Full Submission Guidelines (Landing Issue 4)
We are looking forward to reading an outline for an original contribution, with relevant biographical and contextual information. Where is the submission coming from (place, time, precedents, enablers, ancestors)?
You may interpret “outline” according to your chosen forms (see below).
Script outlines, text outlines, logical or illogical planners, animation beats are all valid, and may also include sketches, scores, rehearsal notes, or other materials emerging from artistic processes, so long as they help us decide whether your contribution will inspire readers and makers to convene around the question:
What specific protocols can bring about resonant and relational practices with others, keeping collaborations organically evolving / dissolving?
- Duos or groups are invited to apply. We regard transdisciplinarity positively, as well as collaborations across sub-disciplines and genres (performing arts, biochemistry, creative writing, urban design, graphic arts, found footage, movement therapy etc).
- Contributions may take the form of:
- an essayistic text (up to 4000 words)
- the communication of transdisciplinary research that works in a published book (including formats combining documentation, reflection, and practice-based material)
- a short film with annotation and a context statement; for durational works, up to 10 minutes are allowed. These could be distributed as a sequence of excerpts and written text.
- a visualization, sound piece, or other hybrid audiovisual or interactive formats. For durational works, up to 10 minutes are allowed. These could be distributed as a sequence of excerpts and written text.
- Visual / film / performance contributions. If on digital video, up to 10 minutes are expected, with full transcript. Include a 300–500 word contextual statement which reflects on the collaborative aspect and the research task at hand.
Use of Artificial Intelligence in your work
LANDING currently does not accept any use of large language models tools for generating bodies of text, unless such crafting is a direct research focus for the contribution. You may, however, use proofing and spell-checking functions already embedded in writing software. We are clearly biased for European variants of "bad English-ness", and suggest you write in the language that your research is thinking in.
How to Apply
The deadline for the submission of your outline is June 10th, 2026, 23:59 EET.
By outline we mean a plan of your textual argumentation or flow of thoughts, with supporting evidence in the form of materials.
Send us one PDF document with all the materials intended for consideration, up to 8 pages maximum. We will consult this material on a screen, including hyperlinks and multimedia content. Please begin with a short introductory note inside the PDF that reveals where your submission is reaching us from, briefly mentioning the origins of the collective work that is the basis of your transdisciplinary research.
Should you have any questions before sending your outline, we will do our best to respond. Please send queries by 1st of June.
All communication should be sent to landing@vda.lt (and will be taken care of by Miki Ambrózy, Sophie Durand and the issue’s guest editors).
Key Dates for Contributors
Final drafts following two rounds of peer review are expected by 26th November. The issue is planned to be published on 17th of December 2026.
18th June - Return to authors about suitability to publish; First drafts by 15th July. Second drafts to be completed between 4th August - 25th September; Third drafts to be completed between 27th October and 6th November.
Source: Why Cut When You Can Fade, Vilnius Academy of Arts (MA optional course). (c) Martyna Kairaitytė
