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We are searching for : recalcitrant, morose, endearing, hilarious, informative, provocative, asinine, suspenseful, tear-jerking material. You got it? Send it. We don't ask much, but that it takes some nebulous form of a verbal, visual, theatrical, or guerilla project in order to make this collaborative called a magazine keep ticking.

Guidelines:
Every issue is broken into sections: irregulars, regulars, and features. Kindly look though our existing issues so you possess prior knowledge of how these sections function, before sending something that would not fit into one of the following categories. All submissions and proposals should address the monthly themes listed below.

Irregulars- Short articles written with little staff direction that may be submitted in draft form in quantities of roughly 500 words or so*.

*We'll print longer ones, of course, if they're brilliant.

Regulars- Monthly columns with topics determined by the staff and paired with interested writers. Regulars typically are between 1000-1500 words in length, depending on which column. Ideas for regulars of upcoming issues may be submitted in proposal form, by downloading the proposal sheet found on this page.

Features- Highlighted material that employs the monthly theme to take on a topic which affects or is affected by Chicago itself. Features should maintain a fairly accessible narrative style in negotiating between interviews, outside research, anecdotes, etc. Word count is generally about 2000- 2500, although ideas for features should be submitted in proposal form prior to sending drafts. Proposal sheet is (again) available below.

We also we keep our eyes peeled for: illustration, designs, photography, fashion design, theatrical performance, reviews (music, film, spectacle, gastronomical sites of consumption, pigeons, snow, the lake) etc., etc., etc.

Deadline : Dead serious. If you are going to submit your choice of media, then please do so by the following dates and notice the themes accompanying the months – we will be adhering to them:

For September's Issue: July 15, 2004-Thursday Night
For October's Issue: August 15, 2004- Gaudy
For November's Issue: September 15, 2004-Best Of
For December's Issue: October 15, 2004- Host

**But of course we might slack, or nap, wake with a cold sweat in the middle of the night and check our e-mail (unfortunately, regular mail is only delivered once a day). As always, this is not a guarantee of anything, so get them in on time.

Thursday Night - You go out, you feel guilty. You stay in, you feel…well, guilty. What do you do with a day that is both “work night” and “weekend”? Thursday night is becoming synonymous with a temporal identity crisis. Send us (stories of) your tired (stay-at-home couples), your poor (Schlitz-guzzling girls), huddled masses (of singing drunks)… your insomniacs, your second shift janitors, your 24-hour diner junkies. We know the 9-5 drill, now send us your 5-9 routine.

Gaudy - The truth about jelly shoes, spandex shorts, feathered bangs, and everything else the 1980's led you think was too legit to quit. This month sixosix magazine takes a look at the gaudy factor in our city and examines all the things in Chicago that are blissfully overdone, or tacky in that way that makes you smile while you cringe.

Best Of- Chicago's best restaurants, best shops, best bars…Chicago's best hole-in-the-walls to climb into and drink overpriced Miller High Life when your depressed about getting a hipster tattoo designed by your ex-girlfriend …Chicago's best 3 a.m. burrito stands to stumble into, oblivious to the fact that you've lost your shirt and shoes and it's November. These are a few of our favorite things. The good, the bad and the grimy. This is our city and we're owning up to it… and even making some recommendations.

Host - In grade school, you were forced to watch science filmstrips about the way that parasites feed off of a host. Once you saw the whole episode in graphic filmstrip detail, all you had to do was go away to college to learn how to leech like this off of roommates, boyfriends … bartenders. You, darling, are a parasite. But it's not all bad. This month we take a look at the people of Chicago that at one time or another have been our hosts: be they concierges, cab drivers, waiters or radio deejay's. We're taking them out; we're making the drinks for a change.

Submissions are accepted on a free –one time use basis. All writers are unpaid and we reserve the right to use an author's work for one issue only.

E-mailed submissions are preferred. A standard Microsoft Word document is a must for text. Any attached photos must be at least 300 dpi, preferably in a .tif format. Remember to include your contact information with all submissions, dot your T's and cross your I's. Send all correspondence to:

Michael Edward Tolva
Attn: submissions
1259 N Milwaukee Avenue, Suite 2
Chicago , IL 60622

Or send words to: submissions@606mag.com
and art to: art@606mag.com