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(This post includes Korean but is mostly in English. If the English in this post looks strange, please make sure it isn’t being auto-translated by a browser plugin.) Even if you don’t Horang’s name, you know his work. His horror webtoon “Bongcheon Dong Ghost” has been stopping hearts since its release in 2011. Hardly a “scariest thing you’ve […]

The publishing industry is shrouded in secrecy and darkness, operating in unfathomable ways never to be understood by mortal minds. Perhaps you, dear reader, have yourself wondered what goes on behind the impenetrable fortress walls of “Submittable” or “Moksha.” Or why no one has responded to your lovingly prepared sacrificial offering, when indeed the Great […]

UPDATE: 2015/10/14 11:00 AM – If ever anything looks weird on the site, refresh the page with your browser! (Via F5 or “Refresh” button.) Typically I roll out small features on the sneak, but the latest stuff is significant enough to get out in the open. On sub-Q’s playable posts (our stories), find these modifications: […]

  You write. You love writing. And you want your work to be read. But maybe you’re not a super A+ award-candidate kind of author. Maybe that’s not in your cards. Maybe you want to know how to get published, even if you’re not the best around. It’s possible. I’m proof. Not everyone can belt […]

The short answer is Peer Music. The long answer is a bit more complicated: Oliver Hood—the man who likely wrote “You Are My Sunshine,” one of the most well-known and beloved songs in the English language—never received official credit for it.     Fans of Michael Lutz’s “My Father’s Long, Long Legs” will recall that its […]

Thinking about submitting, but not sure if we’re right for you? Find out what people are saying about sub-Q. What We Do   Pay professional rates for prose and interactivity Package your work with cover art for maximum appeal Promote your work—past, present, and future—on Twitter and Facebook Encourage readers to applaud you—reviews? social media? monetary support?—whatever ways you […]

You may be familiar with online magazines. You may have noticed the software behind sub-Q is a little different. It seemed only right that interactive fiction should have an interactive magazine. sub-Q includes features that Facilitate interactions between readers and authors/artists/developers Keep track of these where possible Offer high-fives for them Try to make the […]

Dear Readers, My name is Tory Hoke, and I’m a writer, illustrator, programmer, and recent convert to interactive fiction. As I’ve explained in Storycade, sub-Q Magazine was founded this summer, with the help of Devi Acharya, as the first professional publication for interactive fiction. As they say, go hard or go home. Now we’re a […]

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Our launch schedule is locked! Our August excitement is peak. Join us Tuesdays next month for Aug 4: “Snake Game” by Vajra Chandrasekera Aug 11: “Neon Haze” by Porpentine Charity Heartscape & Brenda Neotenomie Aug 18: “The Compass Rose” by Yoon Ha Lee with Peter Berman Aug 25: “Silver & Gold” by Andrea Corbin (reprint) […]

(This article originally appeared at Storycade on October 7, 2014) I’m not the most curious pup in the litter. When Michael Lutz’s “My Father’s Long, Long Legs” hit MetaFilter last November and scorched my brain stem, I assumed it was the thousand-hour effort of a lone HTML5 gunman.