Playtest Material

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Playtest Material publishes critical writing about tabletop roleplaying games, including essays, reviews, interviews, experimental criticism, and hybrid forms.

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nonfictionCloses Nov 1Pays: No flat fee; guest editors and contributors receive a royalty payment from journal sales, with the percentage dependent on the number of contributors published.

The next call opens September 1, 2026, and runs until November 1, 2026, under the theme Histories. The magazine seeks essays, reviews, interviews, experimental criticism, and hybrid forms about tabletop roleplaying games; essays and criticism are approximately 1,500–5,000 words, reviews approximately 800–2,000 words, and other forms are flexible. Pitches, partial drafts, and exploratory proposals are encouraged.

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