Submit
Black Lipstick exclusively features nonfiction in the form of personal essays, reviews, and interviews. Please familiarize yourself with the vibe before submitting!
Here’s how to land a guest post:
What to send:
Affecting personal essays/hybrid nonfictions
Creative, deep-divey reviews of books, beauty products, films, experiences, etc.
Interviews with artists, writers and self-made icons
Glamour-forward with a punk ethos. Edgy but not edgelord. If your piece is too literary for Allure but too frivolous for Guernica, it’s probably Black Lipstick material.
What not to send:
Fiction
Poetry
Extremely journalistic nonfiction
If you have an idea but aren’t sure if it’s a fit, email me!
Rates for pieces:
Essays/hybrid creative nonfiction (1500-3500 words): $150
Creative reviews and interviews (1000-2500 words): $100
How to submit:
Please email your pitch or piece to blacklipstickmag@gmail.com with “Submission [category]: [title]” in the subject line. I will respond within 3-4 weeks if I’m interested! If a month goes by with no response, please consider it a pass.
More questions?
Email blacklipstickmag@gmail.com.
About the editor
Mila Jaroniec is the author of Plastic Vodka Bottle Sleepover and a creative writing instructor at GrubStreet and Writing Co-Lab. The former managing editor of a small press, she has worked with writers in an editorial capacity for over a decade.