DIGITAL ARTIFACT MAGAZINE
ISSUE 3: WE MADE THIS FOR YOU OUT OF NOTHING
**Call for submissions**
Extended deadline: June 20, 2009


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How do we make meaning and tell stories in the midst of the worst global recession since the Great Depression? In this climate of scarcity, can the internet open possibilities for collaboration, connection and creative resource sharing across national borders? As many artists struggle with financial precarity, is it possible to make more out of less and find inspiration in shared or salvaged materials? Can there be a productive relationship between economic anxiety, uncertainty and the ephemeral impulses that give rise to our work?

Make something out of nothing, something, ones and zeros, digital scraps, foraged fractures and glitches – whatever you can find. We seek stories, videos, essays, sound pieces and web based works for the third issue of our online, multimedia magazine.

Digital Artifact Magazine interrogates narrative in contemporary culture through fiction, criticism, experimental prose, and Web-based audio-visual work.  We're specifically interested in the impact of digital culture and globalization on contemporary narrative(s).  How do these phenomena create new forms of story, text, language, and literature?  What kinds of narratives have emerged from specific elements such as web sites, chatrooms, video games, Myspace, internet porn, digital photography, web cams, blogs, internet media and cell phones, as well as broad trends such as the breakdown of national boundaries, the increased speed of communication, and the globalization of culture, capitalism, and war.

Submission Guidelines

We accept e-mail submissions only. Send submissions to digitalartifact@gmail.com. In the subject heading, include your last name and the word “submission.” Do not send previously published work, and let us know if the work has been accepted elsewhere. One submission per person, please. Include a brief (50-100 word) bio with your work. We will do our best to respond to submissions within 10 weeks after the deadline.

**We accept text pieces up to 2,000 words in length. Please paste your work as plain text directly into the e-mail. You may also send a text document as an attachment in addition to pasting the content, if formatting is important to the piece.

**For images, we accept visual files in pdf, jpeg, and gif format. Please send a low-res (72 dpi) version for submission review.

**For sound, send mp3 files, zipped if possible, at a length of 5 minutes or less.

**For video footage, email QuickTime files, compressed for web, again in the vicinity of 5 minutes or less. Links to videos posted online also work. If we have difficulty looking at your video due to compatibility issues, we will email you with information about uploading your submission to the Digital Artifact YouTube account.

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