Contribute to SNAPline
About SNAPline
SNAPline, our printmaking and contemporary art focused publication, is created by a committee of members from the Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists (SNAP) and Edmonton’s local arts community.
SNAPline offers a unique perspective on printmaking in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton), examines printmaking practice from around the world, and explores other dimensions of contemporary visual art. SNAPline includes the work of print-artists and features articles that are engaging, critical, and creative. Each issue is based on a theme; writers and artists are encouraged to submit concepts or proposals. The SNAPline Committee reviews all submissions.Call for Contributors: Upcoming Issues
SNAPline is our publication focused on printmaking and contemporary art writing, and is published twice annually. We are interested in hearing your ideas on topics related to printmaking that engage, critique, and/or challenge our notions of print works. Contributions could include: editorials or essays; exhibition, book, or film reviews; artist interviews or profiles; visual essays, illustrations, or comics…and more. Each publication has a specific theme; you’re invited to pitch us an idea to the theme that interests you. We look forward to hearing from you!
2026.1 : Ghosts
Ghosts can be experienced in both presence and absence. Equal parts apparition and empty vessel: out of place and uncalled for, or the space where something once was, now hollowed.
In printmaking, the term ghost refers to a trace or mark, existing in strata. Ghosts are traces left in a silkscreen by a past image, impressions taken from a plate after its printed, remnants of oil in a litho stone, or a blind embossment. Its presence (or
absence) is in flux based on perception, emphasis, and further intervention.
Extending from ectoplasm, trace marks, and unanswered messages, SNAPline 2026.1 is seeking submissions that explore all that the word ghost encompasses. We are open to a variety of interpretations, especially those that are grounded in printmaking and print culture. We welcome a range of submissions, including but not limited to Articles, Interviews, Visual Essays, Illustration & Comics!
Send your pitch to communications@snapartists.com, following the submission guidelines below.
Pitch submission deadline: March 6, 2026
Draft deadline: April 6
Final copy deadline: April 20
Publishing: Early May
Submission Guidelines
Submit your pitch by email to communications@snapartists.com
For written contributions, pitch us an idea (300 words or less), expressing how the proposed writing (1500 words or less) would engage with the issue’s theme, along with samples of previous writing.
For visual contributions, provide a pitch (300 words or less) outlining how the content (a set of images with a statement of 500 words or less) would engage with the issue’s theme, along with up to three .jpeg images of the work proposed or, if the work is in progress, examples of previous works.
You must follow these guidelines in your pitch:
Mention the format of your proposed work (written contribution, visual essay, single illustration, comic, interview, etc)
Include the proposed word count and/or image count. If proposing a comic, include proposed page count. Approximate numbers are fine.
Attach your pitch and samples as google docs files, or pdf files. Attach them as separate and do not type your pitch in the email, as only attachments will be viewed by jury members.
Optional: Include a bio or tell us about yourself.
Note for visual contributions: Final images must be in .TIFF, .JPEG, or PDF with a minimum resolution of 300dpi. Final publication page size is limited to 8.5”h x 5.5”w or a spread of 8.5”h x 11”w.
Contributor fees
Contributor fees range from $300 – $600 based on page number / word count / total available budget
Any questions? Please contact: communications@snapartists.com
SNAPline Print Commission
NorthSTAR by Erica Vaskevicius, SNAPline Commission 2020.3.Our publication, SNAPline, is created around a theme or topic and engages a wide range of written and visual contributions from artists and writers.
The SNAPline print commission program has attracted local, national and international emerging and established artists working in a variety of printmaking media. It encourages a broad interpretation of the print while disseminating diverse examples of fine art printmaking to our SNAPline members.
For each issue of SNAPline, one print artist is commissioned to produce a large edition (or a few smaller editions to create a series) of 8″ x 10″ prints which engage with the theme of the issue. We aim to commission work by one local, one national, and one international print artist this year. Please contact communications@snapartists.com if you would like to be considered as a SNAPline artist.
Your submission will be kept on file. After the themes for the year are selected by the SNAPline committee, the committee goes through a brainstorming session for artists who would be a good fit. You will be contacted if the team finds a good match between one of the issues and your body of work.