Conspire!is a quarterly publication from a diverse network of communities and groups. The magazine exists to explore in a collaborative, creative, and corporate way some of the unique issues that arise from community life. At the same time, it engages the struggles of many who are not in such communities.

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Spring 2010 Submission Call

What We’re Looking For:
Our search for God and God’s reign seems to elicit seemingly contradictory impulses: (1) to wander the earth in pilgrimage; (2) to relocate to places of need and opportunity; or (3) to root ourselves locally in long-term commitment to a particular place and people. This particular historical moment, with its nexus of technology, environmental crisis, and economic stratification, confronts followers of the way of Jesus with a whole new set of questions.  The Spring 2010 issue of Consp!re seeks submissions that explore various dimensions of how we navigate place and geography.

Have you gone on pilgrimage? Are you a wanderer? Have you been displaced, and by what?  What has this meant for your struggle to live out your faith?
Or have you stayed in one place? Do you live in the town where you were born? Have you chosen to remain in the [suburbs, city, country] with a vision for redemption? How are you negotiating the parallel worlds of virtual community and literal proximity?

Did you chose to relocate, and so cross a chasm of culture, ethnicity, or geography? What have been your careful learnings? What about those of us who never had the luxury of choice, whether that be to settle, relocate, or wander? Are you trapped by poverty—or made transient by it?

How do we manage the tensions between a commitment to a place and apostolic itinerancy?  What does sustainability or a theology of place look like? When has travel to a new place opened up transformation in your life? When has resisting our desire to move on changed you? Explore how an experience of place can shape your understanding of the Good News of God?

Artwork/ Photography: 
We are looking for original artwork and photo submissions that visually explore or embody the theme of Pilgrimage and Roots in this era. Some guiding word images : pilgrimage, cityscape, landscape, home, wandering, travelers, maps, roots, connectivity, neighborhood. (No large image files, please. Small, low-res jpegs, or links to online galleries.)

Articles can range from 200 to 1,500 words.  We also welcome submissions of poetry, photography, artwork, and fiction. 

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The deadline for submissions is February 7, 2010.