Pitches wanted (dance, art, family) | $125 to $400 CAD per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE DANCE CURRENT

Deadline: 30 July 2023

We are now accepting pitches for our Fall 2023 print issue on newsstands in October. Are you an artist, writer or dancer living in Canada? Send us your ideas about dance and art in your community.

THEME: Family (in all of its expansive expressions)

• How are family bonds formed or strengthened through dance?
• What is the role of dance in creating chosen families?
• How are artists exploring family stories, issues and themes through dance?
• Are there families with shared dance practices you think should be celebrated?
• How does caregiving or parenting transform dance practices?
• How does pregnancy affect dance practices?
• How is dance passed on, (re)created, or recovered within families?
• How does dance challenge heteronormative conceptions of family?

Feel free to pitch any other family-related topics you think we should cover!

We’re looking for personal essays, features, photo essays, poetry, profiles, teacher appreciation letters and more. Email your pitch to editor-in-chief, Erin, erin@thedancecurrent.com by July 30 to be considered.

***You can pitch us an idea for a story, even if you're not interested in being the one to write it. We still want to hear from you!***

Don't forget to check out our submission guidelines at the link below.

https://thedancecurrent.com/submissions/

CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):

• Questions/submissions: For print articles, send your pitch to the editor-in-chief, erin mccurdy at erin@thedancecurrent.com and managing editor, swadhi ranganee, at swadhi@thedancecurrent.com. for digital articles, send your pitch to marketing and development director, emily pettet, at emily@thedancecurrent.com.
• Website: https://thedancecurrent.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: The Dance Current aims to facilitate critical conversation about the art, practices and people involved in the many dance forms across Canada. Dance Media Group strives to deepen engagement with dance communities through special publishing projects and educational programming. More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent articles/stories on its website.
• Review the submission guidelines here.
• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook and at SuccessfulPitches.com.
• Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a few lines highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.

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