About The Point

The Point is a Chicago-based print journal publishing rigorous but accessible writing about contemporary life. The journal is published twice-yearly and available for order online and in select bookstores. The website features selected content from the magazine, as well as some original articles. Please see our submission guidelines below if you are interested in contributing.

Bookstores

California

  • Berkeley

    • Moe’s Books
    • University Press Books
    • Pegasus Downtown
  • Los Angeles

    • Book Soup
    • Daily Planet Books
    • Sherwood Magazines
    • Skylight Books
  • San Fransisco

    • Dog Eared Books
    • Modern Times Bookstore

Connecticut

  • New Haven

    • Labyrinth Books

Illinois

  • Chicago

    • Myopic Books
    • Quimby’s
    • 57th Street Books
    • Seminary Co-op Bookstore
    • the Chicago—Main Newsstand (in Evanston, IL)
    • Sarah’s Pastries and Candies
    • Museum of Contemporary Art

Iowa

  • Iowa City

    • Prairie City Lights

Massachusetts

  • Boston

    • Lucy Parsons Center
    • Harvard Bookstore
    • Brookline Booksmith

Missouri

  • St. Louis

    • Left Bank Books

New Jersey

  • Princeton

    • Labyrinth Books

New York

  • New York City

    • St. Mark’s Books
    • Book Culture
    • Spoonbill & Sugartown Books
    • Three Lives & Co. Booksellers
    • Word
  • Rochester
    • World Wide News

North Carolina

  • Asheville

    • Downtown Books & News

Pennsylvania

  • Pittsburgh

    • The Pittsburgh Book Center
  • Philadelphia

    • Avril 50

Washington

  • Seattle

    • Bulldog News
    • Left Bank Books
    • Elliot Bay

Washington, D.C.

  • Politics and Prose

Belgium

  • Antwerp, Brugge, Hasselt, Leuven

    • The International Magazine Stores

Canada

  • Toronto

    • Type Books
    • This Ain’t the Rosedale Library.

Germany

  • Berlin

    • Do You Read Me?!

Israel

  • Jerusalem

    • Adraba

United Kingdom

  • Cambridge

    • Heffers
  • London

    • Housmans
    • London Review Bookshop
  • Manchester

    • Simply Books (call 0161 439 1436 for mail order)

Submissions

The Point welcomes submissions for the website and print journal. The website will be running essays ranging from 1500-3000 words on contemporary arts and culture—we are especially happy to publish anything relating to the Chicago theater or visual art scene. For the print journal, contributors should keep in mind that we have three sections: essays, a symposium and reviews. Essays can be between 4000-7000 words, while reviews can be anywhere from 1000-2500 words. Proposals for articles should be sent to: thepointmagazine@gmail.com with the subject line, “Submission.” Please include a detailed description of your proposal and writing samples if possible. The Point does not publish fiction or poetry.

Staff

The Editors:

Jon Baskin
Jonny Thakkar
Etay Zwick

Design:

Steven Wu
Etay Zwick

Interns:

Diana Chen
Siya Yang

Copy Editors:

Kyle Henderson
Lindsay Knight
Matt Mandelkern
Stephen Haswell Todd

Editorial Consultant:

Gregory Freeman

Fact Checker:

Lily Ye

Art Advisor:

Maggie Taft

Editorial Board:

Thomas Bartscherer
Jonathan Lear
Robert Pippin
Douglas Seibold
Ralph Ubl

Web Design:

Max Parker-Shames