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And we are so excited to share it with you. Symbolia mixes the best of comics art with thoughtful journalism from around the world.
Here’s how to get your mitts on our preview issue today:
- Own an iPad? Then get our flagship iPad app, featuring audio, animation, and interactive infographics.
- No tablet? No sweat! Symbolia also has a PDF edition that can be read on any device.
Help spread the word: Tweet about Symbolia, or share us on Facebook.
The Details: Symbolia is a bi-monthly digital magazine dedicated to incendiary storytelling from around the world. We’re merging longform journalism and sequential art to create an entirely new digital news experience. Subscriptions are $11.99 for 6 issues, and single issues will be available for $2.99 a pop. Our preview issue is free, and comes with any subscription.
Symbolia’s preview issue features incredible stories from around the globe, including:
- Susie Cagle’s thoughtful exploration of California’s Salton Sea.
- A look at life in Iraqi Kurdistan by Sarah Glidden.
- Kat Fajardo and Audrey Quinn on evolution and a fish called “The White Man’s Office” in the Lower Congo River.
- The bold history of Zambian Psychadelic Rock, by Chris A. Smith and Damien Scogin.
- Andy Warner and Lauren Sommer tour the millions of microflora in our guts.
Coming soon! Ebook editions of our preview issue in the Amazon, Nook, and Google Play stores will be available shortly. We’ll also be building apps for Android and Kindle tablets in the months to come. Sign up for our mailing list and be among the first to know when these products are available.
We hope you enjoy the preview issue of Symbolia as much as we enjoyed making it!
With love,
Erin Polgreen + Joyce Rice
Co-Founders, Symbolia Magazine
Oh man, I’ve been looking forward to this SO MUCH. Just bought my subscription!
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Call For Pitches: Symbolia’s Preview Issue
The theme of Symbolia’s preview issue is “How We Survive.”
This issue will explore survival, social adaptations, and evolution over the course of 5-6 stories that merge comics and illustration with prose, audio, and infographics. And we want you to become a contributor.
We’re looking for insightful analysis, in-depth reporting, and exhilarating narratives that explore survival in the modern world. Read on to learn more about what we’re looking for and how to pitch us.
We will accept pitches for the preview issue from May 18-31. Fill out this form (also below) to submit a pitch. Ask us questions here.
Ideal pitches will focus on the following elements:
- Human stories of evolution and coping with change. While we love infographics and sexy data, it’s best to ground work in a person or community coping with an issue.
- Insightful reporting and analysis of trends in science and technology that will dramatically shift our communities and economies.
- Tell us how your story will best be told. What kinds of interactive elements would you like to incorporate? Options include small animations, audio, layered content, slide shows, etc.
- Length. How many “pages” or “screens” do you anticipate this story taking? Please be clear about proposed length. We are looking for stories of appromately 8-10 pages or 1-2 pages. Symbolia will contain a mixture of bite-size morsels and meditative, exploratory work.
Contributors will have a good degree of creative freedom. Symbolia is an opportunity to try something new. Symbolia’s creative director will work with creators to plot interactive elements. We welcome pitches from radio producers, comics creators, journalists, and graphic designers. Please let us know if you’re looking for a partner to help produce content.
Cartoonists who are interested in journalism, you really oughta think about contributing (for pay!) because I can personally vouch that Erin Polgreen, the lady behind this project, knows her fucking shit and will put out the best goddamn comics journalism digital magazine.