Submissions

Milksop wants to share unconventional prose and film with teeth. Got something you're hesitant to send elsewhere? We want it. Our collars are unstarched.

For now, we only publish short-form film and fiction, with a focus on emerging artists. Keep your ears to the ground for poetry, non-fiction, and music-video submissions.

We aim to be quick on the draw with our responses — please wait to hear back from us before submitting again.

FICTION

• Anything goes, but under 2,000 words goes best.
• (Loosely) literary pieces are encouraged.
• Previously unpublished work only please.
• All submissions remain your intellectual property. We just ask for first digital publication rights and non-exclusive archival rights.
• Simultaneous submissions are encouraged. Let us know if it's accepted elsewhere and we'll get back to you quicker next time, hotshot.
• Work with the taint of artificial intelligence will be fired out of a cannon.

TELL ME HOW TO SUBMIT.

Ok. Send your work as .doc or .docx files to submissions@milksop.org with FICTION and the name of your piece in the subject line.

Include a bio of around 100 words and a link to your Instagram or website, if applicable.

FILM

• Milksop accepts short films with a runtime of 15 minutes or less.
• We're keenest on untraditional approaches, themes, and mediums but we also enjoy your classic narrative/cinematic short films.
• Non-English language films are welcome, but we'd like them to have English subtitles please.

HOW TO SUBMIT? HOW?

Ok. Send your work to submissions@milksop.org with FILM and the title of your piece in the subject line.

In the body of the email, please include:

• An ✨accessible✨ link to your film on a platform like Vimeo or YouTube.
• A link to your website or Instagram, if applicable.
• Credits for your cast and crew, if you're not flying solo.
• Three high-quality stills from your film, attached as .png or .jpeg files, to be used as a thumbnail. We will process them for aesthetic 🥀 purposes.
• We do not accept films made with AI. Please share them with other, more misanthopic publications.

That's it. You read it all. now go ahead and send us something.