Issue 2: Vanishing

To live in a time and place of hyper-progress is to live with the ghosts of the constantly vanishing: spaces such as Golden Mile Complex, entire species and ecosystems, once-beloved traditions and ways of life vanish on the regular, both planned and unplanned. But vanishing is also the oldest trick in the book: disappear now, only to reappear later.

For our second issue, we invite works that grapple with the (rather unsettling) notion of vanishing. Where do things vanish to, and are they remembered? Do they return in other forms, or do they survive through constant reinvention? We welcome works which morph and resurrect, memorialise and mythologise. Send us works with tricks up their sleeves: we won't blink. 

Submission Deadline: 30 September 2023

Submission Guidelines

1. We consider the following: poetry (up to 40 lines), fiction or creative nonfiction (up to 5000 words), art / media.

2. Only previously unpublished works will be accepted. 

3. We pay S$20 per poem (up to 40 lines), S$40 per fiction or creative nonfiction (up to 5000 words), S$40 per multimedia piece.

4. Former residents or tenants of Golden Mile Complex will be paid at twice the rate.

5. Submit your work (maximum of 5 pieces) to splooshsg@gmail.com in .docx or .pdf format. Multimedia pieces may be submitted in .jpg, .jpeg or .heic formats. Send one document containing your bio of up to 100 words, and one document containing your works. The latter should not contain your name or any other personal details.