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Arts and Culture pitches and magazine pitches!
Arts and Culture pitches and magazine pitches!
What time is it? IT'S ARTS 'N CULTURE PITCHES TIME!
Pitches! Horoscopes! Crosswords! Wow!
Hey everybody, Tom here, and boy oh boy do I have some pitches for you!As usual we've got some great article pitches for the website, but there's also some opportunities to be included in the magazine!For any of you who are new to The Gateway, every month during the Fall/Winter semesters we publish a print magazine filled with animations, long-form articles, comics, special features and more! It's the highlight of what we do at The Gateway.Right now we're looking for horoscope and crossword submissions for the September edition of the magazine, so if you have a passion for either of those and want to have some fun in the magazine, let me know!As usual, we have our recurring columns, and if you have a pitch of your own send it my way at [email protected].And now, as always, the recurring columns:
*NEW* The Hobby Hole: Tell us about any unique hobbies you have or give a fresh take on an old favourite. It could be a passion project or an activity you do when you want to lay back, unplug your brain and watch the hours fly by.
*NEW* Paddling up the Livestream: Wax lyrical about your favourite livestreams, put us onto some hidden-away gems, or give your hot-takes on livestream culture!
*NEW* The First Time: Try something totally new and write about your experience. It could be a cuisine you’ve heard great things about, an unfamiliar type of music or an activity that you never got to try. Tell us about it all from the POV of a complete novice.
*NEW* Dream Team: Write about your ultimate dream collab! It might be a Stephen King children’s books series or a Billie Eilish x Tyler, the Creator supergroup. Tell us what makes your dream team such a gamechanger.
Gateway to Gastronomy: Know any fun and easy to follow recipes? Share it in this recurring segment.
Exploring Edmonton: Do you know any cool places around Edmonton that people should visit? Write about them in this new series!
Lunch Break: An Arts & Culture series where we share fun recipes with humorous commentary. It's wholesome and lowkey, so check it out and send an installment over!
Brew Crew/Vino Bitches: A fun, short review of your favourite (or not-so-favourite) beers, wines, or other alcoholic beverages of choice.
Noodle Nation: Who loves noodles? You (might) love noodles! Write a column on your favourite noodles or noodle haunts.
Pot Thots: Write about your favourite strains, equipment, dispensaries, and more in our column on the world of legal weed.
Eating Edmonton: Write about your favourite (or not-so-favourite) local haunts in this miscellaneous foodie column. A great way to spotlight local restaurants in a time when they really need it!
DatApp: Have an app that’s been a gamechanger? Wax eloquently about it (or a few of your favourites) in this column.
Top 5: Top 5 streaming shows, places to cry in public, work-from-home tips...you name it, you can write a Top 5 on it!
Diss Track: Are there 3-4 songs that grind your gears in the worst way possible? Diss the crap out of them in this column.
Doin’ You: Everyone has something they do exceptionally well. Wanna teach others your wizardry? Walk us step-by-step through the process of a master for this column.
Playlists: Have killer musical taste? Share it on The Gateway with a curated playlist.
Retro on Retro: Is some classic piece of media on your mind? Reflect on it with the distance of time in this column. Discuss the qualities, staying power, and impact of your favourite old movie, video game, album, book, play, or whatever else!
Double Take: Love spitting fire-hot takes on pop culture? You and a friend (or foe) can team up to write opposing takes on some piece of art/entertainment/media.
...AND MORE! I'm always open to any pitches you might have for me!
U of A sociologist Amy Kaler is part of the team behind Stories of the Pandemic, a new website meant to collect stories, poems and all kinds of art created during this unique time we find ourselves in. Kaler and co. created the site to be a resource where people can see the thoughts, reflections and stories of their neighbours, and hopefully find some community as they make sense of the ongoing pandemic. If you'd like to interview Kaler about this project, let me know!
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