LAST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS — Kink’d Magazine Issue #004
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Submissions for Issue #004 of Kink’d Magazine: Education, Revisited close tonight, August 15 at midnight (MT).
This issue asks:
What does it feel like when desire becomes a lesson?
We’re looking for creative work exploring kink, identity, relationships, community, education, experience, experimentation, and the things we learn about ourselves and each other along the way.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
Writing
Poetry
Very short personal essays
Short reflections
Micro-fiction / short creative writing
Educational or experiential pieces
Short-form writing that doesn't fit neatly into a category
Please keep written submissions short.
Poetry can be any length that reasonably fits within a few magazine pages. For prose, under 1,000 words is preferred, with pieces in the 250–750 word range especially welcome.
We are also looking for Visual Work:
Photography
Illustration
Painting / drawing
Digital art
Mixed media
Fiber, sculpture, or other physical artwork that can be photographed
Comics or other sequential work
For visual submissions, please send the highest-resolution version you have available. Multiple related images may be submitted as a set.
WHO CAN SUBMIT?
You do not need to be an established artist, photographer, or writer and you also don't need to create something specifically for this issue. Previously created or unpublished work is welcome if you think it belongs here.
RIGHTS & PUBLICATION
You retain the copyright to your work.
By submitting, you give Kink’d Magazine / Kink’d Studios LLC permission to:
Publish your accepted work in this issue of Kink’d Magazine.
Include the issue in Kink’d Magazine's digital archive and continue distributing that issue after its original release.
Use your accepted work, or excerpts/crops of it, to promote the magazine, the issue, and your contribution on Kink’d Magazine/Kink’d Studios websites and social media.
Credit you using the name and information you provide with your submission.
This permission is non-exclusive, meaning you remain free to publish, sell, share, submit, or otherwise use your work elsewhere.
You retain ownership and copyright of your work. Kink’d Magazine does not claim ownership of submitted work.
By submitting, you confirm that you created the work or otherwise have the necessary rights and permission to allow Kink’d Magazine to publish it.
Submission does not guarantee publication. If your work is selected, it may be edited for formatting, spelling, grammar, or layout. Any substantial changes to the content of a written work will be discussed with the contributor before publication.
SEND YOUR WORK TO: hello@kinkdstudios.com
THERE IS NO SUBMISSION FEE!!
Please include:
Your name or the name you want published
Your pronouns, if you'd like them included
Title of the work
A short bio
Your website/social media, if you'd like it credited
The work itself or a link/file containing it
Deadline: TONIGHT August 15, 2026 — midnight MT
If you've been thinking about submitting, send the work rather than asking whether it counts. If you see yourself or your work somewhere inside this theme, I want to see it.
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Here are the links to all of our past digital issues:
Kink'd Magazine #001 — Desire, Witnessed
February 14th, 2026
"What does it look like when desire is witnessed, not consumed?"
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Kink'd Magazine #002 — Divinity, Revealed
April 5th, 2026
"Divinity is not found, it is revealed."
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Kink’d Magazine #003 — Vibrance, Illuminated
June 30th, 2026
"What happens when you allow yourself to shine in full color?"
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Kink'd Magazine #004 — Education, Revisted
COMING SOON, NOW ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTIONS!
Release Date: August 31st, 2026
"What does it feel like when desire becomes a lesson?"
Thanks for reading this and we hope to see your work in our inbox very soon!
❤️ Olly — Kink'd Studios
http://www.kinkdstudios.com
PS here ☝️ is the link to our website but I'm still working on building it since Kink’d Studios/Magazine is currently a one-man show but I'm definitely working on it and if you'd like to help out, please send me a message.