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Guest Editor: Candice English of The Farmer's Daughter Fibres
Issue 46: Autumn 2023
We couldn’t be more excited to announce Candice English as Guest Editor of our Autumn 2023 issue! Candice is the owner, founder, and creative director at The Farmer's Daughter Fibers. She uses her Blackfeet heritage and roots in the American West as inspiration for her nostalgic colorways. Along with FDF, Candice also runs an LYS in Montana as well as Sisters United, an organisation that centres around healing Indigenous women, children, and families.
We are now accepting submissions for writing and knitwear designs for this issue! Here’s Candice on her vision for Pom Pom Autumn 2023:
"We are so excited to guest edit Issue 46 for Autumn 2023 of Pom Pom. Our vision for this issue focuses on the juxtaposition of the hard and soft elements inherent in Western living. We take inspiration from ancestors who continue to protect us all while we carry and work to heal the trauma passed down from them. We imagine the textures of dry, dusty dirt woven with the softness of wool sweaters worn to the barn or to town. We celebrate the survival of wild animals in the harshest conditions, whose spirit and heart connects them to all living things. The yarns and colours we envision are both soft, light, and airy, and rustic, earthy, and dense. Either alone or a combination of both. We encourage Indigenous designers to apply, but it is not a requirement."
View our autumn 2023 mood board.
Deadline
Please submit your ideas by 6th October, midnight BST, via the form below. If your design has been selected, you will be notified in November. Finished patterns, samples, and articles will then be due February 2023 for publication in August 2023.
Compensation and support
Compensation is offered on a scale of difficulty of the pattern / length of article, etc. We provide yarn support. You can also rest assured your pattern will be presented in the best light possible, with professional tech editing, beautiful photography, and brilliant graphic design. Payment is by bank transfer in the UK, PayPal or Transferwise if you are abroad. Each contributor will receive a printed copy of the magazine.
Articles
Click here for article proposal information.
At Pom Pom we are also interested in other crafts, music, food, art, and culture. If you have any tutorial or article ideas within these realms which you think might be of interest to our knitting and crochet audience, let us know. See below for contact details.
Our Values
Pom Pom celebrates and supports diversity in our pages, our community, and our team. All races, religions, abilities, sexualities, genders, and bodies are encouraged to submit, and we are here to help if you need any particular accommodations.
Before submitting your proposal, please read our Values page. It's important that every potential contributor is aware of our beliefs and the standards to which we hold ourselves and publications accountable.
Ready to submit?
We will need information about your design, suggested yarns, design inspiration and how it will work with our issue theme. Click 'Submit your design' below to be taken to our submissions form.
Be sure to read the form carefully and include all necessary elements including a sketch on a body and an image of your swatch. You will be able to upload a PDF including your sketches, swatches, and other information to support your submission. Only PDF files up to 10 MB in size will be accepted. This form will automatically save your place, even if you close the tab or window.
Once you’ve submitted the form, you will receive a confirmation email. You may submit as many ideas as you like, but you will need to upload each separately.
Questions? Please email us at contact@pompommag.com.
Please add submissions@pompommag.com to your email’s address book to ensure you receive the submission confirmation email.
Some useful references when creating your submissions:
Example of an excellent submission | Fashion Templates