So you want to write
for Spite Magazine...

Forget about it, probably.

(Changed your mind already? Return to about Spite.)

Most of the time, I will not use a submission that I didn't ask for. I used to take submissions more often, but as the magazine has grown in popularity, I get too many for me to review fairly. That, and as I get older, I get fussier about what I like to include.

That being said, I note there's always exceptions. If I know you, and we've discussed something over EMail, or on the Spite message board then I'd be more likely to consider the piece. Also, if you tell me your idea, I can tell you if I'm interested.

Although here's the way those conversations usually go:

    "Hey Will, great site!"
    "Thanks."
    "I've got a piece you might like!"
    "Oh, OK. That sounds good. Send it over."
    "Here it is!"
    "Hmmm....I don't know. I don't think I'm going to use this."
    "What? After you ran that piece of crap you wrote last week? Your site sucks! You're a jerk!"
    "Oh...ok. I'll use it, but only if we change the headline and maybe these two sentences."
    "What the hell do you know? If it doesn't go up exactly as I wrote it I don't want it to print. You are too stubborn, and I'll never change one thing about anything ever!"
So for the most part, the Hines brothers and their friends do the writing here. Yeah, we suck sometimes. But we built this site so we could have fun writing, and that remains its first priority.

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