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Submissions are welcome and authors are encouraged to discuss proposals with the Editor prior to submitting articles. Please email Karen vanMeenen at afterimageeditor@yahoo.com.
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FEATURES
Ranging from 3000-6000 words, feature articles may be original investigative reporting or scholarly research; they may be biographies of or interviews with important media artists or critics; they may use an event, exhibition, book, video, etc. as a jumping-off point for a discussion of larger economic, political, and cultural issues. Use of endnotes is expected but not strictly required.
Ranging from 3000-6000 words, feature articles may be original investigative reporting or scholarly research; they may be biographies of or interviews with important media artists or critics; they may use an event, exhibition, book, video, etc. as a jumping-off point for a discussion of larger economic, political, and cultural issues. Use of endnotes is expected but not strictly required.
ESSAYS
Like the feature in terms of prominence and scope, but more like the review in terms of timeliness and length (they range from 1500-3000 words), an essay may be written in a more “subjective” voice and it may be on or about virtually any subject in the domain of media arts and cultural criticism. Most essays are written on commission, though Afterimage will consider unsolicited manuscripts. Endnotes are explicitly discouraged.
Like the feature in terms of prominence and scope, but more like the review in terms of timeliness and length (they range from 1500-3000 words), an essay may be written in a more “subjective” voice and it may be on or about virtually any subject in the domain of media arts and cultural criticism. Most essays are written on commission, though Afterimage will consider unsolicited manuscripts. Endnotes are explicitly discouraged.
REVIEWS
Reviews are generally 850-1500 words. They may cover individual or group exhibitions, installations, screenings and performances; or they may examine one or more media arts publications. References should be placed within the text, though endnotes are permitted.
Reviews are generally 850-1500 words. They may cover individual or group exhibitions, installations, screenings and performances; or they may examine one or more media arts publications. References should be placed within the text, though endnotes are permitted.
REPORTS
This section includes articles (850-1500 words) about particular conferences, symposia, film and video festivals, photo fairs and festivals, and other formal gatherings. A good report will provide both an account and an analysis of the event. Endnotes are discouraged.
This section includes articles (850-1500 words) about particular conferences, symposia, film and video festivals, photo fairs and festivals, and other formal gatherings. A good report will provide both an account and an analysis of the event. Endnotes are discouraged.
PORTFOLIO
Each submission will be reviewed upon receipt. Work that is not accepted for the current issue may be kept for future consideration. All other submissions will be returned after six months if not published. Please send no more than 20 images on a CD (in jpeg or tiff format) along with a statement about the work for publication (no more than 500 words), contact information (including email address) and SASE for return. Afterimage is not responsible for work sent without a SASE. A one-year subscription to Afterimage and three copies of the issue are awarded to each individual whose portfolio is chosen for publication.
Each submission will be reviewed upon receipt. Work that is not accepted for the current issue may be kept for future consideration. All other submissions will be returned after six months if not published. Please send no more than 20 images on a CD (in jpeg or tiff format) along with a statement about the work for publication (no more than 500 words), contact information (including email address) and SASE for return. Afterimage is not responsible for work sent without a SASE. A one-year subscription to Afterimage and three copies of the issue are awarded to each individual whose portfolio is chosen for publication.
INKLIGHT
Inklight offers a unique opportunity for photographers to share their most compelling image, which, if chosen, will be posted on our web site. Writers (who, ideally, were not formerly familiar with the imagery) will then have the chance to respond to the image in prose or poetry (no critical responses, please). We will choose one of the written works, which will be published along with the original photograph in an issue of Afterimage. Send images and creative written responses to afterimage@vsw.org. Please limit .tif or .jpg files to 300ppi and 6 inches on the image’s longest side.
Inklight offers a unique opportunity for photographers to share their most compelling image, which, if chosen, will be posted on our web site. Writers (who, ideally, were not formerly familiar with the imagery) will then have the chance to respond to the image in prose or poetry (no critical responses, please). We will choose one of the written works, which will be published along with the original photograph in an issue of Afterimage. Send images and creative written responses to afterimage@vsw.org. Please limit .tif or .jpg files to 300ppi and 6 inches on the image’s longest side.
NEWS
Afterimage publishes news stories on funding, legislation, activism and institutional restructuring, as well as obituaries and other topics of importance to our readership on its web site. Although most news items are written by Afterimage staff, longer news articles (1500-4000 words) are occasionally solicited from outside writers. References should by placed within the text, though endnotes are permitted in longer news articles.
Afterimage publishes news stories on funding, legislation, activism and institutional restructuring, as well as obituaries and other topics of importance to our readership on its web site. Although most news items are written by Afterimage staff, longer news articles (1500-4000 words) are occasionally solicited from outside writers. References should by placed within the text, though endnotes are permitted in longer news articles.
MEDIA NOTED
Much shorter than a review (generally 150-300 words), a note is a concise yet critical description of a single book, exhibition catalog, film, video, CD, or periodical.
Much shorter than a review (generally 150-300 words), a note is a concise yet critical description of a single book, exhibition catalog, film, video, CD, or periodical.
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Style Guidelines
Refer to the Chicago Manual of Style and Webster’s 19th Collegiate Dictionary for style and spelling. Use open punctuation: i.e., the minimum of commas, quotation marks and other punctuation necessary for clear understanding of the writing, as well as a minimum of italics and capitalization. In features, give full endnote references, not footnotes, for all writings quoted or referred to more than cursorily, including the volume and number references for scholarly journals. Please include a one-sentence author bio at the end of your article. Authors who have articles commissioned for the journal will be emailed a detailed style and formatting guide that they will be expected to follow before submitting their articles.
Refer to the Chicago Manual of Style and Webster’s 19th Collegiate Dictionary for style and spelling. Use open punctuation: i.e., the minimum of commas, quotation marks and other punctuation necessary for clear understanding of the writing, as well as a minimum of italics and capitalization. In features, give full endnote references, not footnotes, for all writings quoted or referred to more than cursorily, including the volume and number references for scholarly journals. Please include a one-sentence author bio at the end of your article. Authors who have articles commissioned for the journal will be emailed a detailed style and formatting guide that they will be expected to follow before submitting their articles.
Submission Formatting
Articles must be formatted in Microsoft Word and submitted as an email attachment or as a double-spaced hard copy sent to the office.
Articles must be formatted in Microsoft Word and submitted as an email attachment or as a double-spaced hard copy sent to the office.
Payment
Afterimage pays five cents a word for articles, with a maximum of $100 for news, reports and reviews; $150 for essays; and $300 for features. Payment is made after publication, not acceptance, and checks may take some months to process. Feature writers receive one advance copy and five additional free copies of the issue; reviews, reports, essay and news writers as well as portfolio contributors receive one advance copy and three additional copies. Authors can purchase additional copies at a discount. All contributors also receive a one-year complimentary subscription. To publicize Afterimage articles, we send tearsheets to galleries, publishers, distributors and event sponsors.
Afterimage pays five cents a word for articles, with a maximum of $100 for news, reports and reviews; $150 for essays; and $300 for features. Payment is made after publication, not acceptance, and checks may take some months to process. Feature writers receive one advance copy and five additional free copies of the issue; reviews, reports, essay and news writers as well as portfolio contributors receive one advance copy and three additional copies. Authors can purchase additional copies at a discount. All contributors also receive a one-year complimentary subscription. To publicize Afterimage articles, we send tearsheets to galleries, publishers, distributors and event sponsors.
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