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Herald the Devil pointing at a cloudy dau rainbow overhead of some rowhomes, the text bubble says 'thank you all so much for your submissions to issue 3! Submissions are now closed so we can get to work on it! Stay tuned!

SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED for Issue 3: SENSE!

Stay tuned!

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
INSTAGRAM: @philacitywide Herald posing with some flowers

Submission Guidelines

Before submitting, please read:

no hate speech and no edgelords!
we prioritize submissions from philly-based freaks.
NO AI!!!!!!! we will kill you.
please get consent from any individuals featured in your work if it includes information that would identify them (with the exception of public figures).
all material published in the print zine will also be featured on our website.
once you have submitted content, it is subject to changes from the editors. we will keep you in the loop and all edits made will be collaborative, but… our word is law!

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!

essay/creative nonfiction/short fiction — 1000 words or fewer
art/photography — 300 dpi, .png/jpg format
personal ads — 25 words or fewer
reviews — 250 words or fewer (can submit multiple!)
interviews — 800 words or fewer

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!

Download Issue 2 (31 MB)

Download Issue 1 (20 MB)

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.