CROQ

The Scoop

April 2007: Featured in "Snippets" online magazine April 2007: Reviewed on "The Feminist Review" website April 2007: Interview with Heather on CraftyPod Podcast #48 March 2007: Interview on Handmade Detroit blog Spring 2007: Featured in Adorn Magazine February 2007: Featured on Indie Obsession blog (http://www.indieobsession.blogspot.com/) Oct 2006: Featured in Oct/Nov 2006 issue of Readymade Magazine. Oct 2006: Featured on Craft Zine's blog Oct 2006: Featured on Adorn Magazine's blog Sept 2006: Won Plummie Award for Best Zine

Find Croq at:

CROQzine.com The CROQ Etsy Shop Decidedly Bookish ReBelle - Lexingon, KY In Other Words Bookstore - Portland, OR Redux - Portland, OR Reading Frenzy - Portland, OR Powells City of Books - Portland, OR Lilmag - Tokyo, Japan Motokitty -- Portland, OR The Stanley Family Lodge Sleepy Records
Fancy Tiger -- Denver,CO
MEW Gallery --Philadelphia, PA
Sweet CandyDistro
Whammy
ParcellPress
Girl Gang Distro
MY MY
Magpie
Quimby's
Feed Your HeadBooks , Malden, MA
Bloodroot Restaurant ,Bridgeport, CT
BuriedUnder Comics , Manchester, CT
SacredKitsch Studio , Seaford, NY

Advertising

Ad Rates
Inside Front Cover (full page) Color: $80 -- 4.5 x 6.75
Inside Back Cover (full page) B+W: $35 -- 4.5 x 6.75
Inside Back Cover (full page) Color: $70 -- 4.5 x 6.75
Full page inside B+W: $30 -- 4.5 x 6.75
Full page inside Color: $60 -- 4.5 x 6.75
Half page inside B+W: $20 -- 4.5 x 3.25
Half page inside Color: $40 -- 4.5 x 3.25
10% discount when advertising in two issues in a row
20% discount when advertising in three issues in a row
25% discount for four or more issues in a row
Discounts apply only when payment is received in advance.
Circulation approximately 500 per issue, but we reprint indefinitely.
Email inquiries to heather at croqzine dot com.
Ad specs: 300 dpi graphic, .jpg or .bmp preferred.
Payment: Paypal, croqzine AT gmail.com

Submission and advertising schedule

Submissions & Ads/Payment due First day of EvenMonths
Publication Schedule:

Feb (due date: Dec 1) Apr (due date: Feb 1) Jun (due date: Apr 1) Aug (due date: Jun 1) Oct (due date: Aug 1) Dec (due date: Nov 1)

Submission Guidelines:

CROQ Zine is currently accepting submissions and pitches for ourupcoming issue! Our focus is the DIY crafty community with acraftivism edge.
Contributors receive a byline with a website address, and acomplimentary copy of the issue in which the contribution appears.
Email inquiries to: yardenxanthe AT yahoo . com

What we want -- Writers:

DIY Projects with pictures (approximately 300-600 wordarticles, 2-5 clear pictures of the process and the final product),preferably projects that have not been overdone (i.e. MarbleMagnets).Personal essays that deal with your craft, your crafty life,craft ethics, the craft community or other crafty topic (600 words orless)Interviews with crafty visionaries, indie crafters, orinfluencers (preferably somewhat known in crafty circles) (600-1000words)News/Feature stories of crafters doing something notable orcraftivism-relatedSeasonal crafty content (Sept/Oct issue is coming up, so falletc.)Fun Crafty Activities (Example: Summer issue Word Find, CraftMASH game)Crafty and Indie Business Articles

What we don't want:

Poetry Explicit Adult Content An article about you/your shop, written by you -- Shameless SelfPromotion An article/project that copies someone else's project orstyleWe will accept completed articles or article pitches with a writingsample. There is no pay at this time, but you will receive a bylinewith your web address and a complimentary copy of the zine. Also, anopportunity to write more for us!
Payment at this time is non-monetary. We will give your story acredit with your name & web address, along with a complimentary copyof the zine.
Email inquiries to: yardenxanthe AT yahoo . com

Article Formatting

Save as .doc, .rtf, or .txt Font: Arial, size 9 Spacing: Single Begin with article title (clever headline is better!), then "ByYOUR NAME, your web address" Example:
Local Trumps Organic
By Jean Railla, getcrafty.com

Begin each paragraph with a tab, no spaces between paragraphs Save with your last name, article title as file name (example:smith_working_from_home.doc) Include your name, email, snail mail address at end ofarticle

What We Want: Illustrations

We are looking for a wide variety of illustrations. If you areinterested in illustrating for us, we'd like to see a sampling ofyour illustration style. If you are interested inillustrating for us, please send a message of inquiry along withlinks to some examples
Illustrations can be any style or media, but should work well whenprinted in black and white. Desired resolution is 300 dpi andacceptable file formats are .jpg, .tif, and photoshop files.
We are willing to look at your existing illustrations for use in thezine, but are more interested in custom illustrations that complimentour content specifically.
CROQ Zine is published bi-monthly. Stories and ads are due the firstday of even numbered months. Circulation is approximately 500 perissue.
Payment at this time is non-monetary. We will give your illustrationa credit with your name & web address, along with a complimentarycopy of the zine.

Graphic Formatting

Save as .jpg, .bmp, .pdf, .tif at 300 dpi If graphic is black & white, save as Grayscale graphic Save with your last name, article name as file name (example:smith_working_from_home.jpg)

More about us:

In this world of blogs, craft books and boutiques agog, we’re nottrying to show you what’s new and hip. This zine came about due to amutual frustration in regards to the current craft resurgence.
Why isn’t anyone writing about the importance of what we’re doing?Why isn’t there a craft zine written by people who make stuff? Andmost importantly, we wanted to see a real print and paper zine thatwe would actually read. With strong .. as well as real-lifenetworks, we are entering a new era never before seen.
By combining the power of the internet with the power of personalcreativity, we are proving that things do not have to bemass-produced, that we can be our own stylists, that there isstrength in mastering the sewing machine or the knitting needles orthe silkscreen.
We’re about not only recognizing the past legacy and the futurepossibilities of craft, but about reminding you, the reader, thatyou’re not alone. Some say that the bubble has already burst, thatcraft has reached its apex and is destined to plummet. We say bringit on.
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