Website
Type Of Publisher
Online
Genres Published
Fiction, Poetry, Essays
Year Established
2014
Address
Jerusalem, Center
Name
Michael Dickel
Title
Editor / Publisher
Email
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
MISSION STATEMENT — The BeZine is not publishing new issues at this time. The BeZine’s mission was to foster proximity and understanding through our shared love of the arts and humanities and all things spirited and to make—however modest—a contribution toward personal healing and deference for the diverse ways people try to make moral, spiritual and intellectual sense of a world in which illness, violence, despair, loneliness and death are as prevalent as compassion, hope, friendship, reason and birth. The BeZine’s foundations were sacred space (common ground) and social activism, as expressed through the arts. The BeZine focused on four themes after a few years— Growing SustainABILITY
Creating Peace
Building Social Justice
Living Activism and Spirit
and two additonal sections— Best Practices related to our foundations and themes
BeATTITUDES — work that fit the mission and values of The BeZine but either was not directly related to a specific focus-theme or was related to more than one theme.
—from a range of affirming perspectives expressed respectfully primarily through literature—poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction; the arts—music, visual art, videos, photography; and occasional articles, interviews, or reviews.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
no
Do You Have Any Cover Letter Advice?
Optional for us. Be brief, to the point. Give title(s)—if you submit a few pieces, suggest a collective title . Do NOT say that we probably won’t like the submission or that you think it doesn’t really fit. If true, send it elsewhere.
What Do You Look For In A Submission?
Heart, soul, passion, compassion. We look for creativity and craft, but especially like work that reaches out and touches readers, makes us think, moves us. We are activist and want work related to the themes we focus on (see our guidelines).
What Advice Do You Have For First-time Submitters?
Links to the current issue and the previous four issues are prominent on our home page, as is a link to the full archives. All issues are online and free, so sample them, read one from beginning to end. Familiarize yourself with us.
Do You Have A Favorite Unsolicited Submission Discovery Or Anecdote?
Most of our submissions are unsolicited. My favorite at the moment is the one who asked if we could use help on our editing team. She will be joining us for 2023 (and beyond, if it works out). We began as a collective effort, and have that energy.
Who Is Your Ideal Reader?
Intelligent readers who care about humanity and the world.
