About
The Opening Chapter Blag is a new online literary and arts magazine. BLog + mAGazine= BLAG
The Blag is seeking submissions from potential contributors. The Blag is not a blog and so we are not looking for your usual blog posts. Everything that is published on the Blag must be very well-written and relevant.
Remember the Blag is not a blog so only selected submissions will be published.
If you’ve got the time, the energy and the inclination to write a NEW relevant article please contact us by using the contact form linked from the top of the page.
Here are some submission guidelines and other info.
- Articles of any length will be considered, but we are aiming for articles of 500, 1000, or 1500 words
- Articles must be previously unpublished and must be the original work of the contributor
- Articles may be published on the contributor’s website or blog at the same time or after they are published on the Blag, but not before.
- Articles may be subject to the normal editing process after consultation with the writer, who may withdraw the article before publication if there is any disagreement.
- Articles may be on any topic that is relevant to literature and other art forms
- There is no payment at present, this may change if a way of generating sufficient income is found
- There will be some space on the Blag for original literary works but it will be limited, for example we may occasionally publish a poem or a short story.
- Example topics - interviews with authors, book reviews, truth and fiction, writing and politics, writing and reading online, podcasting, e-books, writers’ retreats, editing, revising, publishing online, financial implications of writing etc etc .
- The Opening Chapter Blag is sponsored by Opening Chapter Publishers
More later . . . .
