Deadline: May 15, 2015
Kapsula Magazine: Summer School
Deadline: May 15th, 2015

Once school is out, the classroom becomes a cliché. It's time to file
away lessons learned and open the valve, letting the curriculum spill
out.

Welcome to Summer School, where the reading list gets shorter, the
deadlines are flexible, and the professor is a bit of a joke. Though we
usually shy away from stereotypes, the trope of summer school offers
too good an opportunity: if no one is going to follow the rules, then
why should we make any?

To begin our third volume, Kapsula wipes the chalkboard clean. We don't
have a lesson plan for you, so think of this call as "self-directed
learning." There are no suggested subject matters or formats. We're
handing over carte blanche, though we're not retiring our red pen
completely. The only stipulation is that we ask all submissions to
somehow reflect on our publishing history and call upon themes explored
in the early days of the magazine. Any theme addressed in our first
volume is eligible. Please take some time to peruse our archive, if
you're not already familiar with our past issues.

Let's make Summer School about more than an easy A. Look to our mandate
as a kind of rubric, and notice we're prone to favouring evaluative,
accessible writing. Everyone knows the teacher's pet gets the gold star
- we're not above favouritism. As always, we're open to a range of
formats, particularly encouraging experimentation and hybrid forms of
criticism. Feel free to keep it formally relaxed. Before we send you
off to your studies, a reminder that bonus points are awarded to texts
that address contemporary art while speaking in active, critical voice.

Here's where we would normally offer suggestions, examples, and
possible topics. But instead it seems fitting to end a little early.
Proposals, papers, and projects can be sent to submissions@kapsula.ca
by May 15, 2015.