The editorial team want to feature ‘grouchy and disobedient desires, feral and exploratory delights, and playful and improvisational delectations.’
They seek work which ‘firmly places pleasure at the centre of their aesthetics, poetics, or politics’. They like submissions ‘that laugh, tickle, and shriek in the face of frivolity’.
They seek work which ‘firmly places pleasure at the centre of their aesthetics, poetics, or politics’. They like submissions ‘that laugh, tickle, and shriek in the face of frivolity’.
Currently they want ‘submissions that explore the possibilities of pleasure in the digital space through hybrid art forms’.
Work which ‘engages with media beyond traditional literary and art forms, such as video games, interactive stories, stand-up comedy, and more,’ is welcomed. Query by email.
Traditional essays should be up to 1,500 words and hybrid/creative works 800 words. Email all submissions to editors Sarah and Manahil with Pleasures in the subject line, to digital@canthius.com. Include a bio and mention the work’s genre/s.
Response time is reasonable. Payment is Can$50 for traditional poems, essays, stories, or one visual art piece with an artist statement, and $100 for multimedia work.
Website: www.canthius.com
