Crafting the Call for Proposals (CFP)

Members of PubCom convene every TK months to discuss big picture magazine matters, including deciding on themes for our thrice-yearly issues. These themes are usually brought forward by SftP working groups or reading groups focused around a theme although any member of SftP can propose a themed issue.

Once themes are decided, a core group--PubCom members, SftP members at large, a working group or chapter, or another group we're collaborating with-- meets to start developing the CFP. Usually this is done with the help of the managing editor and other members of past editorial collectives. This document provides an initial framework for the questions we hope the issue will attempt to answer and topics or ideas we want to platform. You can see an example of aa CFP here.

The CFP goes live on the SftP website and gets sent to all of our mailing lists. The open submission window lasts around 1-2 months. During this time, the core group recruits additional Editorial Collective members and shares the CFP to their networks and comrades.