Vogue Knitting has made a design submission call for the Spring / Summer 2023 issue of its magazine.
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Design & Article Call: VOGUE Knitting Spring/Summer 2023
Hello Designers and Authors. It’s time to start planning the Spring/Summer 2023 issue of Vogue Knitting. You’ll find both the design call and the article call below.
DESIGN CALL
Three editorial design stories cover a variety of approaches to warm weather knits.
- Simplicity – We like to wear simple things in the summer and we like the ease of knitting them too. These designs should be elegant, modern and a breeze to knit. https://www.pinterest.com/oohla83/ss-23-simple/
- Openness – Again this year, we are looking for open fabric that is tailored, not frilly. https://www.pinterest.com/oohla83/ss-openness/
- Plain and fancy – Take a (fairly) simple design and make it fancy. One version might have a plain neckline, while the second version has splits at the V. The fancy version might have balloon sleeves, while the plain one has a simple half sleeve. Submit your ideas in plain and fancy pairs. https://www.pinterest.com/oohla83/ss-plain-and-fancy/
Please take note:
- Designer submits their written pattern in sample size only. VK tech editors will grade all patterns to fit chest 30 – 60”. Sample size will be decided at the time a design is accepted.
- Profit sharing: Designs are exclusive to print for one year. Following the one year exclusivity period, individual PDFs will be posted on the Vogue Knitting website and on Ravelry. Designers receive a base fee + 10% of PDF sales on the Vogue Knitting website and 50% of Ravelry sales. Pattern PDFs will sell for $8 (up from $6).
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Design submissions due by Wednesday, August 3, 2022.
Send submissions to designsub@sohopub.com
- Digital submissions only.
- One page PDF per design PDF or JPEG files only, include:
- swatch image
- sketch image
- Please take time to include the best sketches possible. It makes a big difference.
- On each submission, please include your name, email and phone number. Any submissions without this information may not be considered.
- We will contact you by mid-September if your design has been selected and the garment/instruction deadline for accepted proposals will be in late October. Due to the sheer volume of submissions it is not possible to respond to everyone. If you haven’t heard from us by the end of September, consider the design free to be submitted elsewhere or published independently. Please don’t telephone or email with inquiries as to the status of your submissions.
ARTICLE CALL
Vogue Knitting is seeking talented writers to contribute articles for publication. We are looking for fresh ideas and interesting perspectives from a wide range of voices.
With knitting at its core, each issue of Vogue Knitting features articles on every aspect of the craft, from fiber growers, yarn makers, dyers, individual designers, makers and fashion. We are interested in knitting and other fiber related stories from all over the world. We’d like to hear about a special local yarn shop or interesting events. We love to share techniques and learn about the history and heritage of our craft. We are interested in discovering where our knitting fibers come from and how they are processed. We are interested in tangential subjects, such as fashion stories that intersect with knitting and crochet.
We are especially interested in things we may not have thought of! Take a look at the design themes to spark your imagination.
Articles should be well written, easy to follow, free of errors and appropriately sourced. Articles should be accompanied by print-ready images – 300 dpi resolution, jpg or tiff file format, comparable to the size they will run on the page in inches.
Articles range from 300 to 800 words or more.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
To submit an article for consideration please email:
- Your pitch for the particular story you are interested in writing, one PDF for each idea.
- Include a link to published writing samples or attach an unpublished draft or partial draft of proposed article.
Article submissions due by Wednesday, August 3, 2022.
Send submissions to designsub@sohopub.com
We will contact you by mid-September if your design has been selected and the garment/instruction deadline for accepted proposals will be in October. Due to the sheer volume of submissions it is not possible to respond to everyone. If you haven’t heard from us by the end of September, consider the design free to be submitted elsewhere or published independently. Please don’t telephone or email with inquiries as to the status of your submissions.
Vogue Knitting is committed to inclusion and diversity at all levels, from staff, through designers, journalists, freelancers, models, photographers, etc. Please pass this call on to anyone you know who might be interested. We are eager to expand our network of artists.
We look forward to hearing from you and seeing your ideas for Winter 2022/2023!
Vogue Knitting Team
