Call for Soundworks: Sound Pieces on the Theme of Air, Wildfire, Water
This Soundworks call for submissions invites sound and text pieces that explore the conditions of air, wildfire and water in relation to the lands of so-called British Columbia. The theme responds to the effects of climate change and human activity that has become evident in the air we breath, the growth and intensity of wildfires, and the value of water. Submissions may be sonic expressions, phenomena, or explorations of sounds. They may be site-specific and/or related to particular questions, intentions, or creative processes, and may be approached from various epistemological perspectives, including activist, phenomenological, ecological, cultural, historical, artistic, political, or ethical. Possible forms include narrative or non-narrative voice, music, soundscape, storytelling, collected or created sound and noise.
Submissions can be uploaded here: https://bcstudies.ubc.ca/submissions/submission-guidelines/.
Deadline: 15 October 2026
Audio files may be submitted as 320 kbps MP3 files, and be accompanied by a text, between 250 and 2,000 words in length, that directly relates to the audio piece, and connects to the theme and the lands of BC. The text may take a range of forms including essay, poem, or story, and must engage in some way with sound studies (i.e. anthropology of sound, acoustic ecology, musicology, ethnomusicology), storytelling, or other approach that critically addresses the multi-dimensionality of sound.
Accepted Soundworks will be published along with the accompanying text in the Soundworks section of the BC Studies website; and the text and URL will be published in the print journal.
For more information: please contact Soundworks Associate Editor, Julie Andreyev, jandreyev@ecuad.ca
