reflect your overall photograph collection. We'll add this to a slide if accepted and share your choice. [REQUIRED}.

3. Please share with us the exact camera model or capturing phone device model you used for your submission feel free to note this in your Word.doc or elsewhere. [REQUIRED]

4. We'll ask for a few photos of yourself, any social media handles, and a brief bio confirmation again only after acceptance. This is a new challenge as of 10/15/2024. Your submission if accepted will be shared on at least Instagram at a minimum and possibly Twitter (X) and Threads or elsewhere.

We welcome publication and interview Q&A first-person publication features through our Substack subscribers. 

You must answer ALL of the following questions in order to be potentially considered and featured on dipity's Substack. A few sentences within 5-8 will suffice for the Q&A. We like to include some fun questions.

1. What is your pen name or author name?
2. Where are you located in the world?
3. Submit ONE unpublished poem OR just ONE short story 1-2.5 pages for consideration.  Do not submit both. We want to see previously unpublished poems, but you may share only a previously published short or flash fiction piece letting us know where else it appeared. Please only share as much as you're comfortable with publicly sharing through our Substack newsletter if accepted. Poems should be left-aligned.
4. Submit the backstory of that poem or short story within at least within 5-8 sentences. 
5. When did you begin writing? or What or who sparked and inspired your writing journey? 5-8 sentences
6. Where can others find more of your work or what are some of your fave publications - please provide at least a few links? Max of 3-4.
7. What advice would you give aspiring poets, authors, or fellow writers in the community?
8. What else do you do outside of the writing or poetry community? or What else are you working on or excited about in the future? Any fun hobbies?
9. What are you currently reading? OR What book would you recommend to others right now? -  it doesn't have to be poetry or a collection....
10. What was the last movie or TV show you watched or recommend others see in the community?
11. What was your most recent publication or most recent publications 3-4 max?
12. Which poets, artists, or writers inspire you?  OR choose What are some of your fave Substacks?
13. If you were stuck on the moon with anyone or could pick your space flight partner who would it be —  it could be someone from the past or present time? OR You can answer: If you had the opportunity to portray any book character in the world and star in a movie adaptation of their life's story or another in a film who would you choose? Please share the character name, book title, and author of the book.
14. What's one of your favorite poems in existence? Provide 1 poem by another poet just the title and author name.
15. What is your website or share any social media handles? Do you have a Substack URL?

We will pair one or a few songs at the bottom of the spotlight. Feel free to give link suggestions or names from YouTube. No guarantees we'll use your song preferences.

Notes: We will also accept audio reads on our podcasts so you're welcome to submit your poem to our Hummingbird Blink podcast if it's accepted and choose the (I will be reading a poem I had published through Dipity Lit Mag option). We may need to adjust your formatting if it's accepted {preferably left align your poem} otherwise all other formatting may require us to screenshot it due to the finicky mobile reading view. We will always retain the original formatting if it is ever placed in one of our print series one day.

Only up to 3 poems. These must be previously unpublished. See the form, site guidelines, and videos.

Please attach the written word or text version of our spoken word piece in addition to your podcast audio or video  submission so that we can follow along carefully.

Submit only one spoken word poem at a time. Our Founding Editor is no longer hosting episodes because we want to hear others more, so we are starting NEW video and audio submissions at dipity! Please bare with us as we're just starting the new video format option, but audio is still accepted too. If you haven't yet, listen to the Hummingbird Blink podcast on Spotify we've got over 100 episodes, but not all have poet spotlight interviews and we have just recently started Moon Milk which format is changing. We're going to try this on both podcasts to focus primarily on others poets voices. The podcasts are 100% free to listen to also. We recommend listening to some of our past interview episodes to get an idea of what we're looking for introduction-wise such as episodes no. 131, 129, 127, 126, 125, 124,113, 112, 111, 108, 107, 105 but remember your sub won't be in an interview format. Record yourself on your phone in video portrait mode or use your PC's built-in cam, the long horizontal sideways way not vertical or we may not be able to use your submission. Video [Optional] most poets use the Voice Memo app on their phone to record just audio-based submissions.

2. Say hi, state your name at least, and say Welcome to the  [just the name of the podcast you're submitting to] podcast.  The Hummingbird Blink: Nectar Poetry podcast.  An introduction of some kind doesn't need to be exact.

3. State for example "I'll be reading my poem" [the title of the poem] pause a few secs and then read the poem. ONLY these community podcasts and bonus shares sections allow previously published poems.

4. After the poem we want you to state why you wrote it briefly or the story of it to you in terms of meaning (OPTIONAL). 

5. You're totally welcome to share where others can grab more of your work, and upcoming publications or where to follow you on social media. Feel free to discuss what prompted you to start your poetry journey or why you love poetry too. Share fun facts or any information about yourself only as much as you're comfortable with. 

6. At the end of your recording please share your favorite song + artist in existence for others or share your favorite movie. You can state a thank you for listening or closing message too. 

Please appropriately credit any sources of inspiration too in your audio recording after reading.

7.  The recording should be no more than a maximum of up to or within 3 to 15 minutes and ONE POEM of any length. The poem can be previously published for our podcast calls. Please state where else your work if applicable was previously published, the year etc. if possible or page number if its from one of your poetry publications.

OR if you don't prefer video, then we recommend submitting only audio files following the same instructions

You are permitted to skip the backstory or behind the poem, but should still end your recording stating your favorite song and the artist/band or musician in existence for fun. Or if you can't choose a fave song or artist you can state one of your favorite movies or TV Shows in existence. Additionally, you may share a fave poetry collection that you love as well, and remember to share the author's name (spell out any names via individual letters) and include its publication year. Again a concluding thank for listening message is preferred for your audio or video submission.

Do note music will not be on these individual read episodes going forwards because we would like to distribute these beyond Spotify and out to Apple etc. However, we may add a visual video clip similar to our online features tank to accompany audio-only-based reads. Video can only be seen on Spotify at this time and the audio on Apple and elsewhere.

Got a poem or piece that needs a fun visual? Or curious how our editor interprets it?  You can now request for a unique one-of-a-kind digital collage piece from Vevna Forrow (Jazz Marie). To clarify Dipity Lit Mag is not publishing your poem here and it may be a piece you're going to share on your social media channel or your personal, blog Substack, etc. You can print it out etc. 

1. You can attach a PDF copy or Word.doc version of ONE of your poems. 

2. You may attach some personal photos you've taken yourself of i.e. cats, dogs, birds, objects that you don't mind being edited (no guarantees) they'll be incorporated. 

3. Once submitted, you will receive your collage within 30-120 days as a digital downloadable file. VFORROW holds the right to cancel and refund your design request at any given time. All designs are final and fees are non-refundable which go towards supporting dipity. community projects and the team's operational expenses. 

Thanks so much for your support!