Internet ISSN# 1554-9666

Print ISSN# 1554-9223

If you’re a writer and have looked over our guidelines and seen our past issues, feel free to submit writing for magazine publication consideration.

Issues Guidelines post poetry & prose for free immediately on the web at the Freedom & Strength forum

Though we receive requests for this, Down in the Dirt does not review books or magazines.

call-out to all people from pre-2010 issues Anyone who wants to see their writing in an older issue (v015 November 2004 - v077 December 2009) re-released as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book, let us know of your interest in ordering the issue as a perfect-bound book. We would be thrilled to re-release the volume if people are interested in a formal book version of the past issues.

All issues released after 2009 are sold directly through the printer, so we cannot offer subscriptions; issues can only be ordered after they have gone to press (after they are released), so subscriptions cannot be offered. Now customers do not send checks to Scars Publications directly for post 2009 issues. To order post-2009 issues, go directly through the printer to place an order.

get a free electronic subscription get an email when new issues of Down in the Dirt are released

read the farewell letter from 2000-2010 Down in the Dirt editor Alexandria Rand or read the intro letter from the 2011 Down in the Dirt editor Janet Kuypers.

All magazine published from Scars Publications are released on the web — as a free downloadable PDF file (e-book, or e-issue), as well as on a web page. In this way people can enjoy the magazine on the Internet for free.     Down in the Dirt magazine originally started as an ezine only, but became available as a print issue to people interested in owning a print copy of this electronic magazine (four years after the magazine started). Down in the Dirt magazine has made every effort to continue to have issues available for free online. When Down in the Dirt magazine recieves so many short stories, print issues often appear more cluttered with smaller typefaces in our efforts to place more material in each issue. (In actuality, the Internet issues are often easier to read and cleaner looking than the print issues, when you can even jump from the Table of Contents in each web page issue to the writing of your choice...) Print issues are offered to people who are interested in keeping a hard copy for their own records, but since over the years Down in the Dirt magazine has always been available primarily as an e-zine for free on the web, free print copies are not given away.     Because all magazines published from Scars Publications are released on the web (as a free downloadable PDF file in the past, and as a web page), Scars Publications does not pay contributors (and many have said that being published is payment enough), and it is always been the policy of Scars Publications to not give away free print issues.     Scars Publications also offers (as a free service) all accepted writers their writing posted in the writings section of http://scars.tv (direct link http://scars.tv/cgi-bin/framesmain.pl?writers), which is probably a very popular service in our publishing options, because every accepted writer can have their writing expressly in their own web page to show to friends. Starting in the second half of 2010, Scars Publications has also released issues of cc&d magazine and Down in the Dirt magazine as 6" x 9" ISBN# books (which in 2011 have been appearing more and more in searches at amazon.com).      Because all magazines published from Scars Publications are released on the web (as a free downloadable PDF file as well as on a web page), Scars Publications does not pay contributors (and many have said that being published is payment enough), and it is always been the policy of Scars Publications to not give away free print issues.

Ordering copies of Down in the Dirt PayPal issue links are available for older issuesat the issue web page. 2010 issues (perfect-bound 84 page books) are available for printer sale; links are available at both the issues page for the issue and the actual issue wen page. Links to ordering issues for 2010 also appear with the accepted writing in the writings section of http://scars.tv, so people who read the writing can then purchase a print copy of the issue.

U.S. ORDERS via credit card:

If you would like to purchase a print version of any of these issues (from issue #13 09/04 through #077 12/09) via credit card, anyone from the United States may do do by clicking on the link for ordering copies of any of the issues we have here.     HOWEVER, you MUST e-mail us to let us know WHICH issues you’re ordering (as this link is only for generically purchasing an issue of Down in the Dirt, but not a specific issue).

CANADA ORDERS via credit card:

If you would like to purchase a print version of any of these issues (from issue #13 09/04 through #077 12/09) via credit card, anyone from Canada may do do by clicking on the link for ordering copies right here. Keep in mind that when orders are processed via PayPal, we have adjusted the issue price to account for the difference in shipping costs to Canada, so it will list that costs $6.00 American to order a copy from Canada.     HOWEVER, you MUST e-mail us to let us know WHICH issues you’re ordering (as this link is only for generically purchasing an issue of Down in the Dirt, but not a specific issue).

U.K. ORDERS via credit card:

If you would like to purchase a print version of any of these issues (from issue #13 09/04 through #077 12/09) via credit card, anyone from the U.K. may do do by clicking on the link for ordering copies right here. Keep in mind that when orders are processed via PayPal, we have included the chipping costs in the issue price, so it costs $6.50 American to order a copy from the U.K. However, there is no shipping change (we placed the shipping charge in the issue price, so your shipping is automatically calculated in your order).     HOWEVER, you MUST e-mail us to let us know WHICH issues you’re ordering (as this link is only for generically purchasing an issue of Down in the Dirt, but not a specific issue).

Down in the Dirt is a new magazine which is running all accepted works on the internet as well as choosing work to appear in an annual book. We are always looking for new writers with new poems and short stories, so we would love to hear from you!

Down in the Dirt is looking for new writers - & we’re looking for you!!!

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