Passing Notes Open Call

Issue 4 | Open Call

Are you an artist who writes? Do you enjoy writing and thinking about art as much as you enjoy the process of making it? Passing Notes is seeking art-related writing for our upcoming Issue 4.

We are accepting submissions in the form of:

Peer reviews
Historical Reviews
Creative & Visual Responses to Artworks
Poetry
Interviews
Experimental

Submission Guidelines:

As a community-driven publication, we ask you to please carefully follow the application guidelines. This supports our team workflows and minimizes the chance of being unable to review your application.

One Form Per Submission: Use a separate form for each submission/title. Welcome to submit up to three!
Final Versions: Please submit only completed work.
Your Name: Include your full name, including elements such as capitalization, lower case, accents, etc., as you would like to be credited.
File Naming: FirstName_LastName_Title.PDF or JPG.
Length & Format: Texts under 1000 words, PDF format. JPG for images, links for media/audio.
Reference Visuals for Texts: Please imbed/paste JPG images of the artwork you are reviewing with in the PDF.
Permissions: Ensure you have permission to use any content that’s not your own.
AI Transparency: Stay original, keep it ethical, own it.
Additional Submission Methods: If you prefer other submission methods like voice memos or video calls, please email us.
Your Work Stays Yours: If featured, you keep the rights to your work even after we publish it in Passing Notes. Keep publishing!

Response Time: Expect to hear from us regarding your submission by early June.

Questions or need more info? Email us at wannnapassnotes@gmail.com with “Open Call Question” in the subject line.