Alaska Wellness Magazine is looking for colorful, inspiring art work for possible covers. We prefer Alaskan artists, but will also accept submissions from those outside the state. Please note that the art must connote health, wellness or spirituality in some way. Because of the printing process we use, all cover art needs to be bold, bright and colorful--please do not send us anything that is very dark or uses a lot of black. We also like art work that uses a lot of contrast.

All art work must fit the shape of our cover (a rectangular 8.5 x 11). There needs to be open space at the top for our banner as well as open space somewhere near the bottom for our cover bullet phrases. In other words, these spaces must be free of detail and allow for wording that won't distract from the major composition. Please see examples of past covers at our website (www.alaskawellness.com). Note that because the edges of the magazine will be trimmed by the printer, the major composition of the art has to be in the middle.

As for style, we need our covers to appeal to a wide audience. We always look for a  ‘Wellness’ feel. We also seek to incorporate appropriate seasonal touches with each issue (spring, summer, fall and winter). We look for art that inspires beauty and makes people feel good. The art needs to be an invitation for readers to open the magazine and take it home with them.

We pay $100 for the one-time use of an art piece in digital format. This means it will be on the cover of the magazine for that issue AND used as an image on our website for that issue. We will, of course, credit your name as the artist on the inside of the magazine, and you may also include a short blurb of up to 30 words of contact information (your website, email address, etc.). This same information will appear on our website near your art cover for the two-month period that the issue is highlighted on our website.

If you are interested in submitting your art, please submit a  JPEG file. If chosen, the final piece will need to be a tiff file with at least 300 dpi. Please send to: Jackie Kosednar,  jackie@alaskawellness.com

Thanks for your inquiry.