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The Lavender Roundup is a new print newspaper showcasing queer country dance lifestyles and cultures from across the US (and beyond)! Each issue includes essays, articles, art, a fashion column, an advice column (submit burning questions below), queer country dance club map, cowpoke horoscopes, personal ads and more, all depending on what you submit!

Learn more about us on KCRW’s Press Play: “Queer Cowboy Culture Makes a Comeback”

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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. SUBMIT HERE OR EMAIL US WITH CONTENT / PITCHES: hollerattheroundup@gmail.com

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Photo credit Liam Pickhardt

NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR ISSUE #2! DUE OCTOBER 20, 2025!

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

See Issue #1 for more examples!

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Issue #1 of The Roundup features an interview with a New Mexico boot maker, a gay rodeo photo spread, an interview with an LA choreographer, personal essays, poetry, a boot pic compendium, archival material, a national club map, puzzles, horoscopes, a quiz, advice column, personal ads and more!

12 pages, b&w and color
Tabloid size, 11x17

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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.

We accept submissions on a rolling basis so submit anytime!

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. We accept submissions on a rolling basis! Next print edition comes out Nov 2025.

TAKE OUT AN AD

Have something to share with the queer country dance world? Advertise your offerings and/or wares in the pages of issue #2 of The Lavender Roundup! Ads are due October 20, 2025 and issue #2 comes out early December 2025. High resolution, please! Email us with ad submissions!

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~ small (2” x 2”) - $40

~ medium (3” x 2” or 3” x 2”) - $50

~ large (6” x 3”) - $60