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ROSA x Lumpen 2026 Pitch Form

ROSA Chicago is a free, multi-year program (and coffee hour) that meets regularly to study the history of revolutionary movements and political theory through reading and collective discussion. ROSA aims to reimagine pedagogy beyond the model of traditional academic institutions and to provide space for aspiring revolutionaries across multiple tendencies to gather together in study.

Lumpen Magazine is a free multi-decade long publication based in Chicago that blurs the lines between the amateur, the academic, the anarchist, the artist and the worker. 

In partnership with Lumpen, ROSA Chicago invites writers, artists, and community organizers to pitch submissions reflecting on but not limited to…

- Learning from past revolutions

- Current struggles against the regime

- What survival and resistance look like right now

- Visions of fairer, more sustainable worlds, and concrete thinking about how we might actually get there

Through….

- Personal pieces, stories, anecdotes or parables

- Short or long form analytical or reflective essays

- Poetry, songs, short stories, or other forms 

- Visual works of art in whatever medium

We are also seeking posters for inclusion in the center of the issue. These can be informative, history-inspired, propagandizing, designed to be wheat-pasted, taped in windows, or hung on walls.

Pitch your piece to us! For all written pieces, the pitch must be a minimum of 300 words. Excerpts of writing are encouraged.

Things to know: 

- A pitch is an idea or concept for a piece. In your pitch, tell us about the topic, your unique angle or perspective, how it relates to the theme of revolution, a description of the design/aesthetic, or other details you want us to know.

- We can help you refine your idea and/or write the piece, but try to have a clear concept when submitting your pitch.

- Written final drafts must be 1,000-2,000 words, or 2-4 page spread including text + images

- Pitches are due MARCH 1st and full drafts are due APRIL 1, 2026

- You will receive a response from the editorial team by March 8, 2026

Name (your piece may be published anonymously)

Contact (preferably email)

Proposed title of piece

Pitch description or excerpt of piece - MINIMUM 300 WORDS FOR WRITTEN WORKS (poetry or songs may be shorter)

Format of submission

Format of submission

Expected length of final draft (estimated)

What language(s) will your piece be?

We welcome pieces in all languages, including hybrid such as Spanglish.

Would you like your piece to be published in more than one language?

Would you like your piece to be published in more than one language?
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File upload (please submit separate form for each pitch)

If your file is too large to submit here, you may email it to rosaeditorial@proton.me

What support will you need to create your piece?

I acknowledge that my full draft will be due by April 1, 2026.

I acknowledge that my full draft will be due by April 1, 2026.
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