Friday, March 6th 2026

The Metropole: Cities at Play

The Metropole: Cities at Play
The Metropole is the official blog of the Urban History Association. They have issued a pitch call for the theme, Cities at Play: “We welcome submissions about any aspect of play, recreation, or leisure in the urban environment. How have cities uniquely shaped the way their inhabitants play, and how has play in turn shaped the built environment, the social dynamics, and the politics of cities?” The pitch deadline 20th March, and full length drafts of accepted posts will be due April 17th, with publication on the blog in May. They pay $200 for pieces of 1,000-1,500 words. Their general blog guidelines are here and theme details are here.
 

Tuesday, December 10th 2024

The Metropole is Accepting Pitches

The Metropole is the Urban History Association’s official blog. They’re accepting pitches for their February and March themes:

“The Metropole is accepting pitches for its February theme on The Celluloid City: cities and film all aspects from depictions of cities to the policies cities enact to attract more filmmaking.” Rate is $200. Deadline to submit pitches is 15 December.

“The Metropole is taking pitches on March theme, The City Aquatic: cities & water, cities across archipelagos, cities & rising sea levels/flooding, cities & drinking water, cities & water related tourism, etc.” Rate is $200. Deadline to submit pitches is 10 February.”

To learn more, refer to their post and submission guidelines.

Deadline: December 15th, 2024