SUPPORT OTHERSIDE

Your support makes OTHERSIDE possible. We’re committed to bringing you fantastic stories and art by queer authors and artists—but we’re a nonprofit organization helmed by a small team of volunteers, and running a literary magazine is expensive. We couldn’t do this work without the generosity of our subscribers and supporters. 

OTHERSIDE is published by Hybris Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. That means your donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Here are a few ways you can support us:

Become a Patron

One of the best ways to support us at this time is by subscribing to OTHERSIDE via Patreon! You can join as a monthly patron at one of four different tiers, all of which come with early access to issues of OTHERSIDE as well as extra perks like access to our lively Discord community, video content with the editors, and even print subscriptions. If you’d like, we’ll also list you among our recurring supporters in the back of each issue.

The monthly support we receive from Patreon goes directly to our authors, and hitting Patreon goals allows us to increase author pay. Our current Patreon support has allowed us to boost author pay to 8 cents/word for fiction and $50/poem for poetry! Thank you for helping us compensate our authors for their work.

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Buy Issues

If you want to buy copies of our issues to have for yourself, you’re in the right place! Digital copies are available almost anywhere you can think of, but we’ve listed some of the most popular locations below for ease.

Print copies become available anywhere from 1 to 2 weeks after an issue releases; we’ll post about it on our socials when that happens!

Digital Copies:

Print Copies:

You can also subscribe to our Patreon; all paid patrons receive access to digital copies of issues two weeks before they go live on our website, and there are now two tiers that offer print subscriptions!

Donate Directly

You can also donate via PayPal! Like with Patreon support, these donations will go directly towards the costs of running OTHERSIDE, allowing us to pay the incredible 2SLGBTQIA+ artists and authors we publish.

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Plus, you may be able to double your impact! Did you know that many employers will match charitable donations made by their employees? Check with your HR department for more information. Our Tax ID# is 33-3461692.

If you have any questions about donations—if you’d like to submit a matching gift form, if you’re looking for an alternative way to donate, or if you’d like to discuss making a larger sustaining donation—please contact us at editors@othersidespec.com.

Spread the Word

Supporting OTHERSIDE doesn’t have to cost money! The best way to support us is by talking with friends, sharing the stories we publish, and spreading the word on social media. We need your help letting people know we exist! If you love a story or a poem, please share it. If you think this work matters, talk about what we’re doing with readers who might be interested. We can’t emphasize the importance of word-of-mouth advertising enough. (Bonus points if you tell a friend who isn’t already a big reader of short fiction.)

You can also follow us on social media platforms like Bluesky, Instagram, or the other sites linked in our header, where we share new stories and fun updates. Say hi, give us a follow, and tag us to let us know what you’re reading—it all keeps us going! Hearing from you is our favorite thing.

P.S. If you can’t afford to subscribe right now, several generous donors have sponsored subscriptions for our community. Fill out our contact form to let us know you’d like a community subscription, and we will add you to the list. No questions asked, no need to explain your request. Donors interested in sponsoring additional community subscriptions are welcome to contact us via the same form, too.