Proposed themes for 2023/2024’s upcoming issues
Vol. 36 No. 3 – early October 2023
Theme: Art, Activism, Ceremony… and Grief?
Submission due date: August 15, 2023
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Art, Activism, Ceremony… and Grief?
What pulses below the surface of our art? What drives our activism? Is ceremony a live force?
Does grief put the surge into insurgent?
As our planet faces intense heat waves, drought, flooding, wild fires and rising ocean
temperatures –
As unprecedented numbers of humans and other species are displaced and denied refuge –
As AI and other computer-generated mechanisms threaten to undermine our autonomy,
agency and self-expression –
As we grapple with personal and collective grief, some of it fresh, some carving wounds over
many generations –
As war and violence generate further trauma, devastation, and unmarked graves –
We call on you to share your hearts with us through art, stories, poems, essays, photos, videos
and music… envisioning alternative ways to sustain ourselves and our planet.
Please send your original, unpublished work by August 15, 2023 to:
submissions@montrealserai.com.
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Vol. 36 No. 4 – early January 2024
Theme: Blues, Jazz and Beat as fugitive literature
Submission due date: November 15, 2023
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To come
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Vol. 37 No. 1 – early April 2024
Theme: TBC
Submission due date: February 15, 2024
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To come
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Vol. 37 No. 2 – early July 2024
Theme: TBC
Submission due date: May 15, 2024
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To come
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Guidelines
Montréal Serai is always soliciting new ideas and materials from outside its geographical purview, on arts/culture/politics. Articles should be well written and not exceed 3,000 words.
We accept reviews of all kinds, covering arts, politics, culture, music, literature and film. We also accept political cartoons. We’re open to new information and regard every submission with the utmost respect.
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Montréal Serai welcomes your own original, unpublished submissions of art, cartoons, prose, poetry or fiction. Written submissions may not exceed 3,000 words. Audio and audio-visual components are welcome. Submissions published on your personal blog may be considered if you identify them as such and provide appropriate links. Serai reserves the right to reject any submission that does not meet its standards or mandate, and will not entertain violent or sexually explicit material or material that does not respect human dignity or that offends minorities on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disability or personal beliefs.
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