ARTWORK GUIDELINES

flashquake, Winter 2005/2006, Vol. 5, Iss. 2
 

Revised September 2003

ABOUT flashquake

flashquake is an independent, quarterly, web-based publication that focuses on works of flash fiction, flash nonfiction (memoirs, essays, creative nonfiction, humor), short poetry and artwork.

ARTWORK SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

flashquake is dedicated to providing a venue for aspiring and established artists in the Gallery section of each issue. We accept contributions of work in any "fine art" medium — painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, mixed media, clay, fiber and glass to name a few. We have no prescribed style and will consider both representational and abstract work.

We offer a $50 prize to the artist whose work is used on the cover of the issue. Although, we cannot provide monetary compensation to all artists used in the gallery section, published artists will receive a CD copy of the issue in which their work appears. Our contributors have found the exposure in our publication worthwhile. Requests about purchasing the artwork are forwarded to the artists and one of our exhibitors was recently interviewed by a national art magazine as a result of her participation on flashquake.

PERMISSIONS SOUGHT

flashquake seeks the following permissions from our artists:

  • Permission to include your work in the issue of flashquake for which it was submitted;
  • Permission to include your work in our online archives after publication;
  • Permission to include your work in the CD version of flashquake which is awarded to contributors; and
  • Permission to include your submission in any future flashquake CD and/or print anthology.

flashquake requires one-time publication rights from the artist. Artwork selected for publication will remain on-line for three months and then be moved to the archives where it will remain indefinitely unless the artist specifically requests that it be removed. Beginning with our Fall 2003 issue, we have implemented a script which prohibits visitors from saving images displayed on flashquake's pages to their own computer.

The artist should include a short (100-word maximum) biography and a short statement of artistic philosophy (100-word maximum) with all submissions. The artist should supply the full name of each work, size and medium. We can provide links to an artist's web page upon request.

If the work has been previously published, we request that all information about publication history be included at the time of submission.

If the work is subsequently published in another venue, we ask that the publication in flashquake be acknowledged.

The artist supplying the work used on the cover will be notified shortly before the issue goes public. Our criteria for the cover art is based on general aesthetic considerations for the issue and does not mean that we regard that submission more highly than other work featured in the gallery.

HOW TO SUBMIT

PUBLICATION SCHEDULE

Fall Issue - to be published September 1, 2005

  • Submissions accepted June 1 to August 1, 2005
  • Contributor Notification Deadline - August 15, 2005

Winter Issue - to be published December 1, 2005

  • Submissions accepted September 1 to November 1, 2005
  • Contributor Notification Deadline - November 15, 2005

Spring Issue - to be published March 1, 2006

  • Submissions accepted December 1, 2004 to February 1, 2006
  • Contributor Notification Deadline - February 16, 2006

Summer Issue - to be published June 1, 2006

  • Submissions accepted March 1 to May 1, 2006
  • Contributor Notification Deadline - May 15, 2006

Any submission received after a deadline has passed will be held for consideration for the next issue.

Submit 3-5 works at a time for consideration. Give the following information for each work: title, medium, size.

We will assume that the work is available for purchase unless it is specifically labeled NFS (Not for Sale). Note: flashquake does not charge commission for work sold as a result of exposure in the magazine.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION

Our preferred method of submission is electronic. Artwork submission should be sent to:

artwork@flashquake.org

NOTE: This is NOT the e-mail address to use for prose or poetry submissions.

Submissions should be in GIF, JPEG or BITMAP format and attached to an e-mail which contains the following:

  • Name
  • E-mail address
  • Street Address
  • Web Page Link if applicable
  • List of works by title, medium and size of work and publication history
    (Be sure to tell us if the work is "Not For Sale" - NFS)
  • Artist statement of philosophy (100 words maximum)
  • Short biography of the artist (100 words maximum)
 

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