Submissions

Studio welcomes article pitches from both emerging and established writers, academics, scholars, and journalists writing about contemporary Canadian craft and design and related stories. We are interested in original ideas, unique voices and perspectives, little-known histories, and anything that challenges the status quo of craft and design and the ideas around making.

Studio Magazine is a national publication committed to thoughtful, careful, and engaging writing about contemporary Canadian craft and design. We also have an ongoing commitment to supporting and mentoring writers.

Call for submissions

Fall/Winter 2025-2026: NOISE
Deadline: February 28, 2025

For this issue of Studio, we’re interested in the sound of craft and design — from soundscapes and rhythms, to audio associations, in language, production and application. We’re looking for articles on audio resonances of crafted objects, how sound is used to learn about a material or an object, what sounds can be provoked, coerced or cajoled. What do the sounds of a workshop tell us about the objects produced in it? What are the aural characteristics of a crafted object? How do sonic expressions influence objects?

Topics of interest include:

  • Descriptions of soundscapes associated with craft;

  • Instrument design and construction;

  • The noise properties of materials, techniques and made objects;

  • Sounds, rhythms, patterns, melodies in craft production;

  • Unusual noises, arhythmia, sound pollution — and what they reveal about process and disruptions.

WRITERS: Submit pitches to our form here.

PORTFOLIO: Makers submit your work here.

We review all pitches, and those that are accepted for publication will be contacted by email. Payment is upon publication.

Print

Articles (Lead 1,500-2,000 words; Feature 1,200-1,500 words; Mini under 1,000 words):
Essays, reportage, profiles, and literary non-fiction that engage with contemporary craft—process, object, media, makers—or general interest issues that can be explored through Canadian craft.

Review essays (750-1,000 words):
Thematic essays that directly reference craft shows, exhibitions, publications, archives, movements, etc., bringing one or more into conversation with each other.

Interviews (length varies):
Compelling conversations with makers, artists, artisans, designers, curators, collectors, researchers, arts administrators, historians, buyers, etc. who are actively engaged in contemporary Canadian craft and design.

Occasionally, we commission writers and photographers. If you would like to be considered, please send us an email with the following information:
- Bio (including how you identify)
- Where you are located (or travelling to)
- Your interest in Canadian craft and design
- Links to online work.

Pay rates for articles are $0.30 per word or higher.

Editorial Submission Guidelines

  1. Read the Studio Magazine and website to familiarize yourself with our tone and style.

  2. Pitching a review essay? Consider an unconventional and unique approach to the subject, from interdisciplinary media to a new critical lens. 

  3. If you have not written for Studio before, please attach or link to one or two relevant excerpts of your writing. Include a short bio and contact information.

  4. Keep it short: limit the length of your pitch to under 250 words.

  5. We do not accept previously-written articles or simultaneous submissions.

Thank you—we look forward to reading your pitches,

- The Studio Magazine editorial team

Please be patient—we deal with a large amount of correspondence. Please feel free to follow up with us if you haven’t received a response to your pitch within three months.