The Metropolitan is always accepting new submissions. If you have a story, show or album review, illustration or photo feature that you think would fit in with the general brilliance we're known for publishing, please contact us. Inquiries can be directed as follows:

• general inquiries about submitting content to The Metropolitan • submissions@themetropolitan.ca
• specific ideas, pitches or articles can be forwarded to our editor, Adrien Sala • adrien@themetropolitan.ca
• art, photo and illustration-related inquiries can be forwarded to our art director, Carlin Bennett • carlin@themetropolitan.ca
• music related pitches and inquiries can be forwarded to our music editor, Chris Long • chris@themetropolitan.ca
• fashion related questions and ideas can be forwarded to our fashion directors Vanessa Lee and Sylvia Law • vanessa@themetropolitan.ca OR sylvia@themetropolitan.ca

please follow these guidelines when submitting:

written pieces:

• send your name and a brief bio
• pitch an idea, rather than sending an entire finished article
• tell us why it is relevant, why you should be writing it, and whether you have visual support for the piece
• do NOT submit articles in the body of an email; submit articles as word documents (you can send your pitches as an email); avoid using strange fonts, formats or colors
• the deadline for submissions is the 10th of each preceding month
• provide a short list of previously published work

photographs and artwork:

• send your name and a brief bio
• include low-resolution (72 dpi) versions of your work or a link to your online portfolio
• if you are pitching a photo essay, provide samples of the photos and a brief synopsis of the written component
• provide a short list of previously published work

please be aware:

• The Metropolitan does not accept submissions of previously published work
• any piece of written content, artwork or photograph printed in The Metropolitan or featured online at themetropolitan.ca remains property of the writer/artist BUT is subject to a three month publication embargo. Submitting is conditional on acceptance of these terms.
• we do pay an honorarium for printed pieces

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