How can I submit to Subterfuge?
Fill out the Submissions form. Send all questions to subt…@gmail.com (email protected by reCaptcha)
What kind of submissions are you looking for?
What We’re Looking For Writing by women, about the nitty gritty of being a woman, relationships, and sex. We define ‘women’ as anyone who identifies as female, or is questioning.Our target audience is young women between the ages of 18…
Why is my avatar different now?
Did you change your email address? Your icon is linked to your Gravatar account, which associates your email address with information you give to Gravatar. Chances are, you need to create a new Gravatar account for this email address. You…
Can this statement be supported by evidence?
Be on the lookout for generalizations and opinions that are given as facts. Critics love to jump on these, and they will happily tell you that you are wrong. You may even offend people. So be careful with how you…
Do I have to be a woman to join your community?
Nope! We are open to everyone.
Does the writer have permission to expose this information?
Anonymity can hide a multitude of sins, but there’s no guarantee you will be anonymous forever. Consider the ramifications to personal relationships. Consider legal implications. The writer may decide they want to take the risk, but the questions need to…
Could the persons appearing in this entry be recognized?
You always want to be careful about how much personal information you reveal. You aren’t only protecting yourself–you have to protect the people around you. Ask yourself if you’ve given any revealing details about the people you mention in your…
I think you rejected my submission because of your personal biases!
Oops? This is another reason we want to invite more editors to join us. Should we run into this sort of situation, we will talk with you about it. We will outline our reasons for rejecting your piece, and we…
You seem to have a really liberal bent around here. Are you serious about wanting all opinions?
Hell yes, we are! Yes, f and d are very left-wing, but we didn’t start this thing to rail against the right. We have seen a hole in the conversation of women, all women, and we want to throw a rope across the…
Those Gratuitous Man Pics are sexist! You’re reducing them to objects, you hypocrites!
We really, really like men. We are not ashamed of this. In fact, we want to celebrate it. (And, yes, we have girl crushes, too.)
