Love Letters 2 San Jose
Zine operating with SJ Strong, sharing love letters from SJ residents and amplifying the work of local artists♡ Check out our Instagram!♡ Issue 3 "Portraits of San Jose" submissions are open! (click Submissions!)
We are Love Letters 2 SJ + We are looking for new volunteer memmbers!
We are San Jose Strong's South Bay Research Team, dedicated to exploring, promoting and uplifting community voices within the creative culture of San Jose.Our current project is a series of community-wide zines, collecting submissions ("Love Letters") from all residents of the Bay Area* to San Jose; a thank you for everything it’s given us. Formats can include photo, art, poetry, fashion, physical/typed love letters, or anything else submittable, with the option to submit anonymously. We released our first issue Spring 2024, and we're excited for future issues and exhibitions!In addition, we hope to attend events to interview and feature local creatives, activists, and businesses through interviews and short films.Join Us! Available positions can be found here. We're especially looking for anyone interested in graphic design or outreach within the SJ arts community ♡
Submission Guidelines
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Submit (referral)A city is not defined by the infrastructure it accommodates; rather, it is defined by the people it houses. "Portraits of San Jose" is the theme of our upcoming third issue—a salute to the people who make San Jose the city that it is today! Whether it be a loved one, a cherished community member, or an unsung hero who you feel doesn't get enough credit—we want to discover what begets admiration within our community.In addition to your love letter, we would like you to include a keepsake of whoever it is you're writing/talking about; something that portrays them in a way that cannot be described with words alone.Love Letters to San Jose is currently taking submissions in the following formats:Text: including poems, memoirs/fiction <2,000 words, love letters. We strongly recommend including a photo!
Keepsakes, Mementos, Photography, and Art(.jpeg, .png, or .pdf via link) with a written artist’s statement
Keepsakes, Mementos, Photography, and Art: (.jpeg, .png, or .pdf via link) with a written artist’s statement
Videos: ~5 minutes in length (.mp4 format via link) with a written statement as well. If they are longer in length, we may have to split up the content when promoting.
Anything else/hybrid: as long as it fits through the form, go ahead！DM us on Instagram (@loveletters2sj) or email us ([email protected]) if you’d like to confirm it works!Please format your file name as “title” (ex: Family Recipes = familyrecipes).
Contact Us!
Contact us for collabs, questions, or just to say hi!We also welcome pitches/ideas of any kind ♡insta: @loveletters2sj