Wordsmith Spotlight: Get Published in Lip
20 Jul
Plenty of aspiring female wordsmiths, or feminist/women’s interest writers, have started out writing for lip magazine, including writer and researcher extraordinaire Rachel Hills and Trespass Editor-in-chief Liv Hambrett. This week’s wordsmith spotlight looks at this time-tested publication for girls who have a lot to say, and how to get published in it.
lip magazine is a Canberra-based publication that comprises of a regularly updated website and two print issues per year. It was started with the view to provide an alternative magazine for young girls, inspired by the likes of Sassy and other overseas publications (the founding editor, Rachel Funari, moved to Australia from America). lip gives young women an opportunity to read about real issues that are relevant to them, while also providing a place where they can get published and share their own thoughts and opinions. It recognises that feminism isn’t a “dirty F word,” and encourages young women to think, feel, create, speak out and live. (More about that here).
The magazine has been around for a number of years, but right now is a particularly exciting time for the publication: it recently came under new editorial control, which inspired some changes, namely a move to becoming a predominantly web-based publication.
lip publishes articles about women’s mental and physical health, political and social issues, the environment, culture, and life – as long as its relevant to females aged 14 – 25. lip accepts freelance contributions from both established and up-and-coming writers with fresh voices and interesting perspectives. Reviews and articles should be based around the writer’s opinion, not merely a re-hashing of the plot and/or relevant facts. Content on the website usually is usually of a shorter length (reviews between 400 – 600 words, articles 800 words). See writer’s guidelines here, and contact details for the editorial team here.
Perfect for all you aspiring writers, not just because its recent expansion means new opportunities for getting published, but also because of its fantastic reading material.
Good luck, and happy pitching!
Thank you Sarah! I have never heard of Lip but it looks fantastic. Brainstorming now…
thanks! looking at lip now!
Yay Lip! I had some good times writing for them. It’s funny to think that Lip was inspired by magazines like Sassy and old-school Bust, when Sassy was inspired by Dolly magazine (true story).
I love how we can learn alot from Ms Hills even when she’s half a world away