Short Description
Gab was founded out of sheer boredom and an attempt to bring back print by Isabella Mansfield, Ally Shown and Sarah Adler in the Spring 2024. Originally created to be a physical documentation of what we gab about when we gab about (insert) issue, but also to capture the unique style, talents, and neurosis present in the Chicago community. Gab aims to come out twice a year, but I guess her math is wrong, because it’s been two years and two issues and the next one comes out in Winter 2026.
For this issue, we want our contributors and readers to go inward, as we do during the winter, when we are confronted with the illusion of the self and the repression of the subconscious.
We don’t want to be light about what’s happening in the world, we want to help people express the darkness that they feel, and harness it into creative energy.
Eligibility
We are currently accepting art, photography, poetry, short fiction, criticism, journalism, and creative non-fiction (but we encourage you to lie).
We are looking for works that explore the realms of magical realism, expressionism, surrealism, postmodernism, symbolism, alchemy, mysticism, the supernatural, the subconscious, the fantastic, the operatic, and the absurd.
For writing, please keep all submissions under 3,000 words, and please submit no more than 5 works.
How to Apply
Please email all works to gabmagpress@gmail.com as a PDF attachment, along with a short artist’s bio.
Entry Fee
None
Location
Pennsylvania, United States
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 5 October 2025
Website Link: https://www.thegabmag.com/submissions
