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Submission Guidelines for Cloth Paper Scissors

Here's the second post in my series on submission guidelines for publications. You can see the last post here.

Cloth Paper Scissors is a pretty cool magazine - usually a very good place to see new techniques, etc. They also have great cover art!

Below you will find an abridged version of the submission guidelines for Cloth Paper Scissors. You can read their more detailed submission information (for current calls, sister publications, etc) here.

If you have a technique, project, or body of work to share, Cloth Paper Scissors would like to know about it. We want to show other artists—from beginners to the advanced—the latest, edgiest, most unusual collage and mixed-media techniques and applications.

 Cloth Paper Scissors is most interested in publishing previously unpublished articles that cover unique collage and mixed-media techniques geared to beginner, intermediate, or advanced artists. Feature articles may explore motifs and methods that will inspire and inform collage, fiber, and mixed-media artists.

We are interested in articles focusing on fabric and paper collage techniques; paint and dye applications; handmade books; creative sketchbook keeping; art journaling; altered books techniques; ways of working with polymer clay; stitching on paper, fabric, and other media; crafting as a business and way of life; embossing techniques; digital imagery for collage; working with found objects; crafting “green”; and stories about creating inspired studios for mixed-media artists.

Please note: Artist Profiles, Book Reviews, Product Reviews, and Reader Challenges are written by our in-house staff.

Copyright Issues
No submissions which may violate copyright laws will be accepted. If your artwork could be perceived by Interweave Press LLC as a potential copyright violation, please provide written consent by the party which may have standing with regard to the copyright issue.

How to Submit
If you have 1-3 pieces of art in a series to share with us, you may send the art directly to our offices. This kind of submission is appropriate for technique-oriented articles, our Featured Letter, "I Made This," and Artist-to-Artist, as well as other departments that focus on 1-3 pieces of art.

Submissions via Email
Send a description of the technique or article you propose, and an outline for the article to submissions@clothpaperscissors.com.

Be sure to include your name, address, and phone number in the email.

Please include photographs of the art or process (up to three low-resolution jpegs with your email). One email and up to three attached low-res jpegs, only please. If we are interested in your query, we may ask for more photos, or higher resolution jpegs to be sent, but we do all our magazine photography in-house.

You will receive an auto-reply immediately, acknowledging that your email has been received. We will let you know within 12 weeks via email whether we have accepted your query. No phone calls or emails, please.

How to Submit by Mail
If you prefer, you may send in queries via regular mail. Include an SASE (self-addressed, stamped envelope) if you want your query materials returned. Succinctly describe your story idea or technique and include prints of artwork or samples (these are just to give us an idea and do not need to be professionally shot). Please do not send original artwork at this point in the process.

To mail your query, send it to:

Cloth Paper Scissors
ATTN: CPS Submissions
23 Gleasondale Road
P.O. Box 685
Stow, MA 01775

Submission Guidelines for Stampington & Co Publications

One of my New Year's resolutions was to submit my work for publication. In order to do that, I gleaned every magazine I could find on the Internet. I've put them in my sidebar to the right, but I thought I'd share the fruits of my labor with y'all in more detail by writing a post.

So first up is the Stampington & Co. family of publications. They have about twenty different pubs now, a few of the ones I get most regularly are Stampers' Sampler, Take Ten, Somerset Memories, Somerset Studio, Somerset Life, Somerset Home, Somerset Holidays, etc.... (Do I detect a pattern here?) They all always have really great covers (see sample below)!

   

   
The good news is that all of these magazines have Design Calls - and they're all listed on the very same page!

And here's what they have to say about their Submision Guidelines in general:

All artwork must arrive at our offices on or before the published deadlines. We prefer submissions of original art. If original art is not available, our next preference is hi-res digital images (300 dpi at 8½" x 10"). If hi-res digital images are not available, we will very rarely consider professional-quality transparencies or color slides. Color-copy submissions are not accepted.

All artwork must be identified with the artist’s name, address, e-mail and phone number clearly printed on a label attached to each sample. As artwork often gets separated from instructions during our selection process, we ask that you also inscribe your name and address somewhere on each piece of art. If you desire acknowledgment of artwork receipt, please include a self-addressed stamped postcard.

For collaborative projects, it is the responsibility of the submitting artist to obtain permission from each participant prior to submission. In addition, each piece of the collaborative must be labeled with contact information of the artist who created it. Please be aware that the collaborative project in its entirety will only be returned to the submitting artist and must have sufficient return postage.

If th e artwork is three-dimensional, please attach your identification with a removable string, or pack the sample in a plastic bag with your identification. Artwork without proper identification will not be considered for publication.

Depending on the publication, concise yet thorough instructions must accompany each art sample. Attach individual sample instructions to each piece of artwork and include credits for art stamp images used, as well as any other products of note. If you are able, please keep an electronic version of your instructions, as you may be requested to send those in if your work is selected for publication.

Please send submissions to:
(Name of Magazine Title) 
22992 Mill Creek, Suite B, 
Laguna Hills, CA 92653.

ARTWORK MANAGEMENT POLICY
Sometimes, a piece of artwork submitted for one issue may be better suited for an upcoming issue. Other times, submissions are forwarded for consideration to the editors of our sister publications. For these reasons we may hold your sample for an extended period of time — 9-12 months is common. Rest assured that we will take excellent care of your artwork, but Stampington cannot be held responsible for damage or loss due to circumstances beyond our control. In the meantime, if you move, please send a postcard or e-mail to the editor with your new address.

Due to the large volume of artwork we receive, Somerset Studio will return only those submissions accompanied by sufficient postage in the form of cash, check or money order made out to Stampington & Company. We can not offer delivery confirmation; however, we are happy to put insurance on the submission. If you wish to have your artwork insured for the return journey, please include sufficient funds and indicate your preference in a postcard or letter enclosed with your submission. Please do not attach postage to packaging, and do not send loose postage stamps. Contributors from outside the US, please send cash, check, or money order in US funds to Stampington & Company.
 
For those titles that run feature articles, please see the following Writers’ Submission Guidelines:
 
WRITERS’ SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

If you have a unique artistic technique you’d like to share with others, please send samples of your artwork accompanied by a query letter outlining your article idea to the respective Managing Editor at: (Name of Magazine Title) 
22992 Mill Creek, Suite B
, Laguna Hills, CA 92653.

Managing editors also welcome brief e-mail queries. (E-mail address can be found on the masthead of each publication.) No telephone calls, please.

Please note that the artwork itself often sells the article. Managing editors seek first-rate projects and encourage artists who have not published articles before to submit ideas, as editorial assistance will be provided. Competitive editorial compensation is provided for all published articles.

Depending on which magazine you are most interested in submitting artwork to, you are encouraged to review any additional guidelines that are unique to each magazine, which are published in each issue of all standing titles. Listed below is an outline of some of the upcoming themes, challenges (and other pertinent information) unique to our current regular standing titles.

And there you have it! So you've got no excuse now, and neither do I! Submit your work or ELSE!

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you find this information helpful!

P.S. Don't forget what starts tomorrow!