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Features
Long-form expositions. Theorems, fields, mathematicians, the history of a single problem. Make us believe a topic matters before you make us understand it.
Typical length
2,500 – 6,000 words
Konstellate is built by its contributors. We edit hard, we pair pieces with interactive figures wherever they belong, and we publish students alongside everyone else. We can't pay yet — we're new and unfunded, and we'd rather say so than promise a rate we can't honour. Here is what we publish and how it works.
Read recent pieces in each before pitching. If your idea straddles two departments, pitch to the one that's closer; we'll route it ourselves.
Long-form expositions. Theorems, fields, mathematicians, the history of a single problem. Make us believe a topic matters before you make us understand it.
A single problem with its full solution. Olympiad, Putnam, original. Bonus for solutions that make the reader's pulse rise — a slick lemma, an unexpected substitution.
Mathematics found where you didn't expect it. A queue, a coral reef, a poll, a meander. We want first-person observation, not survey.
Conversations with working mathematicians. Pitch the person, not the field; we'll help you find the field once you've found the voice.
Books, papers, software, conferences. Take a position. Tell us what's true about the work, then tell us what you think.
We are always open to formats we have not yet invented. A short comic, a generative essay, an annotated proof. Pitch it as “Other” and tell us what you're imagining.
We try to make the process boring in the best way: predictable timelines, real edits, no ghosting.
A pitch is one to three paragraphs. What is the piece, who is the reader, why now. If you have a single sentence we are likely to quote as a teaser, include it.
We read every pitch. Rejection is a yes-to-something-else; we will tell you what worked and what didn't, and we would rather you pitch again.
Once a piece is in, you'll be paired with an editor, and with whoever is building the figures if your piece needs them. Expect two to four full passes.
Pieces go live on the web on publication day, free to read. You keep the copyright; we ask only to keep it online and to name you every time we point at it.
Ten days to a response. We respond to every pitch. If yours fits, an editor will pick it up and write back with a draft schedule.