Power Cut
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Delve into the seedy badlands of 20th century pop culture with the devil’s music, books, and films. Power Cut is an innovative new bi-annual literary magazine dedicated to fiction and art inspired by pop culture and counterculture movements of the 20th century. We accept poetry, short fiction, essays & reviews, and visual art set in or representing the period 1930-1999. We love everything from the hardboiled crime novels of Jim Thompson, the art of Barbara Kruger and Judy Chicago, to the creative powerhouse that is Billy Childish. Contributions are welcomed from new and established authors who want to write like it’s 1978 – without self-censorship or AI. Give us the raw spontaneity of early punk rock combined with the storytelling genius of Kurt Vonnegut. Power Cut is a print magazine, and while we are not in a position to provide payment yet, all contributors will receive one free copy of the magazine. Kristina Stevens (editor) has an honours degree in English Literature and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP). She is a querying author and is working on her second novel. Why write like it’s 1978? Here at Power Cut, we are so last century. We like landlines and record players, secondhand dog-eared books and small TVs you can’t talk to. We want to return to the freedom and creativity of a time before endless doomscrolling, filters and social surveillance. We also want you to read like it’s 1978! We believe the cultural landscape was richer and more open to taking risks before the advent of smartphones and social media. In our minute way, we want to promote this ethos by only featuring writing set in 1930-1999. Artwork and non-fiction essays also should embody or explore a particular decade or movement.
Submissions
.Submission Guidelines Power Cut accepts poetry, short fiction, essays & reviews, and visual art set in or representing the period 1930-1999. We welcome submissions from all would-be contributors but please note; only work meeting this criteria will be considered. Fiction & Non-Fiction – maximum 1 piece of up to 3000 words Flash – maximum 3 pieces of up to 1000 words each Poetry – maximum 3 poems, up to 30 lines each. Please bear in mind that we may be limited in the formatting we can reproduce Artwork – illustrations and photographs must be available in high-res suitable for printing to A4. If not, the lo-fi look is also good Submissions should be attached as a Word (.doc or .docx) document in a legible font size 12. Double line spacing is preferable for fiction and nonfiction. Please indicate in the email heading if it is fiction, poetry, non-fiction, etc. Word count should be included Include a short third-person bio (under 100 words) and any social media tags. If you wish to remain anonymous, that’s ok too Please only submit previously unpublished work, i.e. nothing that has appeared in print or online (including on a personal website or social media) Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please do make sure to let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere On principle, Power Cut does not and will not charge submission fees. However, if you catch the Power Cut bug and would like to support us, please consider purchasing a magazine At the moment we are unable to pay for the material we publish. We hope that as we grow this can be addressed. All contributors will, however, receive one complimentary copy of the magazine We will not knowingly publish AI-generated writing, and we request that this is not submitted to us Copyright remains with all our contributors. All we ask for is exclusivity for six months from the date of publication
Upcoming
Submissions now open until 31st January 2024
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Editors Name Kristina Stevens
Print publication? Yes
Circulation
Do you take online submissions? Yes
Submission Guidelines URL powercutmag.co.uk/submit/
Approx. Response Time? 2-3 months
How often do you publish? Bi-annually
Year Founded? 2023
Do you pay? No
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