The Roundup is a new print newspaper coming spring 2025 showcasing queer country dance lifestyles and cultures from across the US. Each issue will include essays, articles, art, fashion spreads, an advice column (submit burning questions below), queer country dance club map, cowpoke horoscopes, personal ads and more, all depending on what you submit.
Calling all queer country dancers, fans of queer country culture and rural dykes, gays and trans folks alike! The Roundup invites queers of all ages and all places to submit articles, essays, photos, interviews, letters, step sheets, personals ads, cartoons, art and news of queers in country dance.
Photo credit Liam Pickhardt
SUBMISSIONS DUE APRIL 15, 2025
also accepting your best boot pics!
Examples of submissions:
An interview with or profile of a community member
An essay or article about a topic relating to queer country dance culture or rural queer issues ~ whatever that means to you!
A photo essay about the gorgeous humans in your community
A step sheet from your favorite choreographer
Any ephemera from your personal archives (old event flyers, old articles, old photos, etc)
A saucy letter
A cowboy poem
A cartoon or other visual art
Anything else you can think of! The wide open sky is the limit
Asking Questions
The Roundup Advice Column
Have a burning question for The Roundup? Need advice about a sticky situation / dance floor drama / herd dynamics / country crushes / the potentials for revolutionary care and desire? Submit your questions here and get answers in a future issue. Deadline: April 15, 2025
Personal Ads
Seeking something special? The love or tender touch of another country queer? A handiqueer to build a chicken coop in your backyard? A penpal across state lines? A tool trade ;) A comrade in arms?
Submit here and we’ll print it in the next issue and connect you with any takers. Deadline: April 15, 2025
Advertise
Have something to share with the queer country dance world? Advertise your offerings and/or wares in the pages of The Roundup! Email us with ad submissions by April 15, 2025.
PRICING
~ small (2” x 2”) - $30
~ medium (2” x 4” or 3” x 3”) - $40
~ large (3” x 5” or “4 x 4”) - $50
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Email us at hollerattheroundup@gmail.com
