23/07/2023
Long Post:
First of all, thank you to everyone who has reached out privately and publicly regarding the AI art. We are doing a couple things differently moving forward. I don't think anything was wrong before, but I believe in learning and adapting. Here are the changes:
First and foremost, I've worked with the other art we have on the site. I've determined that, to the best I can, that was only AI generated artwork on our site. Thank you to our artists for helping us with this and not taking any of it personally.
Next, we have updated our art submission guidelines. We clarified a bit more and we set a rate for artwork rather than a fluctuating scale. While we do get some great art, it often doesn't fit, so we think clarified guidelines and set pay rate will help artists decide to submit.
Finally we have moved artwork submissions into the same submission manager as our writing. This will pose a challenge with file size limits, but we think it will be a better way to manage the art that comes to us. And we are working on a more structured art contract.
In transparency, we do not get enough art submissions to cover 12 issues a year. So we often find ourselves in scramble mode to find art. So, we are coming up with a plan should we not have art for an issue to avoid rushed decisions that could lead to a buying mistake.
You can help us out by sharing with your artist friends this link to our submissions page. Boost us with the art community because we think we are great place showcase human artists in the genres of Science Fiction - Fantasy - Supernatural - Superhero
CURRENT SUBMISSION STATUS (UPDATED 02/19/2023): Stories: OPEN Art: OPEN Fiction Submission Guidelines We publish flash fiction in the genres of speculative fiction, specifically science fiction, f…
