Pitches wanted (chorus) | 35 to 45 cents per word
Added 2025-10-02 20:22:55 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: C MAGAZINE
Deadline: 15 October 2025
Call for Pitches for CHORUS
C163—Spring 2026
Accepted until: October 15, 2025
For this issue, we invite artistic engagements with CHORUS as both form and method. A chorus can amplify an utterance, and layer singular voices. It holds both unison and dissonance. As in musical polyphony, where multiple melodies occur at the same time, we think of ideas on collectivity that don’t dissolve distinction. How might we think with choral and other musical structures as an aesthetic, political, and feeling force? And what of the hiccups that are just as much a part of meaning-making, including pauses, sounds of breath, or even a crackle through a PA system? Think: choirs, the protest chant, repetition, sonic art, musical composition, language, call-and-response, glossolalia, work songs, and more.
Ahead of refreshing our editorial categories, we are seeking pitches this round for thematic Features of all kinds and creative Compositions, which can include artists’ visuals and experimental thought for a print format. We also welcome Reviews pitches, not required to be on theme, on a rolling basis. Send pitches to pitch@cmagazine.com by October 15, 2025, with a subject line that starts with the word PITCH and indicates the submission type (review, essay, interview, Composition, for example).
Please include ~150 words about your subject and how you’ll approach it, including hyperlinks where relevant. An estimated word count is appreciated. If you have not written for us recently, include a link to your website—or a copy of CV—and one or two writing samples (ideally ones in a style similar to your pitched piece). We do not publish reprints or previously written pieces. Please see our writer’s guidelines for more information.
Thank you for understanding that due to capacity, we are unable to reply to all pitches.
Note about conflicts of interest: we do not accept pitches from platforms regarding their own programming.
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CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
Submissions: pitch@cmagazine.com
Website: https://cmagazine.com/
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
Learn more about the publication: C Magazine is a contemporary art publication that focuses on critical writing and conversation about visual art. The magazine covers a wide range of topics, including art exhibitions, artists, curators, and art theory, with a focus on Canadian and international contemporary art. C Magazine offers in-depth reviews, essays, interviews, and features aimed at fostering thoughtful discourse in the art world. More information here.
Read through a selection of recent stories/articles on its website.
Review the submission guidelines here.
Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook Database and at SuccessfulPitches.com.
Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a few lines highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.
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