CV&L Issue 05 Open Call

We are looking for LGBTQ+ artists to feature in the next issue of our zine.
Interested in applying to appear in the next issue of our zine?
Below you can find more information on how to apply, what you need to submit, and how we will share your work.
Requirements
- Entrants must be over 18 years old, living in the UK, and identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community.
- Artwork can be from any medium and on any topic or theme.
- You must have full copyright to any work you submit.
- Work created using Generative AI and Large Language Models will not be considered.
Please Note: Your work does not have to be themed around the LGBTQ+ community. We are looking to promote LGBTQ+ artists whatever the focus of their work.

Enter Here!

Still(E.g. Painting , Photography, Illustration)
You may submit up to 5 pieces from the same series along with a 50-80 word artist statement and 50-80 word description of the submitted artwork(s).

Note: Due to limited space we may request to narrow down from the submitted series for publication.

Closed

Moving
(E.g. Film, Animation, VFX)
You may submit 1 piece along with up to 3 screenshots/stills/artwork of said piece.
Please ensure UI elements (such as play/pause buttons) are not visible in screenshots/stills.

The submission also requires a 50-80 word artist(s) statement and 50-80 word description of the submitted piece.

Note: Due to limited space we may request to narrow down from the submitted stills/artworks for publication.

Closed

Written
(E.g. Poetry, Short Stories, Essays)
You may submit one piece of writing (instructions for submission in entry form).

As a rough guide, we can fit between 200-300 words on one page (when the full width is regularly used). Many of our writing submissions span two pages, where 500 is an approximate limit.
If your writing has lots of shorter lines, or more spacing between lines, this number may be lower.

Note: As standard, pieces of writing will be pasted in with the same font and font size. If the font or size is important in your work please make this clear in the submission.
Formatting like spacing, line breaks, and bold/italics/underline/strikethrough will be carried across.

Closed

Musical
(E.g. Singers, Bands, Audio Artworks)
You may submit one album, single, or music video. We request this is submitted via a public link.

The submission also requires a 50-80 word artist(s) statement and 50-80 word description of the submitted piece, and some images to accompany the other information in print.

Note: Due to limited space we may request to narrow down from the submitted stills/images for publication.
Closed

By submitting work you agree to our Terms & Conditions

How It Works
To Enter
We group entries into 4 different categories, Still, Moving, Written, & Musical artworks.

These are just to make sure we get the right info for different types of submissions, in the zine we don’t separate work based on medium, as we have found a more natural curation shows off all the artwork to it’s fullest.

After Entering
After you have submitted, it may take a few months for us to get back to you. This is because we wait until all submissions are in, then start selecting who will be in the zine, then we get in touch with everyone. You should hear back whether your submission has been successful or not, but sometimes these emails get lost in people’s spam folders. If we would like your work in the zine, we will need a reply to the email as confirmation you’re still happy to be part of it.
We also post on Instagram when we have sent all the emails out, so keep an eye out for that so you can check your emails then.

Successful Submissions
For successful submissions, we will print your name, pronouns, medium, and artwork/writing in the zine. For Still & Moving Mediums we will also print your artist statement and description with the work.
There are also optional fields for social media usernames and websites, which you can provide if you want these shared too.

Online, work will be shared to our Online Gallery & Library here on our website, and we share sections of the work to our Instagram.
You can opt-out of your work being shared online if you would like, there is an option for this in the submission form, or you can email us if you change your mind after submitting the form.

The zine will be sold through the Delos Publishing online shop, as well as with external in-person and online retailers. We cannot confirm which retailers will take on the zine, but in the past our publications have been sold in the Instiutute of Contemporary Arts, Rare Mags, Magalleria, Athenaeum Nieuwscentrum, and more.

Wherever your work is shown by us, it will always be clearly credited.