The Broccoli Journal
Welcome to the Broccoli Journal! Here you'll find musings from the editorial team, event announcements, contributor pitch and submissions call information, and more.
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Sun & Moon: Celestial Magazine Art Submissions Call
Hello artists, photographers, illustrators, and visual people, We are seeking imagery for Sun & Moon, a new conceptual magazine suffused with cosmic wonder. Half of the magazine revolves around the Sun, and the other half orbits the Moon, transporting readers to a realm of curiosity...
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How to choose your oracle deck
Broccoli’s Oracle Decks are open-ended creative tools designed to spark insightful thinking. Unlike Tarot, where cards hold specific meanings, an oracle deck is designed for personal interpretation. You do not need any special knowledge to use them, and how you use them is entirely up...
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Pitch Call: Write for Catnip, Volume 2
Hello writers, Ask a cat, and they’ll tell you: any time is the right time for more catnip. And here at Broccoli, we’re listening. It’s time to make Volume 2 of Catnip—our joyful, sweet, sometimes silly but always smart celebration of all things cat—and we’re looking...
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For writers: Tips for pitching Broccoli
Hello! My name is Stephanie Madewell, and I am an editor for Broccoli. Each year, I’m the first reader of thousands of pitches for our books and magazines. All three members of the Broccoli editorial team read each one, and I read most of them...
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Art submission call: Mildew Issue 4
Mildew is the secondhand fashion magazine, made by Broccoli's wonderful editor, Ellen Freeman. Mildew publishes stories that inspire readers to think about old clothes in new ways, and go beyond “why thrifting is more sustainable/ethical/fun/personal than fast fashion.” This magazine won’t come out until the...
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Pitch call: Write for Mildew, the secondhand fashion magazine
Mildew is the secondhand fashion magazine, made by Broccoli's wonderful editor, Ellen Freeman. Issue 4 is beginning production, and that means it's time for a writing pitch call! Here's what Mildew is looking for: Surprising, thoughtful stories that inspire readers to think about old clothes...
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Pitch call: Write for Sun + Moon, a new celestial magazine
Look skyward, writers ~ Gaze at the moon’s mesmeric sheen. Contemplate the burnished glow of the sun. Then, send us a pitch. Broccoli is developing a new, single-issue, print-only, conceptual magazine suffused with celestial wonder: SUN + MOON. Half of the stories will revolve around...
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Heartbeat Magazine: Music Art Submissions Call
Hello artists, photographers, illustrators and visual people, We’re diving into production on Heartbeat, a new music magazine dedicated to the art of listening and sonic curiosity. This publication reaches beyond the world of album reviews and artist rankings to consider music and sound through a...
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Write for our new music magazine
Hello, writers! Broccoli has a new magazine in the works, and we are looking for pitches. The theme: Sound. After Condé Nast decided to drown Pitchfork in the GQ abyss, Broccoli’s editorial team started talking. We all love music, and we all agreed that our...
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Write for Broccoli Issue 20
Hello, writers! In the summer of 2017, I started working on a new print magazine named after a vegetable. Six years later, Broccoli is flourishing, green as ever, and here we are, pulling together our twentieth issue. Read on for details about pitching, including prompts...
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Mushroom People II Art Submissions Call
Hello artists, photographers, and illustrators, We’re foraging for beautiful and strange visuals to include in the forthcoming second edition of Mushroom People magazine, and we’d love to see what treasures are growing on the forest floor of your imagination. The deadline to submit work is...
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How We Made It: Forgotten Flowers
From concept to execution, Broccoli's founder Anja Charbonneau shares the story behind Forgotten Flowers: A Collection of Found Floral Photography. The Idea I have a long-term habit of collecting old photographs, whether I’m scouring eBay or flipping through piles at an antique shop. I used...
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Broccoli Issue 19 Art Submissions Call
Hello, photographers and illustrators! We are currently in production mode for Broccoli Issue 19, publishing in spring 2024. We are seeking uniquely beautiful art to showcase as visual essays or pair with articles we have already commissioned. The deadline for art submissions is August 11,...
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Digital is dead—long live print!
Maybe you’ve seen the headlines: digital media is in trouble. Many behemoth platforms—Vice, Paper Magazine, Buzzfeed News—are finished. Social media feeds are constantly lighting up with newly laid off writers, editors, and designers looking for work. It’s a mess. We can’t tell you how this...
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Write for Broccoli Issue 19
Hello, writers! We just wrapped up our first IRL Broccoli editorial team meeting in FOUR YEARS (whoa) and our brains are brimming with plots and plans for our ever-expanding galaxy of publishing projects. Mushroom People II is happening (you can find the pitch call for...
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