Updated Submission Guidelines

We have updated our Submissions Guidelines page. The most significant changes are that we are explicitly accepting reprints (this was unclear before, though several stories from Issue #1 were, in fact, reprints). The second big change is that we will be paying, on publication, for items in Issue #2! Thanks to generous support from our readership we can now offer payment for the material we publish. If you'd like to help attract the best authors to Imaginaire, please consider donating (the link is in the sidebar). For our part, we are working on Nonprofit status for the journal so your donations will be tax exempt. However, know that every cent you donate will go back to the authors. We have covered operating costs and have low overhead. We lack only the funds for the authors. Thank you for your support!

Duotrope and Issue #2

Two things to discuss quickly. First is that we are no longer going to give 10% of donations to Duotrope. The reason is that Duotrope is becoming a paid site. If you found us through Duotrope, then you already paid into the system. If you found us some other way, let us know! We still encourage you to use Duotrope (maybe split a subscription with a friend if you're hard up?).

Also, we've decided that given time pressures and rate of submission, monthly or even quarterly issues is unrealistic for Imaginaire. We are setting a goal now of semiannual. That means Issue #2 will come out in March. We are also updating our submission guidelines. We will accept reprints, if that was unclear before, and we are working on getting funding to make Imaginaire a paid venue (more on this to come).

Thanks to everyone for your support and Happy Holidays!

Still Waiting

Imaginaire has had a great outpouring of support from people. There seem to be lots of people who are excited about the magazine, but we just aren't getting submissions. It's only fair to admit that I haven't had the time to devote to spreading the word as I had hoped I would. I want to see Imaginaire grow and be published consistently, but that means I need help getting the word out to authors. I have help lined up for when we get authors to submit, but without submissions we can't put an issue together.

We have had some pretty good submissions. We're working with a couple of authors and we're still considering a couple of other works we've received.

It may be, when it comes down to it, that there simply aren't enough authors out there writing stories with a mathematical bent to produce a journal more than semi-annually, but I think it's worth a shot to try to get the word out. So send out an email to people you know, your old math department, or a friend who is looking for a venue. Help me get the word out.

-Joshua Allen
Editor, Imaginaire