Patina Magazine

After many weeks of burning the midnight oil (literally), Volume n°1 of @PatinaMag is live 💌 honoured to have shaped and published some lovely stories and photo essays about food, grief, heritage, and other things culture

get your favourite beverage ready—the inaugural volume of Patina goes live tomorrow 🍵

An update on @PatinaMag: We're a few weeks away from Volume N°1 ❤️ In the thick of editing incredible submissions from writers & visual artists, rn So much done and learnt in just under 2 months—can't wait to share Volume N°1 with you + write the debrief note for Patrons ✨

Pitches for Volume N°1 of Patina Magazine have been rolling in, and how 😮‍💨 Submissions close on April 15th at midnight IST—so if you haven’t submitted yours yet, head to the link in bio for all the pitch call details!

The submission window closes on April 15, 2025. Read the pitch call and submission guidelines on readpatina.com/submit

We all carry something. Sometimes by choice, sometimes by circumstance; sometimes because we’ve never known any other way. These carried things—practices, objects, knowledge, spaces—become bridges between who we were and who we are becoming.

PITCH CALL Patina invites writers and photographers to pitch nonfiction essays, interviews and photo-essays for Volume N°1 of Patina! The theme? “The Things We Carry” 🧵

sneak peek of the theme for Patina’s inaugural volume, which will be announced next week 👀 follow along for pitch calls and more details!

Hello, world! We’re Patina, an independent literary magazine documenting the living edges of culture, with a focus on the Global South. Submissions open in April 2025, but until then, here’s more about our ethos and vision 👇

my next big project, one I’ve been cooking up for months: I’m launching an indie digital publication! It’s called Patina and it’s going to document craft, culture and community as they persist and involve in food, art, ritual, objects and heritage 💌