Journal of the mental environment
“100 million people could be impoverished by the rising cost of food.”
ADBUSTERS is dedicated to reinventing the outdated paradigms of our consumer culture and building a brave new understanding of living. We relish all truly political materials, whether they be scholarly probes into the decline of civilization, environmental forays into the forests, sci-fi carpet rides into cyberspace or humorous spoofs about commercial culture. More than anything, we seek compelling ideas that further the critical perspective and offer activist solutions. Our language is culture jamming: the new activism.
Our audience is global. We have subscribers in 40 countries and we are on newsstands in North America, Australia, the United Kingdom and Japan. Our circulation is 120,000 and constantly growing. We are neither left nor right, but straight ahead. Many of our readers are serious activists on the academic, entrepreneurial, environmental and communications fronts.
Editorial Guidelines
- Read the magazine before submitting any ideas.
- Send us your thoughts about the politics of the mental environment, your features, fiction, poetry, and culture jamming/activist news from around the world. Tell us what’s happening.
- The perfect submission offers a fresh angle on our world; it could be political analysis, an activist victory over big business, a new culture jam, a short story illustrating the madness of the modern world, a spiritual mindbomb, or a quirky piece about nettles.
- Do not submit a 1,200-word thinkpiece about how bad Starbucks is, or why George W. Bush is a terrible president.
- If we like your idea we will be in touch. It may take months, so be patient.
- Submissions will not be returned. No exceptions, so do not send originals.
By Email: editor@adbusters.org
By Mail: Attn: Editor
Art Submissions
- Send us your pictures, photos, activist posters, sketches, culture jamming projects, subverts, anarchist designs: we want to see snapshots of your mental environment.
- All jpegs should be 72dpi, and big enough for us to see without squinting. Do not send huge files that take forever to load.
- Prints and slides should be duplicates or color copies. We also accept works on CD. If your artwork is large, it should be documented and submitted as slides or emailed jpegs.
- Please label all your work clearly with your name and contact information. If we like your work, we would also like to credit you.
- If we like your submission, we will contact you. It may take months, so be patient.
- Submissions will not be returned. No exceptions, so do not send originals.
By Email: artdirector@adbusters.org
By Mail: Attn: Art Department, (mark envelope “No Commercial Value” for customs purposes)
ABTV Submissions
We welcome short video, flash, and audio submissions to ABTV. These could be subvertisements, social marketing messages, spoof ads, activist mini-docs, breaking news, direct actions, TV campaigns, or counter-culture art.
Please send only duplicates of your work - originals will not be returned.
- Video
- VHS, MiniDV, DVCAM (NTSC only), CD-ROM
- Audio
- Audio CD, MiniDisc or CD-ROM
- FTP
By Email: abtv@adbusters.org
Please include your contact information, title information and how you would like to see it credited.
