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SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for Issue 3: SENSE!

THE THEME THIS ISSUE IS “SENSE.” TASTE, SMELL, SIGHT, TOUCH, HEAR AND OF COURSE “GHOSTS” IS THE SIXTH ONE!!!!

About Us

The Philadelphia Citywide is a new print publication with the mission of connecting readers across the best city in the world by reviving good old print culture. We want to be an antidote to the doomscroll, machine-powered, isolationist spirit of our time, a catalyst for community activism and artistic connection. We are a left-of-center magazine; however, we want to encourage discourse and shy from black-and-white thinking. We welcome brave perspectives and ideas, playful and serious, in curating a quarterly zine that captures a sliver of this city’s bizarro indomitable spirit.

We've just released issue 2! Copies of 1 and 2 are available to read/download as PDFs. As of February 2025 we are working on distributing free copies to cafés, bars, bookstores, and newsstands across the city. If you’d like to carry The Citywide in your corner of the city, please get in touch!

contact us

EMAIL: thephiladelphiacitywide@gmail.com
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Submission Guidelines



Before submitting, please read:
The following are guidelines for submission length/format. please try to stay within these constraints as we are a smaller-format print zine with limited space!

Read The Citywide

You can download and view a PDF of our zines by clicking the links below! Also, our zine is free and if you feel so inclined to print them out - go for it!

Support Us

The Citywide is a brand new print publication that is FREE for all to enjoy. Donations to help with our operating costs are greatly appreciated.

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