We Hate Words is an e-zine. We want your contributions, we’ll publish one a week. We are looking for submissions in the following categories…
Worst Word
What is your least favourite word? It might be some new-fangled codswallop like “meme” or “texted”, it might be some unsexy sex-word like “bonk” or “snog”, or it might just be a word that just doesn’t sound right. Have a think. Let us know.
Articles should be about a word and not its meaning. For example, don’t pick the word “sexism” and tell us why you think sexism is a bad thing. Of course sexism is a bad thing. We all know that. But this magazine is about words. And we are looking for funny.
Something between 200 and 500 words would be splendid.
Most Ridiculous Writing
We also publish articles about authors, or if you prefer “users of words”. We want you to pick a writer who uses words that really do your head in, and we want you to tell us why. It can be a novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, scriptwriter, playwright – whatever you like – but it is important that you concentrate on what you hate about the writer’s words and not the writer themselves.
Please check the Important Information about Submissions before sending in your articles.
Something between 200 and 500 words would again be splendid.
Stupidest Spelling
Our collection of stupid spellos, silly sentences and poor punctuation is immense but it’s time we named and shamed. We carry a red pen at all times. We yell obscenities when we witness the flagrant misuse of apostrophes. We know you feel our pain. If you see something dumb, take a picture on that fancy phone or scan it in on that fancy photocopier, then email it to us and we will pull its legs off one by one.
Or you can do it, if you’re that incensed (stupid word: either angry or stinking of patchouli; make your mind up word): 100 words should see you right.
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