Campus invited to Contribute to 'Archipelago,' New Digital Publication

January 23, 2017

Those seeking to enhance their “sense of place” in our region will have a new digital publication to explore this spring: Archipelago: Perspectives on Life in the Salish Sea.

The Salish Sea Welcoming Committee is launching Archipelago as part of their effort to help faculty, staff, students, and members of the public develop a deeper love and care for our home region and ability to work in a way that respects its distinct cultural and environmental histories.

The editorial board for Archipelago is a team of Western faculty and staff representing a wide range of disciplines, and includes Sean Bruna (Anthropology), Joshua Cerretti (History, WGSS), Kate Darby (Environmental Studies), Travis Tennessen (Center for Service-Learning), and Theresa Warburton (English, WGSS).

Members of the Western community, and the public, are encouraged to contribute to this exciting new publication before the submission deadline of Wednesday, March 1.

If you are interested in becoming involved with the Salish Sea Welcoming Committee, please contact Travis Tennessen in the Center for Service-Learning at travis.tennessen@wwu.edu.

The full call for submissions is below.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO ARCHIPELAGO: PERSPECTIVES ON LIFE IN THE SALISH SEA

Archipelago: Perspectives on Life in the Salish Sea is a new digital publication based out of Bellingham, Washington seeking submissions for our inaugural season of articles to be published in the spring of 2017. We seek submissions of brief (1,000 word) articles as well as photography, short video, audio, creative work, interactive features, and other digital formats.

Archipelago centers place-based learning and seeks to promote an ethic of place specifically tied to the land and waters of the Salish Sea region. Our goal is to develop a love and commitment to the region and recognition of its multiple cultural, political, and environmental histories.

We seek submissions from both sides of the US-Canada border and from writers both inside and outside of academia. We are especially interested in pieces that combine critical analysis with engaging storytelling that will appeal to educated but non-specialist audiences. We hope that Archipelago will be useful to a wide community, including lifelong Pacific Northwesters, newcomers to the region, local activists, artists, organizers, educators, and writers. We encourage members of historically underrepresented groups to share their work with us and are dedicated to centering voices and perspectives that have been marginalized in other venues.

Types of articles may include:

· Guidance for people with particular interests or backgrounds;

· Practical tips for work or home life; 

· Guides to specific areas or places in the region;

· Reflections on important parts of the region’s cultural/political/environmental history;

· Cautionary tales of mistakes made and wisdom learned while working in the region;

· Calls to action to address regional issues;

· Lists of resources that are available;

· Profiles of key people, books, films, or organizations;

· Creative work

Submissions should be relatively short (750-1500 words) or open to the possibility of serialization. We also appreciate submissions that include images that you have the right to distribute. Format should be for digital publication (i.e. hyperlinks are great, extensive footnotes are not). All contributors must be open to the editorial process. Accepted submissions will be released on a weekly basis during 10 week long 'Seasons' twice a year. Season 1 articles will be published from late March to early June, 2017.

Please submit completed pieces or proposals for pieces to the editorial board at ArchipelagoEditors@gmail.com by Wednesday, March 1^st.