“Resist much, obey little,
Once unquestioning obedience, once fully enslaved,
Once fully enslaved, no nation, state, city of this earth, ever afterward resumes its liberty.”

-Walt Whitman

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

To submit to Hayduke Irish Lives!, send your work to

haydukeirish@gmail.com

Submission guidelines:

Fiction:

12 pt font, double-spaced, up to 6500 words. No naming politicians.

The work should be satirical.

Do not name any politicians.

Poetry:

Will also accept poetry, but… like for real… It’s got to be funny.

Humerous Non-Fiction:

These are dangerous waters. I will not accept any non-fiction about any living political person. If you got something that doesn’t break that rule and is funny, I’d love to hear about it. 6500 words maximum.

Illustration:

I am specifically looking for fake advertisements that mock other real advertisements. Political cartoons are acceptable. However, name no politicians.

The idea is that this magazine will be clever. Please try to follow that particular instruction.

I will read at least some of all submissions. I’m aiming to have a one-month turnaround time. I will be offering either $10 per short story or $5 per illustration or poem. Alternatively, you could have a free copy of the e-magazine or the physical magazine at the materials cost.

A note on this: I will pay you what I consider to be a tiny amount for the rights to publish your work. I’m not rich. If that changes, I’ll let you know. I want to pay you. For now, consider taking an e-book version in place of payment to save on our costs and keep the magazine going.

I am targeting printing every other month starting in August, 2026.

If you want feedback, let me know in the submission email, and I’ll try.

WHAT THE EDITOR WANTS:

Satire (n.):

The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Look, this administration can’t take a joke. So I want to tell jokes that they won’t get, but still make fun of them. It won’t be that hard, I promise.

Satire is sneaky funny, so be sneaky funny. You may notice a particular trend above:

Name no politician.

We all know who you’re talking about. This is a clever magazine for clever people… so be clever.

SUBMIT AT: haydukeirish@gmail.com