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SUBMIT YOUR ART, IDEAS, WRITING, QUESTIONS, PHOTOS, FUN FACTS, JOKES, DREAMS, HOPES, + JOYS!

Contributor Guide


OOH LA LA! is a celebration of the quiet magic and poetry of everyday life: the way sunlight reflects on your bedroom wall in the morning, the relief of a good laugh, the pure pleasure of a delicious snack, or a long hug, or putting on warm socks on a cold day.

These small things matter!

They remind us that beauty is still possible, that connection is still real, and that imagination is still alive and worth nurturing.

This project is rooted in the belief that wonder, whimsy, play, pleasure, creativity, joy, and delight are not distractions, but essential tools for resilience, resistance, and renewal, and aliveness!

Each month, I mail out a lovingly assembled physical magazine of joy filled with art, writing, activities, reflections, questions, and more!

As a contributor, you help shape this archive by sharing what you notice, what you wonder about, and what you create.

This is a space for you to: record what you notice, share what you’re making, and ask what it all means.

A Note on Tone: This is a space for softness, slowness, and sincerity. Presence is the goal, not perfection! Your voice matters. Your noticing matters. Your dreaming matters.

What Happens Next? All submissions are personally reviewed and curated with great care. Accepted submissions will be published in the upcoming printed issue. Please allow 1-3 weeks for a reply.

Submission Categories

OOH LA LA! Field Notes

What is something wonderful or whimsical in your world? Share art or writing related to your observations in your everyday. 

Questions Only

A place for all your ponderings, big and small. What are you wondering about?

Dream The Future

What does the future of your dreams look like? Sound like? Feel like? Share an art piece to help us imagine the world you want to live in! All is possible!

Fun Facts or Quotes

Share your best fun facts and quotes! Make it into an art piece if ya want!

Poetry + Art + Photos + Essays!

YOU ARE AN ARTIST AND WE WANT TO WITNESS YOUR CREATIVE GENIUS! Seriously, send your art! 

Recs/Favorite Things

Is there a book or film or song or new beverage you can’t stop talking about? Please do tell!

Jokes + Poems

Share a joke or a poem! Please provide author reference if applicable. 

Shadow Sanctuary

Finally, something to do with all those shadow photos in your camera roll! Send your best shadow pics, and they will live together forever here.

Classifieds

Send your offers, workshops, looking for love letters, special sale items, hopes, and dreams.

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