1440 Magazine Articles Explained;
404: The Flagship!
Subscription: Standard, Premium
Released: Monthly
404 is an experimental, high-quality article focused on a specific genre: existential, philosophical, ambiguous/foreboding, psychological thriller/horror themes.
Every 404 publication will belong to the 1440 Magazine, however every writer will have their name under the title.
Each publication will contain 1-5 stories, in the form of a Novelette (<10,000 words) or a Novella (<30,000 words).
Some stories will be presented as a text-based adventure.
The minimum word count will be 1000 words per story.
As mentioned, 404 is an experimental article, as it is the only article to have a focus on presenting stories in unique formats. These include;
1) Research file (reminiscent to SCP or Back Rooms)
2) Mysteries Unsolved Case File (reminiscent of Buzzfeed Unsolved, or Unsolved Mysteries)
3) Obscure Concepts stylized similarly to Tales from the Crypt or Twilight Zone/Night Springs (Alan Wake)
Importantly, these stories may be fragments of larger novels (e.g. chapters).
403: The Prized Gem!
Subscription: Premium
Released: Monthly
403 is a less experimental, but high-quality article focused on a specific genre: existential, philosophical, ambiguous/foreboding, psychological thriller/horror or action/adventure themes.
Every 403 publication will belong to the 1440 Magazine, however every writer will have their name under the title.
Each publication will contain 1-5 stories, in the form of a Novelette (<10,000 words) or a Novella (<30,000 words).
Some stories will be presented as a text-based adventure or visual novels (e.g. DDLC, etc).
The minimum word count will be 1000 words per story.
402: Subscriber Service
Subscription: Standard, Premium
Released: Monthly
402 is a non-experimental, high-quality article across any genre. However, the underlying theme must contain a deeper philosophical meaning (e.g. Nier, Neon Genesis, Death Stranding, etc).
1440 Magazine has exclusive rights to publish every story in the 402 article, and every writer will have their name under the title.
Each publication will contain >2 stories each with a minimum word count of >1000.
Some stories will be presented as a text-based adventure or visual novels (e.g. DDLC, etc).
343: Subscriber Service Exclusive
Subscription: Premium
Released: Monthly
343 is comprised of exceptional, deep-thought-provoking works, across any genre. Importantly, they're voted in by those within the published 1440 community.
1440 Magazine has the rights to publish every story in the 343 article, and every writer will have their name under the title.
Each publication will contain >2 stories each with a minimum word count of >1000.
Some stories will be presented as a text-based adventure or visual novels (e.g. DDLC, etc).
279: Collated Works
Subscription: Individual Purchase
Released: Bi-Annually
279 is comprised of previously published pieces that share the same characters/universe or concepts into one book. This will be the only hard-copy purchase available to anyone.
Profits will be given to the individual authors and artists per submission used in the publication.
Premium members will have early access for pre-orders.
1440 Magazine has exclusive rights to publish every story in the 279 article, and every writer and artist will have their name under the title.
Each publication will contain >2 stories each with a minimum word count of >1000.
Some stories will be presented as a text-based adventure or visual novels (e.g. DDLC, etc).
274: Notable Mentions
Subscription: Free
Released: Quarterly
274 is comprised of works from promising writers with enthusiasm and interesting concepts that did not make it into the other articles. Importantly, they have been voted by the 1440 Discord Community.
Profits will be given to the individual authors and artists per submission used in the publication.
Premium members will have early access for pre-orders.
1440 Magazine has exclusive rights to publish every story in the 274 article, and every writer and artist will have their name under the title.
Each publication will contain >10 stories each with a minimum word count of >1000.
Some stories will be presented as a text-based adventure or visual novels (e.g. DDLC, etc).
201: Art Gallery
Subscription: Individual Purchase
Released: Annually
201 is comprised of the art works from the published volumes throughout that calendar year.
Additional art works will be released as voted by the 1440 Discord Community.
1440 Magazine has exclusive rights to publish every artwork in the 201 article, and every illustrator will have their name under the title.
302: Album
Subscription: Individual Purchase
Released: Annually
302 is comprised of the compositions from the published volumes throughout that calendar year.
Additional compositions will be released as voted by the 1440 Discord Community.
1440 Magazine has exclusive rights to publish every artwork in the 302 article, and every composer will have their name under the title.