Submit work to the Gurge
The Gurge is always accepting submissions of any type.
Here are some of the things we’d like to see:
writing: fiction, nonfiction, interviews, lies, truths, shitposts, poetry, reviews of literally anything, listicles, erotica, complaints & rants, etc
comics: please make sure any text will be readable when printed fairly small - for example, a four-panel comic should be readable when printed with each panel set at 2”x2”.
photography: no limits, except for those imposed by law.
things we haven’t thought of yet: we don’t know what crazy bullshit you’ve come up with, but we’d love to see it!
Submission Guidelines
For images: the Gurge is black & white, but we can zap the color out for you if you’re lazy. Please send the highest-quality file you have. PDFs are also OK for comics.
We are not afraid of cussing, nudity, dark subject matter, The Terrors, or anything at all. We will print literally anything, subject to completely arbitrary rejection or modification according to the deranged whims of our head editor.
Your writing is most likely to be published if the word count is between 10 and 350 words...but we’re intrigued by the thought of longer submissions, so don’t hold back!
Nothing that makes us feel too guilty or too bummed out will be printed. This is arbitrary, so just send us whatever you have and we’ll make the call.
Submissions do not have to be good or even half-decent. They can be total garbage and we won’t be upset and we’ll probably be thrilled to get them anyway.
The Gurge isn’t apolitical, but we get really bored reading about Current Events and Important Causes. The more specific and personal something is, the more interesting it is. A memoir about political strife is better than a persuasive essay asking our readers to vote a certain way.
How to Submit to The Urge to Gurge
The most popular way to submit is to email Moses. Please put the word “submission” somewhere in the subject line. Or at least in the body of the email. And please make it clear what part of the email is the submission (attachment, a portion of the email itself, etc) and what name you want to be printed alongside your submission.
Another way to submit is to DM us on Instagram. This is good for when your submission is short & shitposty. This is NOT good for images.
You can submit as often as you like, even every 20 minutes. You can submit whatever you like as long as it’s not literally illegal to email. We’re very informal here & we print total garbage not infrequently, so PLEASE don’t be too scared to share your work with us.
Submission Disclaimer
We can’t promise any submissions will be:
Printed
Attributed correctly - we do try our best, though
Not edited, twisted, or otherwise misrepresented - deliberately or accidentally