We’ve all been elsewhere, we’ve all thought of anywhere but here. But here we are, announcing Issue 6′s theme! In honour of Static Zine making its first trek outside Toronto to the Chicago Zine Fest in March, we’ve decided to form this issue around your tales of yonder.

What we’re looking for:

• Interesting, hilarious and thought-provoking stories of when you’ve been somewhere else. Love, adventure, loss, being lost, chaos, seeing something with your own eyes (are just some examples).
• We want you to tell your stories through a unique way to what kind of story it is. For instance: did you get really drunk in London? Maybe you’d want to draw a map or a game of all the places where you puked. Did you have a one night stand in the Caribbean? Maybe play it out like an erotic novel. Did you climb a mountain? Maybe give us a time recap. Did you run away from home as a kid? Maybe let us know what was going through your mind at the time. Did you study abroad? Maybe write or draw out or compile some photos of an interesting time you had. (These are also just some examples!)
• We love the written word in its many styles, drawings, comics, photography, lists and games. Check out our previous issues to get an idea of our style before you submit.

Criteria to keep in mind:

• A “Static Zine page” is a half of an 8.5×11 sheet of paper. Again, check out our previous issues to see how much space you’d have. Sometimes we decide to split a zine page in half as well, depending on how many pitches we get and if we think it’d work to that size.
• We print in black and white.
• If your pitch is accepted, you can either complete it on your own and send it to us or come make it with us at our HQ. We employ a border of white space around the zine pages as well to make sure your piece doesn’t get cut off in photocopying.
• Please also know that if you want your page to look the best in its photocopied form, it should not be too light or too dark. Keeping things close to even toned seems to work out the best and we want you to be happy with how it comes out.

Here’s what to do now:

• Interested? GREAT! Email a short pitch of your idea and how you would want to do it to info @ staticzine . com.
• You must email us by MONDAY, JANUARY 28!
  

Other important dates to keep of note if accepted:

• Your submission (if doing it on your own) is to be due no later than Monday, February 11.
• If you would like to do your page with us, then you would have to work out a day with us to come by during our production schedule between Monday, February 11 and Monday, February 25. We intend to print by Friday, March 1.
• Static heads out to CZF on March 6 so we’ll be celebrating in Toronto later in the month around CMW.

We’re looking forward to hearing your pitches! Happy Nostalgia-ing!