About this format
This format is often where the actual transformation happens.
A text may already contain the right material, but still fail to communicate clearly or persuasively. Through development, the writing becomes more legible, more grounded, and more useful across future contexts.
The expanded option is especially strong for contributors who want the essay not only published, but more visibly anchored to a public-facing artist or author presence.
Overview
This format is for artists and writers with a strong idea, partial draft, or developing text that is not yet ready to publish as-is.
The work here is development. ELSEHERE enters at the level of shaping the text itself: structure, movement, argument, clarity, and public-facing form. For many artists and cultural practitioners, this is where the real need is. They are not missing ideas. They are missing the editorial process that helps those ideas land.
This format can be especially useful when a text may later support grants, applications, curatorial proposals, academic opportunities, gallery submissions, or visa portfolios.
Best for
artists, writers, and curators with a strong idea but an unfinished or underdeveloped text
contributors who need real editorial shaping rather than light proofreading
essays that may later serve as supporting documents in grants, residencies, academic contexts, or visa-related materials
contributors who want their writing to carry more weight in public and professional settings
FROM REVIEW TO PUBLICATION.
01 / Submit
Send your portfolio and a short note about what you would like to present.
02 / Editorial review
We consider the materials and whether this format is an appropriate fit.
03 / Confirm scope & fee
If selected, you receive the proposed scope, publication destination, timeline, and fee before deciding whether to proceed.
04 / Develop & publish
Once the agreed terms are confirmed, we prepare and publish the feature.
Publication destination, timeline, and terms are confirmed before work begins.
BEFORE YOU APPLY.
01
What does the publication fee cover? The agreed editorial preparation, layout, and online publication for this format. A full interview, commissioned critical essay, and multimedia production are not included in this presentation format.
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Where will it be published? The destination is specified in your publication offer. Participation does not automatically include STRATUM publication, academic peer review, or distribution across every ELSEHERE channel.
03
What should I submit? A portfolio or website, a short biography, an artist statement if available, and the work you would like considered. Please identify the creators and rights holders of any submitted images.
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Does payment guarantee acceptance? No. Editorial selection comes first. The publication fee applies to accepted projects; it does not replace editorial review.
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Can I request financial support? You may explain financial constraints in your submission. Reduced-fee or supported participation is considered individually and is not guaranteed.
What's Included
Option 1 — Short / Focused Development
focused editorial development
shaping for STRATUM publication
best for shorter texts up to 1,200 words
Option 2 — Extended Editorial Development
deeper structural editing
longer essay development
linked images and video support where relevant
best for more layered texts between 1,200 and 2,500 words
Option 3 — Extended Editorial Development + Linked Presentation Entry
everything in Option 2
linked artist / author presentation entry
Selection & Fee
All formats are offered on a selected basis. Publication fees vary by format and scope, and are outlined within each format page.
A PUBLICATION FEE APPLIES ONLY TO SELECTED ARTISTS.
If cost would otherwise make participation difficult, you are welcome to note this in your submission. ELSEHERE offers a limited support option for artists who are unable to cover the full publication fee. Depending on individual circumstances, support may be offered at a reduced rate or, in select cases, at full support.
Publication fees support editorial development, review, design, formatting, and long-term publication maintenance across ELSEHERE and STRATUM.
This format is offered on a selected basis.
There is no fee to submit for review.
If confirmed, the current publication fee (selected artists only) is:
Option 1 — Short / Focused Development $220
Option 2 — Extended Editorial Development $380
Option 3 — Extended Editorial Development + Linked Presentation Entry $450
A limited number of supported placements may be considered where cost would otherwise prevent participation.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Grant & fellowship applications
Residency & academic programs
O-1, EB-1A & global talent visa cases
Portfolio & press development
A stronger editorial feature, interview, or published text can give institutions, curators, and selection panels a fuller understanding of your practice, its direction, and the context in which the work is developing.
Publication, critical framing, and a more durable public-facing record can also become meaningful supporting materials across grants, residencies, academic opportunities, and international artist visa pathways.
These formats help artists build stronger language, more usable links, and clearer editorial materials for galleries, curators, collaborators, and future opportunities.
WHO CAN APPLY
This program is open to international artists and cultural practitioners whose work aligns with ELSEHERE’s editorial scope.
We work across media, including visual art, performance, moving image, installation, text-based practice, and interdisciplinary forms.
Applicants should have at least a basic public-facing presence, such as a website, portfolio, or relevant online materials.
SELECTION & REVIEW
ELSEHERE works through a curated editorial model.
There is no fee to submit for review.
Only selected artists receive a publication offer.
Publication fees apply only after selection.
This allows us to work with greater editorial care and to build a stronger, more durable public-facing record for the artists and texts we choose to publish.
RIGHTS AND USE
Artists retain copyright to their original work and materials. By participating, artists grant ELSEHERE a non-exclusive right to publish, circulate, and promote the resulting feature through STRATUM Journal and related ELSEHERE channels, with full credit. Artists may continue to use the published text and excerpts across portfolios, websites, press kits, grant and residency applications, academic materials, and artist visa documentation.
