Made by faeries, for faeries and our friends, Slurp! is a zine showcasing the raw art, poetry, and stories of our community. This is a space for unapologetic voices, and unfiltered joy. We’re here for intersectional queer liberation, body and sex positivity, magic & earth reverence, and the unbridled joy of self-discovery. Within we honor raw vulnerability, and the messy, beautiful work of transformation.
Slurp! is made using Scribus & Booklet Creator – free, opensource, community-created desktop publishing software. Fonts are sourced from DaFont.com, and icons & illustrations from The Noun Project.
Current Issue
Grab a copy of the current issue of Slurp!, available at numerous faerie houses across Chicago.
Next Issue
❄️ the Imbolg / Winter Gatherette Edition of Slurp! launches on Thur, February 11th, at the start of the 2027 Winter Gatherette.
✏️ Want to submit written or visual art to Slurp!? Explore the themes, review the submission guidelines, and submit your content below.
Submissions
The Imbolg / Winter Gatherette Edition
Submissions Due: Thur, Jan 28th @ Noon
Issue Launches: Thur, Feb 11th
Next Issue’s Themes:
- The First Thaw at Imbolg: even in the deep freeze, the earliest fragile signs of life are breaking through the frost. Inspire us with art and stories about fresh crushes, early-stage personal transitions, and the delicate beginnings of your next chapter.
- Cyber-Dreams in Deep Hibernation: share digital dreams that connect us together when the physical world feels too cold to navigate. Send us your vaporwave visions and tales of cyber-queer spaces where late-winter rest meets digital isolation.
- Shared Plates & Communal Kitchens: there is radical power in the simple act of nourishing one another through communal meals and collective care. Bring us your deeply held food memories, favorite deep-winter recipes, and stories of the kitchens that hold your community together.
- Beyond the Themes: your unique voice is always valued here, so don’t hesitate to send us your off-topic pieces. Slurp! loves seeing everything our community creates, whatever the subject may be!
Submission Guidelines
Review Submission Guidelines
- Slurp! accepts: essays, visual art, stories, poetry, photos, fiction, spells & rituals, drawings, classifieds, missed connections, illustrations, letters to the editor (Oracle), humor, satire, comic strips, opinion pieces, comics, photos, and more!
- Slurp! is a black & white publication, and solid black & white line-art print best. Please edit & curate your visual submissions accordingly
- Works authored by trans, BIPOC, and systemically marginalized individuals will receive publishing priority.
- Slurp! accepts submissions from anyone who self-identifies as a radical faerie. Works authored by Chicago & Chicagoland based faeries will receive publishing priority.
- Slurp! accepts submissions of human crafted pieces created with AI support, as well as human & AI collaborations.
- Pieces fully human crafted will receive publishing priority.
- Slurp! strongly encourages submissions with a maximum length of 1,000 words. Content of this size makes up a majority of the zine’s content.
- Slurp! also accepts feature-length pieces of 2,000 – 2,500 words, but these are published less frequently due to their size. To increase the likelihood of your piece being published, Slurp! encourages brevity and recommends submitting content of shorter length.
- Max 2 submissions per author, per issue. Exceptions allowed for co-authored works.
- Slurp! is an adult publication, intended for adult audiences. Slurp! accepts mature content.
- At this time Slurp! is only accepting written pieces in English.
- All works are published with permission, for the single issues they appear in. Ownership of all works are retained by the original authors.
- Please proofread your work carefully before submitting. Submissions are published exactly as received. We do not edit for spelling, grammar, or content.
Frequent Questions
When are new issues of Slurp! available?
Issues are approximately published at Imbolg (Winter Gatherette, early February), Beltane (early May), Lammas (Summer Gatherette, late July), and Samhain (late October).
How do I get the latest issue of Slurp!?
Slurp! is available for in-person pickup at numerous Chicago faerie houses.
Can I download Slurp!?
Sorry, no. We’re a print publication only. This ensures the issue about Erotic Psychoactive Mushroom Sluts isn’t downloaded by your toxic ex, then emailed to your asshole boss.
Can I get a copy mailed to me?
Slurp! is only available for in-person pickup.
Does Slurp! accept AI submissions, or pieces that were AI supported?
Yes, Slurp! accepts all types of content, including those made with AI collaboration. Authors must disclose the amount of AI used in their piece during submission. Pieces crafted by humans will receive publishing priority. Slurp! categorizes content into three different types:
- Human & AI Collab: the author collaborated with AI, using it to generate some or all of the actual content in the final piece.
- Human Crafted, AI Support: the author created the final piece themselves, using AI strictly as a supportive tool (e.g., brainstorming, editing, researching).
- Fully Human Crafted: the author created this piece entirely independently, without using AI to support them in any way.
Slurp! encourages creators using digital tools to engage with them critically. Whether it’s software, hardware, or AI – Slurp! strongly supports the use of opensource software; ethically trained AI platforms with opt-out datasets; and hardware made with environmentally sustainable, fair-labor practices. Slurp! also urges creators to prioritize platforms that respect user privacy and actively resist surveillance capitalism. Protecting our personal and collective data is a vital part of community care.
Does my content have to fit the theme?
Get inspired by the themes, but know that all submissions are welcome, regardless of the topic.
Past Issues
Volume 1
Issue 1
February 9th, 2024
Winter Gatherette / Imbolg Edition
- Submissions & Authors
- Keep Calm & Revolt
by: Parfae - Excerpts from Catman
by: Lucky - And They Were Roommates…
by: Dawn / Wave - If you were a tree
by: Parfae - Pride and Piety
by: Alethius
- Keep Calm & Revolt
Issue 2
March 12th, 2024
- Submissions & Authors
- Trans(form)
by: Mist Alderkin - A Chorus of Touch and Song
by: Alethius - Panic
by: Bom the Bard - Sunday: Hyde Park
by: Parfae - Excerpt from “Boy(s) Interrupted”
by: Lucky - Boom Boom Boom
by: Logan - Beyond the Binary I want an Etymology
by: Hereaclitus - Create with Me
by: Playful (aka Loved)
- Trans(form)
Volume 2
Issue 1
July 30th, 2026
Summer Gatherette / Lammas Edition
- Issue Themes
- Lammas: celebrate the first harvest by reflecting on what seeds we’ve sown and the abundance we are reaping together.
- Sunbaked Sweat: Embrace the sensual, messy, and intensely embodied experiences of peak summer and queer physical connection.
- Gleaning the Fields: Explore how we resourcefully gather what is left behind, turning society’s discarded things into vibrant queer art and life.
- Submissions & Authors
- Invocation of Self
by: Vibe - Being a Faerie House
by: Wild Spirit - Vegemite Vegan Snack Mix
by: Marlowe - The Joy of Summer
by: Ampersand - History of Kinky Fae Demo Interest Group
by: Flo - Horoscopes for Jupiter in Leo
by: Birdfriend - The Roommate
by: Shashank - Five Years of Faerie Pride
by: Flap / Access - Stop your Crying
by: Mother Damndst - Twirl
by: Hereaclitus - Dear Children in Cages
by: Cigayda - Sun Tea Harvest Ritual
by: Faelan - Serena V. Galaxia – Reaping What You Sow
by: Adrian N. - The Voice of McDonald’s
by: Beau
- Invocation of Self
Issue 2
October 31st, 2026
Samhain / Halloween Edition
- Issue Themes
- Beyond the Veil & Queer Lineage: as the veil thins, you’re invited to share stories honoring faerie & queer ancestors, explore new ways to tap into ancestral energy, and reflect upon the legacy you’ll leave behind. Consider submitting celebrations of life, stories of the beyond, altar photos, rituals, and more.
- The Final Harvest – Feasting into Rest: offer your reflections on what sanctuary space means to you, and share the collective harvest with fellow fae before we transition into winter’s long rest. Celebrate care by sharing essays on finding comfort in the coming season of darkness, spells for winding down and going within, and perhaps even a beloved seasonal recipe.
- Do Your Shadow Work!: you’re challenged to bravely descend into the sacred dark within you to confront & integrate the hidden, repressed, or frightening parts of your psyche through your essays, stories, art, and prose. Submit raw explorations of your unseen self, knowing that the community will witness your transformative process of deep reflection.
- Submissions & Authors
- Letter from the Editor
By: Oracle - Autumn Hearth-Charging Ritual
By: Faelan - Name Redacted
By: Storm - A Brief History of the Radical Faeries
By: Io / Wild Spirit - Untitled
By: Ember - The Inter-connectedness of Sex and Death
By: Mother Damndst - Untitled Selfies
By: Hereaclitus - Callboys
By: Zeps - Singing Through It All
By: La / Access - Fall Abundance Magic
By: Yarrow - Psychopomp Initiations
By: Dragonheart - The Middle Path
By: Parfáe - Baba Yaga’s Trial
By: Playful - I’m Glad You’re Here
By: Courage - An Athiest-Pagan Call to Faggot Shadow Work
By: Lalia - Wicker Basket
By: Zeps - Who Am I When There Is Nobody Else Around To Tell Me Who I Am?
By: Shashank
- Letter from the Editor
Volume 3
Issue 1
February 11th, 2027
Winter Gatherette / Imbolg Edition
- Issue summary available once the issue has been published
Issue 2
May 1st, 2027
Beltane Edition
- Issue summary available once the issue has been published
Issue 3
July, 2027
Summer Gatherette / Lammas Edition
- Issue summary available once the issue has been published
Issue 4
October 31st, 2026
Samhain / Halloween Edition
- Issue summary available once the issue has been published
Tags • Human Crafted, AI Support
Human Crafted, AI Support: the author created the final piece themselves, using AI strictly as a supportive tool (e.g., brainstorming, editing, researching).