Submissions are now open for issue #5 of catflap, Outburst’s acclaimed annual publication of smart new queer writing with a disco heart.
Catflap is a space for exciting queer thinking, beyond the academic and where pop culture meets queer ideas and feral tenderness. We want queer writing where queer isn’t just an identity, but a crafty method, a sideways strategy, a horny practice in writing and life. We expect the unexpected and we’re excited by your excitement: whether that’s in your use of language; your subject matter; or the connections you make between personal and political — public and private — nows and thens — heres and theres — reality and imagination.
catflap #5 is edited by author So Mayer and will be launched with a special event as part of Outburst Queer Art Festival 2025, November 14 – 22.
catflap is a print only publication, distributed internationally by Public Knowledge Books. Issues 2, 3 and 4 are now available in 33 bookshops, arts centres and galleries across the world. A full list of stockists is available here.
What You Can Submit
- Completed essays of 1500-5000 words
- Two or three poems (max)
- Essay pitches
Deadlines
- The deadline for completed submissions (essays or poems) is midday on Monday June 30.
- The deadline for essay pitches is midday on Monday June 9.
FInd out more about the Open Call at the Outburst Arts website below.
catflap #5 – Open Call Submissions
The deadline for completed submissions (essays or poems) is midday on Monday June 30.
The deadline for essay pitches is midday on Monday June 9.
