Z MAGAZINE is an independent magazine of critical thinking on political, cultural, social, and economic life in the U.S. It sees the racial, gender, class, and political dimensions of personal life as fundamental to understanding and improving contemporary circumstances; and it aims to assist activist efforts for a better future. Z Magazine is a project of Z Communications (www.zcomm.org). Other projects include: ZNet, Z Media Institute, Z Books, and Z Video Productions.

 

Z Magazine (ISSN 1056-5507) is published monthly except for a combined issue in July/August (Vol 7/8). Copyright © 2013 by The Institute for Social and Cultural Communications, part of the Institute for Social and Cultural Change Inc.

 

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ARTICLES: We welcome unsolicited submissions. Due dates are the 25th of each month. So articles received by November 25 will be considered for January, etc. Send them in word document or rich text format to lydia.sargent@zmag.org. Also include a two-sentence biography. Try to keep articles between 1,500 and 3,500 words.

LETTERS: Letters should be succinct and may be edited for length.
 

ZAP LISTINGS/ADS: We welcome short events listings, news releases, etc.

Send by the first of the month for inclusion in the following month’s issue. Zap listings and display ads are free at our discretion. Send to zmag@zmag.org.
 

GRAPHICS: Cartoons, illustrations, photos are welcome.

 

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Our staff collective (there are no bosses, executive directors, or hierarchical job assignments) includes: Lydia Sargent Eric Sargent, and Michael Albert.

 

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Z BOOKS

We are now publishing Z Books for Kindle (available through Amazon). Print books can be purchased at the Z Store or by contacting the Z office.

 

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We survive through income from paid subscriptions, sales of videos and book, online Sustainers, individual donations, and periodic fundraising. We are non-profit, tax exempt under the Institute for Social and Cultural Communications, d/b/a Z Magazine. To donate by mail, send checks payable to Z Magazine, 18 Millfield Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543 (508-548-9063). To donate online go to: www.zcomm.org.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

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