Pink Disco

Letter from the Editors

Our world is filled with erotic energy.

The word erotic is loaded and, at best, ambiguous; yet, for most of us, it’s also excitatory. It elicits sensations, memories, fantasies, an entire world that is most often submerged below the surface of our everyday selves. But what, exactly, is erotic and what does it mean to publish a magazine dedicated to the erotic in arts and literature?

Perhaps in contemplating the erotic, we should gaze backwards toward ancient Greece where the concept was borne from the flutter of Eros’s wings. The word erotic comes from the Greek myth of Eros. Eros, once a primordial force within the universe and then, in later myths, the offspring of Aphrodite and Ares, Eros came to represent those forces of love and fertility. In part, the early myths have endured and even transmutated from culture to culture because they capture the complexity of the human experience and distill it into simple archetypes and stories. Eros is no different. Though Eros’s origins evolved over time, he has remained a force active in the lives of all of us, igniting within us our own carnality and desire.

With this in mind, I like to think of Eros as the seat of our soul from which the most primal and sexual parts of our natures emerge. The erotic, then, is the form in which our carnality takes shape.

When contemplating the themes of Pink Disco, I thought hard about what it means to feel that energy. On the one hand, we could easily look at what has become commodified as sex in our society and point to that as erotic. To some extent, this works. But I also firmly believe some of the most potent sex we encounter is founcd in the sublime and secret whispers of our everyday lives.

Don’t get me wrong. Pink Disco welcomes latex, leather, nipple clamps, and feathers. We want to see your O face. But we also believe the most explicit sex is not an isolated act but the apex of the totality of our experience; it is a celebration of what it means to be human, to have a body, and to experience sensation.

Pink Disco, then, is a celebration of the erotic, our carnality, our bodies, and ultimately our humanness.

Come play with us.

Pink

What It Is

Pink Disco is a quarterly magazine that celebrates sex, sexuality, and the body in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art. We welcome the taboo, the weird, the kinky, and the unexpected and strongly encourage nontraditional and underrepresented voices to contribute.

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Issues

#1: Spring Equinox
#2: Heat

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Who We Are

Bruce Shields
Editor-in-Chief

Bruce’s previous work has appeared in Coffin Bell, Occulum, Buck Off Magazine, Eunoia Review, as well as other publications. He is the author of The Bone Creatures, and Night Hunting, forthcoming.

The Bone Creatures
Night Hunting

Corey Crawford-Hine
Art Editor

Corey is a graphic designer, web designer, illustrator, and photographer. He dabbles in writing fiction and is compelled to combine the written word with art media to create compelling visual stories.

coreyhine.com

Kimberly Daggett
Editor

Kim Daggett has an M.A. in Literature from Colorado State University. She previously served as the assistant editor for the Center for Basque Studies Press. In her free time you can find Kim practicing yoga, dabbling in metalsmithing, and watching British TV.

Karen Alexander
Editor

Karen Alexander has an M.F.A. degree in Fiction and Nonfiction from Colorado State University. She has previously contributed as editorial staff to magazines The Fourth Genre, Red Cedar Review, and The Colorado Review. Her personal interests include nature, unique voices, and humor.

Submission Guidelines

Now accepting submissions.

Imminent Dates
MAR 20, 2023
Issue 1: SPRING EQUINOX - AVAILABLE

JUN 21, 2023
Issue 2: HEAT - AVAILABLE

SEP 23, 2023
Issue 3: DARK ENCOUNTERS - AVAILABLE

DEC 21, 2023
Issue 4: SURPRISE!

What We Are Looking For
We welcome submissions of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and art that is erotically focused and speaks to the human condition. We are especially interested in works that feature any and all consensual relationship styles, sexual identities, and body types. We love to defy convention and are open to the weird, the kinky, and the transgressive.

What We Will Not Condone
We will not accept submissions that glorify non-consensual sex and / or nudity, especially that of children and / or non-human animals.

We will not accept work created by artificial intelligence.

Does My Submission Have to Feature Sex or Nudity?
The short answer is no. The nuanced answer is that sex can be defined any way you see fit. Sometimes even the most everyday objects drip with erotic energy. As long as your submission is compelling and original, it will be considered for publication.

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Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction
We accept short stories, nonfiction, and poetry of 1,500 words or fewer. We will only accept original works that have not yet been published. No AI generated writing will be accepted.

Upon publication, Pink Disco Magazine reserves the rights of all materials, but will return the rights to the original author following the publication period.

We accept simultaneous submissions, but if a piece is accepted elsewhere, let us know as soon as possible.

For fiction and nonfiction, limit submissions to three pieces per submission cycle.

For poetry, limit submissions to six pieces per submission cycle.

To submit
Send all submissions to pinkdiscomagazine@gmail.com with a subject line of "Writing Submission - <TYPE>". In the email include an introduction to your work, as well as a brief biography. All submissions should be attached in .docx format.

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Visual Art
We accept traditional or digital drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, or video work. If including images of identifiable people, we require that you submit a model release form for each featured model, as well as verification that the model(s) is of legal consenting age. Submissions without these forms will not be accepted.

No AI generated art will be accepted.

Limit submissions to six pieces per submission cycle.

To submit
Send all submissions to pinkdiscomagazine@gmail.com with a subject line of “Art Submission.” In the email, provide an artist statement about your body of work, as well as a brief biography. All submissions should be attached as a .jpg or .png or as a url link. All images must be at least 1200px on their longest dimension.