Frequently asked questions
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Definitely not. We recommend just a good well-lit birds-eye-view photo of work done on paper/canvas/etc.
Nope! Issue themes are purely for inspiration, and submissions are not required to be related. Work does not have to be recent or made specifically to be in Phaedrus.
We'll probably ask you to narrow it down if you submit more than 6 pieces to one issue. We can also put some on hold to be published in the next issue.
In order to distinguish between Phaedrus and other Parker magazines, we recommend submitting non-fiction work to SCOUT or The Parker Weekly.
We will not publish work that includes inappropriate language or nudity.
Our inbox is always open. If it's a day or two after the deadline, we might still be able to squeeze it in. If not, no worries, we'll save it to be published in the next issue.
There's no official manuscript dating back to the origins of Parker's Phaedrus that details exactly why the creators chose that title. However, we've done a little digging. Phaedrus is the name of one of Plato's many written dialogues discussing love, art, and philosophy. Particularly, the value of being a little mad. Here's a resonating excerpt:
"If anyone comes to the gates of poetry and expects to become an adequate poet without the madness of the Muses, he will fail, and his self-controlled verses will be eclipsed by the poetry of men who have been driven out of their minds."
It's pretentious, but at the core, many artists and poets unite around an eccentric outlook on life. Our magazine serves to channel Parker's touch of madness.