๐ Call for Contributions: UNIMAgazine #2
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Deadline: 15 July 2026
UNIMA International is preparing the second issue of UNIMAgazine, the international puppetry magazine bringing together voices, ideas and practices from across the world.
The theme for Issue #2 is:
๐ญ Puppetry Arts: Tackling Contemporary Challenges
Topics may include:
โจ audiences & engagement
โจ applied puppetry & communities
โจ international collaboration
โจ resistance, activism & advocacy
โจ what it means to be a puppeteer today
British UNIMA members and the wider UK puppetry community may wish to consider contributing โ particularly those working in education, community practice, research, heritage, performance, activism or interdisciplinary work.
๐ง Submissions: unimagazine@unima.org
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Deadline: 15 July 2026
More information on themes and submission guidelines can be found via UNIMA International.
UNIMA has launched an exciting new publication: UNIMAGAZINE, a 200-page digital journal bringing together the voices, stories, and traditions of puppetry artists, scholars, and practitioners from around the world.
Produced entirely by an international team of volunteers, this first issue features 43 articles contributed by national centres and puppetry magazines across Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Oceania. It is a landmark moment for global puppetry, showcasing the art form in all its cultural, historical, and contemporary dimensions.
๐ What's inside?
Feature articles exploring puppetry's origins, evolving languages, expressive mediums, and cross-cultural territories
Highlights from Mali, Brazil, Iceland, Uganda, Japan, New Zealand, and more
Portraits of 40+ UNIMA Members of Honour and recognized figures
Perspectives on puppetry as ritual, performance, therapy, education, and social critique
This issue invites readers on a world tour through ancestral practices, emerging movements, and pioneering experiments โ revealing the immense vitality and diversity of global puppet theatre today.
๐ฐ About UNIMAGAZINE
UNIMAGAZINE is edited by an international volunteer editorial committee, coordinated across continental working groups. It continues the legacy of UNIMA's earlier publications such as E Pur Si Muove and builds on the World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts.
Published in English, with French and Spanish editions forthcoming, the magazine is:
Available as a free digital download (with optional donation)
Available to order in print via the UNIMA website
๐ Order or download here:
๐ https://www.unima.org/en/unimagazine/
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If youโd like to promote your puppet company, festival, workshop, or publication in future issues of UNIMAGAZINE, please get in touch:
๐ง Contact: Emmanuelle Castang
(UNIMA Publication Commission)
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