Friday, July 18th 2025
This is a magazine about American craft and its makers. They publish reported articles, essays, and opinion pieces. “From the handmade that we use in our homes every day to the fine craft honored in museums, we cover inspiring craft being made today. We also showcase craft organizations making a difference in their communities, thought leadership in the field, and the importance of craft in contemporary American culture.” They publish articles, essays, and opinion pieces – on artists, craft that brings together a community, handmade goods, galleries, and much more. For Spring 2026, they will publish work on the Adventure theme (please see their detailed guidelines on the theme); the issue will also have special coverage, and the themes for those are: travel; ceramics; and glass. Stories for American Craftare generally assigned at 400-2,000 words; pitch via the form on their guidelines page. Their pay is $0.50–$1.00/word.Pitches for the Adventure theme are due 11 August 2025. Detailshere (scroll down for theme details).
(American Craft is also open for pitches on other themes – Revolution, due 10th November; and Work, due 9th February 2026.)
Deadline: August 11th, 2025