The Stacks is “a blog for writing on unconventional games and software, their surrounding material, and the ongoing process of documenting history.” They accept pitches from everyone and anyone, but place a heavy emphasis on magnifying the voices of marginalized groups.

What is appropriate for The Stacks?

“(Obscure) videogames history

Art history (particularly as it relates to videogames or interactive media)

Archival/library theory

Sex, gender, or sexual identity in relation to videogames or interactive media

Academic perspectives on videogames”

Rates are $50 CAD for shorter essays/articles of approximately 600-1,000 words and up to $150 CAD for larger scale research essays/articles/projects of approximately 2,000 words or more. If interested, email your pitches to contact@thestacks.ca. To learn more, refer to this page.