softlock

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

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softlock is a digital-culture magazine publishing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, hybrids, experiments, and occasional criticism inspired by video games or digital culture.

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Submission calls

fictionPays: No payment.

Fiction between 5 and 5,000 words, inspired by, referential to, presented within, or principally concerning video games or digital culture; not fanfiction. Simultaneous submissions are accepted.

nonfictionPays: No payment.

Creative nonfiction between 5 and 5,000 words, inspired by, referential to, presented within, or principally concerning video games or digital culture. Simultaneous submissions are accepted.

otherPays: No payment.

Hybrids, experiments, and occasional criticism between 5 and 5,000 words, inspired by, referential to, presented within, or principally concerning video games or digital culture. Works involving movement, sound, or unconventional presentation are welcome. Simultaneous submissions are accepted.

poetryPays: No payment.

Poetry between 5 and 5,000 words, inspired by, referential to, presented within, or principally concerning video games or digital culture. Simultaneous submissions are accepted.

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