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Express Yourself
Here is your
opportunity to express yourself creatively, help and inspire other
crafters, and honor your craft through your writing. Black Purl
Magazine is accepting article, instructional, and pattern
submissions. Please read the submissions guidelines and magazine
features information below before submitting your work.
We're looking for pieces that will inspire others to
take action -- either within their community or by simply
encouraging readers to feed their souls through craft. Submissions
may be edited for clarity and/or length.
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SEASONAL/SPECIAL
PROJECTS
Black Purl Magazine is soliciting needlecraft designs for the
following special project:
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Holiday Issue --
Join our launch-to-print campaign for our first annual holiday print
issue. This issue will feature holiday-related needlecraft
patterns, articles, interviews, and columns. The print issue will be
available for purchase on the Black Purl Magazine website.
Submissions are no longer being accepted. Take advantage of
early bird discounts by purchasing your copy early!
GENERAL
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Themes
are general guidelines only. Feel free to submit pieces
(articles, essays, designs) that are theme-related and those that
are more general. If you are submitting a theme-related piece,
we encourage you to use your imagination in their interpretation.
Just let us know if you need more guidance. We'll be glad to
help.
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Please email your
750-950 word feature articles or 200-400 word essays
to
submissions@black-purl-magazine.com.
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Include your article as a Word
document attachment.
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With your submission, send short
biographical information (2-3 lines), including your email address
and/or website.
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Photographs add impact to a written
piece. Although it is optional, we encourage you to include
relevant digital photographs with your submission. Scanned or digital photographs of
your work must be in JPEG, GIF, or TIFF formats. Photography
tips can be found
here.
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Please send photographs as separate
attachments (even if it is in the body of the Word document).
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Black Purl Magazine retains no
rights to your work -- it's yours. However, if your submission
is accepted, the same submission should not be printed in any other
craft magazine or website at that time (i.e., during the period of
time that the current issue of Black Purl Magazine is online).
PATTERNS
Your original patterns using
any needlecraft technique or combination of techniques are welcome
on an ongoing basis.
We are pleased to announce that we
will be offering designer stipends of $25-$50 for published designs
(amount to be determined by editor).
Designers can submit either a proposal (see below) or the
completed pattern. Proposals should include:
- Description of the design -- Give
some background on the design, any special stitches used, skill
level required
- Drawing of the design -- This can
be a drawing by hand and should include approximate
dimensions/sizes, colors
- Swatch photograph -- Particularly if using
special techniques
- Contact information
Designers will be notified within a
week of submission if the design has been accepted for publication.
If accepted, the designers will be forwarded specific guidelines on
pattern-writing, photographs, etc. Designers retain all rights
to their work. Payments are made 30 days after
publication via Paypal.
GALLERY
We know you're proud of your work and we'd love to
help you show it off in our gallery. Please include the following:
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images in JPEG, GIF, or TIFF formats;
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the dimensions of the work you're submitting;
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a short bio with your submission;
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a brief story about your submission. For example, you
could mention the reason certain materials were chosen -- whatever
you feel is significant about the piece;
COLUMNS
Our goal at Black Purl is to be more than a pattern magazine. We'd
like to include regular columns of interest to our readers and would
love your input. We're open to suggestions, so please send us your
column ideas.
Questions?
Ask away and we'll do our best to answer them.
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