Open Call for Poetry, Writing, Art, Junk Journals, Collaging ☆

Hi lovelies!
We're accepting submissions for the second issue of Ephemera Zine, an independent, queer-owned, London/Dublin zine that focuses on junk journaling / collaging / assemblage / art and writing. If you'd like to contribute, please check out our prompts and submission guidelines below.

✧ Prompts
In this issue, we're exploring the Seven Deadly Sins: 

⋆ Pride
⋆ Greed
⋆ Wrath
⋆ Envy
⋆ Lust 
⋆ Gluttony 
⋆ Sloth

Please feel free to interpret these as loosely or literally as you like. We look forward to seeing some unusual and abstract takes! 

✧ Submission Guidelines

Writing
(up to 1200 words)
⋆ Personal essays
⋆ Poetry
⋆ Other written works that align with the prompts

Artwork
(Up to 4 A5 pages)
We’re especially interested in:
⋆ Collages
⋆ Junk journal spreads

We may also accept:
⋆ Drawings
⋆ Paintings
⋆ Photos
⋆ Other visual works that align with the prompts

Deadline: 23:59 on 7 November 2025

Compensation: As a small, independent passion project, we, unfortunately, are unable to pay contributors at this time, but you will retain all rights to your work and can publish it elsewhere.

We plan on printing a small run and hope to offer a contributor copy, but this is not guaranteed yet.

✧ Questions?
Reach out to us at eph.zine@gmail.com or on Instagram @ephemerazine__

We can’t wait to see what you create! ☆