playground issue 5 open call

Hi, happy to have you here! 👋 Playground is the magazine that dares to explore, question, and re-envision the creative industries. Through thought-provoking essays, reports, and bold, honest conversations, it’s where curiosity meets play and inspiration. Packed full of smart insights and egoless advice, Playground is a must-read for those working in, or curious about, Europe’s vibrant creative and cultural sectors. We talk to and cover multi disciplinary creatives from different creative & cultural fields! 

This is our third time announcing an Open Call for submissions. The first two went extremely well, bringing us incredible and lasting connections, and fueling Playground with community voices. We are super excited to see what amazing collaborations this round delivers.Playground champions honesty, collaboration, longevity & play. We are looking for people who resonate with these notions, and share the vision of a more open and supportive creative industry. We highly encourage and support brave ideas, opinions, unexpected insights, and humour.

• Honesty in terms of topics as well as delivery. Clear, personal, and unpretentious.

• Collaboration & Curation - we're looking for voices from various backgrounds and experiences. 

• Longevity - pieces and ideas that will be resonant for years to come, and not based on a fleeting trend.

• Play & Experimentation - unexpected formats, topics, questions, and angles are all very welcome and celebrated!

We are especially curious to hear 'local' pitches that are about patterns noticed in your own surroundings –ideas, people, trends – local but relevant for global audiences to learn about!