Currently accepting:
- Fan letters to Joe Bob
- Fan photos with Joe Bob and/or Darcy
- Fan art
- Fan art of Joe Bob and/or Darcy
- Fan art of the films being covered in the upcoming issue
- Each issue covers a marathon or an episode of the regular series, and I'm publishing them in the same order as the shows. So, you can check out the current issue to know what's coming next.
- Give me an attribution name and your website info, if you'd like that included with your artwork
- Articles (send pitches and/or samples first)
- Articles about Joe Bob
- Articles about guests to The Last Drive-In show
- Articles about past mail girls or Darcy
- Articles about films featured on The Last Drive-In
- Creative ideas welcome. Just shoot a pitch to me at mutantmemories@gmail.com
- Interviews
- Please pitch interview ideas to me before approaching subjects.
- I will need to see and approve all questions beforehand.
- Please be professional when making interview requests and maintain professionalism during interviews. Remember that you are representing the fanzine.
- Trivia questions (w/verifiable answers) about Joe Bob and the films
- Classified ads promoting your own Joe Bob or horror-related site/movie/podcast/art/whatever
- It's free!
- 100-ish words or less, please
- no aardvarking ads
- no peddling physical goods; like, I don't want any "buy my old DVD" ads, got it?
- I reserve the right to refuse any ad
- And whatever else you may have that's Joe Bob related
A Few Notes from the Editor Regarding Submissions:
- I like to follow the journalistic standard, Associated Press style.
- I want it to be well-written and ready to print. Edit, edit, edit - make it tight and polished. I don't have a lot of time for nit-picky editing, so it needs to arrive ready to print, with perfect grammar and spelling.
- I suggest that you follow Joe Bob’s example with regard to style. Everything he writes is well-researched and written professionally, but he still has his own unique voice and inserts his own brand of humor into his articles. I want Fanzine contributors to write well, do their research, credit their sources, and to have a unique voice.
- Humor is always encouraged and welcome, but try to show respect to the source material. Joe Bob pokes fun at the films, but his respect and love for them always shows through.
- I'm starting to get a lot of submissions now (which I LOVE)! But that means I might have to start rejecting some pieces here and there, if room is running low or if I already have a similar piece.
- I will be more likely to accept journalistic pieces that are well-researched and tightly polished over more personal or editorialized pieces. I'm always happy to print personal fan letters in the fan section (and I do want those, so please keep them coming!) but articles really need to be less editorial. Joe Bob does his research and speaks with authority about whatever subject he's talking about. We should do the same!
Contributor Copies
- Article/art/interview contributors are eligible to receive a free .pdf copy of the issue in which they are featured. They are also eligible to receive a 20% discount on a physical copy.