Darkness Dreaming is an homage to sacred nonsense,
and promises to be a cacophony of madness and wonder.
It includes nonsense, dark things, not so dark things,
silly things, and surrealism. It is filled with layers of art,
words, poetry, photos, story vignettes, and other creative miscellany.
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Calling all creatives, imaginers, artists and makers! Issue 04 of Darkness Dreaming is in the works and the doors are now open! Read the top of the page! AUDIENCE: Darkness Dreaming hopes to cater to a wide audience with an interest in the strange, weird, and unusual. This includes both old and youngish audiences with adult discression. In the realm of PG13. Keep this in mind when submitting work! WHAT IS ACCEPTED? IMAGES: visual artworks, photographs, graphics, comics, etc! Also, this issue will be in full color! WORDS: Poems, tiny short stories and vignettes, interviews, weird interludes, rambles, typed, hand-written, etc. MISCELLANY: If you have an idea for something wild beyond the boundaries, feel free to send a proposal. WHAT IS NOT ACCEPTED: Please, no extreme violence or sexually explicit content. Please no artificially generated works. No ai. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: MAY 1st 2025 SEND SUBMISSIONS TO: imaginer@darknessdreaming.com CONTRIBUTOR COPY: If you are accepted into the publication, you will receive one free physical copy of the magazine if desired. Darkness Dreaming is published in the USA. Shipping costs will be requested of international contributors, and optional for domestic contributors. Digital PDF copies will always be free to contributors! THE THEME for issue 4: "LOST IN THE CITY" The theme is loose and there are many different kinds of cities. This is the dreamworld afterall, and you practically have infinite options. Living cities and dead ones, lives within the city, alternate dimensional cities, the underground layers of cities, fantasy and scifi cities, insect cities, the microcosm of city pieces and the vast views from above! SO MANY DIRECTIONS, have fun! Keep in mind the atmosphere of the magazine - read the top again if you need a reminder! NOTE: * Inclusion in the publication depends on room available and if it fits the overall atmosphere. There is very limited space. Don't judge yourself if you are not contacted! Please do not expect a prompt reply. You will be notified if your submission has been selected for an upcoming issue. Thank you for your interest! Advertising spots are available for purchase, from $30-$240 Email me for more information and pricing. (advertisers also get a copy of the magazine if requested) imaginer@darknessdreaming.com Help keep this publication afloat! $500 or more. Sponsors will be listed/ promoted in the publication and on the website, depending on the sponsor's needs. There may be gifts of original art involved. Please email to inquire about options! (Sponsors also get at least one copy of the magazine or more) imaginer@darknessdreaming.com If you would like to make a monetary contribution in support of the magazine, you can send a donation through paypal. Send it to the creator of Darkness Dreaming, and indicate that it is for the magazine. Please also include a name that you wish to be used, as I will be thanking all donors on the credits page! Use the email: lydiaburris@gmail.com Other Options: If you don't wish to use paypal, I also accept other methods. Please email imaginer@darknessdreaming.com to inquire about other donation methods. You can also join my monthly Patreon, which supports all of the projects of Lydia Burris. ---> JOIN HERE <---  |
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