Guidelines for Submitting to The AntiCraft

Craft in any media (weaving, metallurgy, crochet, soul-painting, cooking, or other any medium you can bend to your will) is acceptable so long as results are reproducible by your tutorial, it doesn't suck, and it is previously unpublished (blogs count). Currently, submissions are only accepted by email. Send your submission to submit@theanticraft.com. Include the following:

• MS Word (.doc) file or rich text (.rtf) file of instructions and details such as:
• Name of project.
• Artist's name and contact information, including mailing address.
• Short description (get creative - who says heroic couplets are passé?)
• Recommended reading, listening, or viewing to put you in the mood or give further information.
• Cite any quoted passages.
• All necessary materials/notions/tools. Please be specific! (Brand names, amounts, etc.) Obviously readers are going to substitute materials, but it's only fair to let them know exactly what you used so they can figure out if their substitutions are good.
• Finished size(s) - be specific.
• Please do not embed your photos into this document. Send them separately (see below).
  
  
• Photographs of the finished project:
• Minimum size: 72dpi 300x350px. If you are in doubt, send the largest file size picture you can, as we can always make it smaller, but making it bigger never looks good.
• The main photo for your project should be portrait-oriented (turn your camera 90º). We can often crop landscape-oriented photos, but it takes some finagling to get them to fit the 300x350 pixel size. If you want us to like you, send a few portrait shots along.
• Send at least one full-frontal shot of the object. If wearable, send at least one full body shot.
• Next, get creative and send a few shots that vary in setting, pose, and angle.
• Get close ups of any details that are not apparent from a full-object shot, such as embroidery, edging, beading, etc. Remember that many cameras have about a 18-24" focal point and to get a clear detail shot it's often better to step back about 4' and zoom in.
• Remember, a sunny day gives much better light than anything indoors unless you have a professional photo studio.
• Sending more photos is better than sending fewer.
• Acceptable file types: .jpg (100% or "highest/maximum" quality if you have control over that), .psd, .tiff (saved for a Mac)
• Do not "photoshop" your image into oblivion. We will do that for you if we deem it necessary.
• If your photos correspond to steps in your instructions, please name the photo files in a logical way such as [projectname]_step[#].[extention] - for example, badjuju_step1.jpg, badjuju_step2.jpg, etc.
• Don't forget to let us know the names of the photographer and/or model if you want them to be credited.

For wearable items, preference will be given to projects that include a wide range of sizes or a worksheet-style format for flexibility.

Please respect the intellectual property rights of others. We realize in craft this is tricky, because modification on a theme is a staple in our community. Though imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, please let us know about original projects which inspired you so that we can determine if your project is different enough from another crafter's intellectual property to be published.

Deadlines for submissions are as follows. Check the news in the AntiCrafters Anonymous forums for info on themes for each issue, if any.

• March 31 for Beltane 2008 issue (publishes April 25, 2008)
• June 15 for Lughnasadh 2008 issue (publishes July 15, 2008)
• September 2 for Samhain 2008 issue (publishes October 1, 2008)

• December 20 for Imbolc 2009 issue (publishes January 7, 2009)
• March 1 for Beltane 2009 issue (publishes April 1, 2009)
• June 1 for Lughnasadh 2009 issue (publishes July 1, 2009)
• September 1 for Samhain 2009 issue (publishes October 1, 2009)

What do you get in return? Glory, baby. Glory.