08/09/2024
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Paper Monster Press PRESENTS KONTRA-BIDAS (Our Villain issue!)
For our 12th issue, Paper Monster Press presents villains as they have never been seen before. A foil to the leading man or the leading lady, villains (kontra-bidas), have always been a necessary element to add spice to a story, and their characters are almost always portrayed as flat and one-dimensional. This time, kontra-bidas take center stage as we invite you to write about your villain experience, somebody who has villainized you or perhaps, your heart is the villain?
Submission Guidelines:
1. Poetry in English and Filipino: submit 1-3 poems in the body of an email. That means don't make attachments in word or PDF, don't send a link to Google drive, just copy and paste your submission in the body of an email. Please only submit up to 3 poems TOTAL. If you want to submit poems in English and Filipino, that's fine, but just submit 3 works TOTAL. If you wish to submit flash fiction, you can do that too, but the maximum number of words of each flash fiction should total only 1,500 words.
2. Art: submit 1-3 artworks in JPG or PNG format.
3. Cover Art: Cover art should have the title KONTRA-BIDAS and PAPER MONSTER PRESS. Check out these examples of past PMP covers http://bit.ly/4gewdPr (Firestarter cover created by Pen Prestado), another Firestarter cover created by Alyza Taguilaso https://bit.ly/47mZfIz , and Poets of the Apocalypse cover by Daniel Tinagan https://bit.ly/3MAXDkP . Submit Cover art as JPG or PNG.
4. Music/ Sound: submit 1-3 pieces in MP3 or .Wav format. Please don't send a link to your Spotify.
Other Submission Guidelines:
1. Send all submissions to [email protected] with ATTN: KONTRA-BIDAS ISSUE SUBMISSION on the subject line. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS ON OCTOBER 25, 2024.
2. Don't send a photo and bio yet, we'll reach out to you when we need it.
3. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to get updated on what's happening with PMP. We receive many submissions each issue and can't reply to all queries by email.
Editor's Note:
I know there will still be contributors who will NOT follow the submission guidelines but please for all the others, show us that you understood the assignment, show us you respect our time. We aim to publish quarterly so every effort you make in following the submission guidelines helps us to be on track with our publishing schedule. Also, don't write an opening letter saying "try ko lang", send us your best work. guys! :)
Also, you can ask more questions about PMP in our upcoming Town Hall Meeting. :)
