The Goose, one of Canada’s leading literary journal devoted to the arts, environment and culture, is looking for submissions for a special issue that address art and environmental activism.
Specifically, they are looking for submissions from artists, activists, and academics, such as:
- Visual art, poetry, prose, storytelling, craft, print and poster making, digital art, dance, music, video and sound recordings, and land-based art
- The relationship between activist art and commodity capitalism
- Critical writing on popularity, award culture, celebrity status
- Social media, technology, and the digital
- The role and status of the artist in communities and environmental justice movements
- Art and activism, art as activism, art praxis and everyday life
- Art ecocriticism and theory
- Activist traditions or innovations in media, form, genre, and technique
Deadline is January 7th. Also note: “While our focus is on Canadian content, we also accept international material.”
Click here to learn more and submit.
John is co-author, with Midge Raymond, of the Tasmanian mystery Devils Island. He is also author of the novels The Tourist Trail and Where Oceans Hide Their Dead. Co-founder of Ashland Creek Press and editor of Writing for Animals (also now a writing program).