Submissions are now open for the third issue of Seven Story Hotel, a schizo-philosophical / countercultural journal series presented by Subtle Body Press, returning this winter. 

7SH explores the weird, esoteric, and outsider fringes of contemporary culture, art, and technology through an eclectic mix of interviews, essays, stories, poems, and artwork. We’re looking for original, provocative, and boundary-pushing pieces. You can check out a previous issue for the best sense of what we’re looking for. But by way of example, maybe you have a critical essay on technology as modern magick, a sociological commentary on the religiosity of UFOs, an anti-/pro-issue political treatise, a Jungian analysis of a niche internet subculture, a piece of speculative fiction on the implications of transhumanism or artificial intelligence, an exposé on some conspiracy, or an investigative piece on a new and exciting movement. In short, we seek disruptions and heresies to conventional wisdom and/or the dominant narratives of a culture.

*Update: We are closing the door on fiction and poetry submissions and only looking for non-fiction essays and artwork at this time*

Sound like your work? Let 7SH give it a home. 

DEADLINE:

Submissions are open until we have what we need. That means we could close in days or weeks, but regardless, all selections will be made by May 1, 2024. Submit sooner rather than later if you don’t want to miss out, as the closer we get to that date, the more likely we are to have already finalized our selections.

WORD COUNT:

For Seven Story Hotel, we are looking for written works of 5000 words or less, but our preference is short- to mid-length pieces. 1350-2700 words is about the sweet spot; the further askew from that average, more or less, the more unlikely we are to take it.

RIGHTS & COMPENSATION:

Subtle Body Press is paying a flat fee of $35 per contributor to acquire First World rights for print and e-book/digital. In other words, if you submit multiple pieces and we accept more than one for publication in 7SH, the flat $35 purchases the rights for all your accepted works as a unit. To be clear, we only accept submissions that have not been previously published in any medium.

SUBMISSION:

Send your writings in either PDF or DOCX format to:

sevenstoryhotel [at] subtlebodypress [dot] com

We accept simultaneous submissions, but please let us know if your work is placed elsewhere before you hear back from us.