The Glassblock

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (February 2018). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

The Glassblock aims to chronicle life and culture in Pittsburgh while spotlighting creative work from the traditional to the avant-garde. Our purpose is to celebrate, inform, assess, and entertain, highlighting the threads that connect all of our communities. We are interested in the intersection of Pittsburgh and history, geography, personalities, technology, language, food, sex, design, work, activism, environmentalism, infrastructure, social justice, sentimentality, oddity, humor, debate, tradition, change, and the future. We are interested in reexamining subjects everyone’s familiar with and discovering novelties nobody’s heard of. We are interested in fiction and nonfiction of all kinds: Essays. Portraits. Interviews. Reviews. News items. Opinion columns. Critiques. Quizzes. Explainers. Memoirs. Short stories. Flash fiction. Poetry. Comics and graphic narratives. Jeremiads. Love letters. Exhortations. Odes. We are interested in working with writers and other artists to explore the potential of video, audio, visual art, mapping, infographic, and other mediums in addition to the written word. We are interested in critical discussion of culture and the arts. Are you looking to submit a new album, upcoming art exhibit, film, collection of writing, or any other project for review or consideration? Do you want to premiere a new music video or stream your new record? Or, do you simply have a tip, a question, or a story request? We are interested in submissions from lifelong Pittsburghers, new Pittsburghers, former Pittsburghers, future Pittsburghers, and the Pittsburgh-curious.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: No specific word count limits known (our definition: up to 1000 words).
Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Audio. Text. Video.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Interview: No specific word count limits known.
Review: No specific word count limits known.
Essay: No specific word count limits known.
Narrative Nonfiction: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Literary, Mainstream, Personal.

Topics:

History: History of countries/regions, See guidelines.
Lifestyle: Food and Drink, See guidelines.
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Memoir: See guidelines.
Nature/Environment: Environmental issues, See guidelines.
Performing Arts: See guidelines.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.
Visual Arts: See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Audio. Image. Text. Video.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Audio. Text. Video.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork:
Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.

Art Media:

Cartoon/Comic strip.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026