AUDIENCE  AND  STYLE

Q-zine has a global readership that ranges from a fairly sophisticated audience to those who can barely read. We therefore demand readability and accessibility. We ask writers to avoid activists and academic jargons, theoretical references and other terminologies used in close circles.

WHAT  Q-ZINE  IS  LOOKING  FOR

• Features, opinion pieces and news on politics, human rights, and social issues
• Fiction, non-fiction (e.g. autobiographical essays, personal essays) and poetry
• Profiles and interviews of activists, writers, artists and other public figures
• Photography
• Illustrations and cartoons
• Painting
• Fashion, make-up and hairstyle shoots
• Book and art reviews
• Web series, TV, movie, play and music reviews
• Reviews of queer-friendly and/or owned bars, restaurants, resorts and hot spots in your community or in places you’ve visited
• Travel diaries.

 FEATURE  ARTICLES,  OPINION  PIECES  &  NEWS  ON  POLITICS,  HUMAN  RIGHTS,  And  SOCIAL  ISSUES

Preferred length for feature articles, opinion pieces & news should be between 1,000 to 1,200 words. And include a short biography of the author and artwork/photography for illustration (with credit).

FICTION,  NON-FICTION  (e.g.  autobiographical  essays,  personal  essays)  &  POETRY

Must be original, unpublished and accompanied with a cover letter including a short biography of the author and artwork/photography for illustration (with credit). Preferred length:1,000 and 2,000 words.

PROFILE  &  INTERVIEWS  OF  ARTISTS,  WRITERS,  ACTIVISTS  AND  OTHER  PUBLIC  FIGURES

Preferred length:  1,000 to 1,200 words.

WEBSERIES,  PLAY,  FILM,  TV  &  MUSIC  REVIEWS

Should be on current productions or due to be released. Preferred length is about 1,500 words for feature reviews.

BOOK  REVIEWS

Review of any LGBTQIA+ related theme book by African authors is welcome. Preferred length for feature reviews of individual books is 1,000 to 1,500 words and must include publication credits (e.g., publisher, publication year, number of pages, illus., etc.).

ART

Illustrations, paintings, cartoons and photography on any LGBTQI-related theme are welcome. Each image should have a caption (max. 100 words) commenting on the work. In the case of photos the location and date should also be given. All images should be submitted as TIFF or JPG files with a resolution of at least 300 dpi and 1,200 pixels. Please note that all electronic images should be clearly linked to their caption sheets with consistent numbering, etc.

PHOTOGRAPHY,  FASHION  &  STYLE

Photography, fashion, make-up and hairstyle shoots should be in color or black and white. They should include the name of the designer, the models, the make-up artist and photographer. Provide a short description of the work, the contact address of the artist (including Facebook page), website, boutique address and prices of work featured. All images should be submitted as TIFF or JPG files with a resolution of at least 300 dpi and 1,200 pixels. Please note that all electronic images should be clearly linked to their caption sheets with consistent numbering, etc.

TRAVEL  DIARIES  &  REVIEW  OF  PLACES

Reviews of queer-friendly and/or owned bars, restaurants, resorts and hot spots in your community or in places you’ve visited. Preferred length: 300 to 800 words.

OTHER  PRACTICAL  INFORMATION

LANGUAGE: We are a fully bilingual magazine; contributions should be in English and/or French.

Contact us with any question at editor@q-zine.org