Strobe-lit dance floors, half-zooted walks home, ramen steam at sunrise. We collect the stories and artwork from the nightlife being taken from this world — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photos, and illustration.
Submission Guidelines – Last Night on the Dance Floor
About the Zine
Last Night on the Dance Floor is a love letter to nightlife: raves, punk shows, karaoke dives, strangers sharing cigarettes outside venues, the afterparty diners. We want the strange, fragile hours after dark when the best stories happen. Send us work that captures the pulse — the music, the community, the chaos, the joy that comes from shedding the weight of daily life and living honestly for a night.
What We’re Looking For
Theme: All submissions should relate directly or indirectly to nightlife, music, or the after-hours world. Interpret the theme as loosely or literally as you like. We will be printing on Digest dimensions 5.5” x 8.5”. Space is limited. With that said I don’t count words, send me what you got and I’m happy to work with contributors.
- Poetry: Up to 4 poems, each no longer than 40 lines. (≈1 printed page each. Two shorter poems may share a page.)
- Fiction: Up to 3 pieces, each no longer than 1,200 words. (≈3 printed pages per piece.)
- Creative Nonfiction: Up to 3 pieces, each no longer than 1,200 words. (≈3 printed pages per piece.)
- Visual Art/Photography: Up to 10 images. Full-page art takes 1 page; spot art may run smaller alongside text.
- Hybrid/Experimental Work Encouraged: fake ads, anti-fascist propaganda, speculative ephemera, or anything that fits a counterculture/nightlife frame.
Format
- Written work: DOC, DOCX, or RTF only. 12-pt readable font, single-spaced. (No PDFs, please they make the editing process a nightmare.)
- Please make sure each piece starts on a new page.
- Art/Photos: 300 dpi. TIFF or PNG preferred.
- File naming: Lastname_Title_Genre
Deadlines
- Priority deadline: November 1, 2025
- Extended deadline: November 7, 2025
Compensation
- One print copy of the zine (maybe more let’s chat.)
- A drink & a sando on Enzo, when he has a couple bucks
Rights
We accept previously published work. If your piece has appeared elsewhere, please include the original publication details for credit.
By submitting, you grant us the right to publish your work in print and online for this issue of Last Night on the Dance Floor. After publication, all rights revert to you. If republished later, we ask that you acknowledge us.
How to Submit
email us at lastnightonthedancefloor@gmail.com — Subject: LNDF Submission-[Your Last Name]-[Genre]