WRITER GUIDELINES
AMERICAN CRAFT is
the foremost magazine on contemporary craft in the
The focus of the
magazine is contemporary work in clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood and other
media. Emphasis is on American crafts,
but the magazine occasionally covers related arts and foreign subjects. Feature articles include profiles of
significant figures in the field as well as exhibition reviews.
Assignments
• Scholarship,
critical insight and thoughtful commentary are important to the magazine. So, too, are clarity, accuracy, descriptive
skill and a graceful writing style.
• Assignments are confirmed
in writing and state the nature of the assignment, the fee and the due
date. Fee payment is made on
publication. Three complimentary copies
of the issue containing the article are sent to the writer.
• Any difficulty the
writer may have in meeting the deadline or completing the assignment should be
discussed with the assigning editor.
• The editors
reserve the right to edit manuscripts for content and style. (The magazine refers to the Chicago Manual of
Style, 15th Edition.) Substantive changes
are discussed with the author.
• Illustrations for
an article are generally acquired by the editors, who give preference to works
discussed in the text. Captions are
written by the editors.
• All quotations
used by the writer must be attributed.
References to publications must include complete title, author,
publisher and year of publication.
• Footnotes are
acceptable when essential to the text, but as a general rule, incidental
information should be integrated into the text and not given as footnotes.
• For assigned book
reviews, the writer should convey the substance of the book as well as provide
an evaluation of its contents---the writing, point of view, scholarship,
illustrations and overall design.
• For reviews of
gallery shows (generally, 600-700 words), the writer should assess the work
overall and cite specific pieces to explain a point. While facts about the artist’s background can
provide context, the review is primarily about the work presented in the
show. (When including background or
quoting the artist, provide the editors with the source of this information.)
Unsolicited
Submissions
Unsolicited material
sent to the magazine will be handled with care, but AMERICAN CRAFT assumes no
responsibility for it. Manuscripts will
be returned only if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
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