Writing Submissions Guidelines

Personal Writing: Length and content: most articles are 250- 1200 words, so as short or as long as you want it. when writing, pick a specific incident(s), because we often receive articles that are vaguely about "growing up with games," which simply reminisce, but do not focus on anything in particular. An incident or theme (like "Why Um Jammer Lammy is a feminist game" or "My experience as a street fighter tournament player" ) is mandatory. But really anything goes; as long as it's organized and well written. Experimental formats welcome, however no stream of consciousness journal entries unless it's really bizarre/ damn special. Quality please!

Reviews: If you are writing a game review, it should be reflexive and thoughtful, outside the realm of traditional game reviews; about why the game is interesting, unique, or relevent to life. Or it can be a personal narrative about playing a game. Nothing about codes or polygons or specs.We're trying to work with more experiment/ personal ways of thinking about games. We encourage new ways to write about video games.

Industry covereage: I'm not particularly interested in trade trends unless it has something to so with social impact/ relevent to gaming and society.

Illustrations: Please contact John for artwork pitches.