Submissions

G5A imprint encourages contributions from writers and artists across all mediums of contemporary art.
We believe great stories are everywhere, and we can’t wait to share them, uncensored. 

Do go through our submission guidelines before submitting a piece to us:

  • We only accept original and previously unpublished work. This includes print or digital publication (including social media). However, the work need not be new, we are open to labours of love that remain unpublished, waiting for the right home.
  • We accept submissions across 4 broad sections, viz., Text, Image, Sound, and Video.
    • Text: we publish diverse formats – essays (long/short form), opinion pieces, poetry, fiction, scripts, non-fiction, and more.
    • Image: we publish photo essays, visual art, illustrations, and more. Submissions must include a concept note which offers an insight or narrative of the piece.
    • Sound: we publish explorations in sound – this includes soundscapes, sound experiments, playlists, and more.
    • Video: we publish explorations in video – this includes short pieces of film, animation, stop motion, and more.
  • We encourage submissions in diverse languages, however the time required to review these pieces will be dependent on the language in question.
  • To familiarize yourself with our sections and the work we do, please see our previously published pieces.
  • All contributors to G5A imprint will be duly compensated. 

We only accept submissions through the form below and will only accept one submission per person, at the moment. The first one received will be considered.

Please note that while we read every submission, we are unable to respond to each one.

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editor's note

Volume 10

contact | shadow | fringe

I’ve been reflecting on the theme for our tenth volume, a lovely milestone that coincides serendipitously with the warehouse’s tenth year, and how it feels apt for the moment we find ourselves in currently. The theme straddles a threshold. The movement from this side to the far side. It isn’t inherently accompanied by an emotion. And yet, I feel it suggests a sense of hopefulness. 

This isn’t in a vacuum but is influenced by two events that concern themselves with a tremendous threshold: our atmosphere and the expanse beyond it. I am referring to the successful flyby mission around the moon by the Artemis II and the release of the film “Project Hail Mary” (adapted from Andy Weir’s novel of the same name). These two events, coinciding in this manner, serve less as random happenstance and more as a reminder, as Carl Sagan said, “The Cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff.” A reminder that everything out there, is also everything in here. It serves as a reminder for hope that as we resume our exploration of the darkest depths of the universe, we must take that strength to step forward from our own personal shadows.

Shadows can be freeing. There is comfort in creating, expressing, and working without scrutiny or pressure or expectation. It has potential for great freedom, movement, and discovery. However, when the driving force isn’t exploration then it can be crippling and lead to paralysis. In those moments, “coincidental” events like these can be arresting and provide a sense of hope that the next step is all that matters. One step at a time soon becomes many past an imposing threshold. As we gather momentum, pressure is bound to build. It is here, with changed circumstances, that the intention must persevere. Learning the rules, allows the impact of breaking them to feel that much sweeter, but that isn’t necessary. Acting from pure instinct allows for an innate expression to present itself. It is balancing this, instinct versus experience, that proves vital to take experience into one’s stride with child-like instinct and intention.

Our focus, at imprint and G5A, on independent stories allows this freedom. It is something we work to preserve so that the experience of ten volumes and ten years, respectively, does not weigh us down but lifts us up through the shadows and into the expanse. This is not easy but it is simple. When you default to curiosity and wonder, it isn’t a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’.

We’re excited for Volume 10 and everything it will hold.