DerbyTude

That’s right: roller derby! Send us fiction, essays, poems, whatever you got. Barrelhouse will select one winner who will receive original art created by Cory Oberndorfer, a genuine roller derby artist. Finalists will be published in our Very Special Roller Derby Section, which will be included in our next print issue.

DETAILS:

Starting date:
If you’re reading this, then it’s started.

Judges:
It’s just us, your humble five-person Barrelhouse Editorial Squadron.

Criteria:
We’ll pick the one we like best, and a bunch of others that we like almost as much.

What Should You Send Us?
Anything literary and about roller derby. Fiction, essays, poems, whatever you’ve got, we’ll read it.

What Do You Get?
The one we like best (aka, “The Winner”) will recieve original artwork from Cory Oberndorfer, who creates (among other things) roller derby related art. Cory’s piece will take it’s inspiration from your work. This essentially means that you will become immortalized in two formats: your roller derby writing will appear in the pages of Barrelhouse, and will also be celebrated in or serve as inspiration for Cory’s work. Which will also be the cover of the next issue of Barrelhouse. So essentially we’re offering to make you a stone cold Mona Lisa style roller derby literary god or goddess whose roller derby writing will live on for all eternity. Other stuff that we like will appear in the Very Special Roller Derby Section, thus making it’s authors a form of lower deities.

How Much to Enter?
Free.

How Do I Enter?
Go to the online submissions center to submit your entry. You’ll have to register (but its easy, and we promise never to email you with hot stock tips or comments about the size and capacity of your penis). You’ll need to have your work saved as a word or rtf file. Then make sure you select “Roller Derby Contest” from the list of genres.

Ready to Roll? Get it? Enter today at our fancy online submissions center (choose “Roller Derby” as genre).

Deadline:
The deadline to will be March 17th, because we like Saint Patrick’s Day.

Simultaneous Submissions:
Really? There are other literary magazines actively seeking roller derby related writing? Well, okay…we will accept simultaneous submissions, but please notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere. If it is (and for any other reason), you can withdraw submissions at any time prior to the contest deadline on our online submissions manager.

Previously Published Work:
Sorry, no previously published work.

Seriously, Use the Submissions Manager:
Send all submissions through the submissions manager. Even if you do find a mailing address, we will not accept paper submissions, or stuff emailed to our various accounts. If you have any questions, please email <!– var prefix = ‘ma’ + ‘il’ + ‘to’; var path = ‘hr’ + ‘ef’ + ‘=’; var addy78936 = ‘webmaster’ + ‘@’; addy78936 = addy78936 + ‘barrelhousemag’ + ‘.’ + ‘com’ + ‘.’ + ”; document.write( ‘‘ ); document.write( addy78936 ); document.write( ” ); //–>\n webmaster@barrelhousemag.com. <!– document.write( ‘‘ ); //–> This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it <!– document.write( ” ); //–> Thanks, and happy skating!