Ons Klyntji zine

Ons Klyntji zine 2022 call for submissions / Stuur daai gedig!

Dit is weer sulke tyd, it is that time again! The world is at war, someone took the money from under the mattress at the game farm, and Ons Klyntji zine is awaiting your poem, short story or any other creative submission including even a screen shot of that drunken WhatsApp convo you had the other night. Please email yours to sendusyourpoems@gmail.com by midnight on 31 July 2022.

Riglyne / Guidelines:

Send only your 3 best poems in any language you please (if other than Afrikaans or English, please provide a translation). Submit in a single Word document and add your name and surname to the top of the document.
For short stories (Afr/Eng), the word limit is 2000 words. Submit in Word format and add your name to the top of the story.
You may also submit non-fiction (music, road trips, nature, culture, anything really), diary entries, a good recipe for dassie soup, fridge notes, shopping lists, tax returns, doodles, etc.
Do not submit written material in PDF format. We will only consider material submitted in Word. If your poem is shaped like a fish, reconsider sending it. Unless it’s a coelacanth.
Please state your preferred name and surname clearly, especially if you prefer to use a nom de plume.
For images (photos, drawings, cartoons, your fingerprint, etc), submit the material in black & white (grayscale for photos). Material must be high-res Jpg.
Keep in mind that we print in B&W only, and that the book size is very small (A6). Visual material that “reads” well when printed small will be given preference.
We do not pay contributors, but everyone who gets published will receive a free copy and can buy extra copies at near-cost (which you can then sell on for your own pocket).
Copyright remains with individual contributors.
There is no theme for submissions. We look for original pieces that capture something of our times – a truth – and carries the clear sound of integrity. Love poems that mention zombies will be preferred over those mentioning flowers, if you catch our drift.
If you do not hear from us via email by 30 August, you can assume that your submission was not successful this time around.
All contributions must be sent to sendusyourpoems@gmail.com
The deadline is midnight on 31 July 2022.
Publication is scheduled for October 2022.

What is Ons Klyntji? Ons Klyntji zine is an A6, 152-page, black-and-white paper publication celebrating South African and African creativity. We mostly publish poems, but also short stories, cartoons, photographs, etc. We are affiliated to klyntji.com (IG: @klyntji). The zine is edited by Toast Coetzer, Alice Inggs, Erns Grundling and Joe Botha. Contributing editors: Mechiel Boshoff, Jaco du Plooy, Willow Ruby, Leanne Rencken, and others.

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