submission guidelines
General Note on Blog vs. Print
Blog submissions can be accepted at any time throughout the academic year. [If your submission is accepted] suggested edits will be returned to you within two weeks of submission. Print submissions must be submitted by March 7, 2024 as editions are released on a semesterly basis.
Thematic Guideline
In every form/genre, submissions should compellingly speak to an issue within the broader motifs of the natural environment, human society, and their intersections.
Essays
Blog: Blogs should be 500-1,000 words in length in any of the following genres: reporting, memoir, criticism, commentary, or something analogous. They should hone in on a specific issue that can be encapsulated in a concise format.
Print: Print features should be at minimum 1,000-1,500 words in length, with no word maximum as long as the syntax is not convoluted or repetitive. They can be in any of the following genres: reporting, memoir, criticism, commentary, or something analogous. They should provide a novel and compelling exploration of an issue. Features which express an opinion should have a clearly articulated and well-supported thesis.
Poems & Songs
Blog: Poems should be 3-20 lines in length, with a preference for haikus, sonnets, odes, or free verse that are compelling not in spite of, but because of their brevity. If you have an original musical composition and/or lyric, please submit the score, lyrics, and recording; as these can only be published in website format. We also accept spoken poetry readings as well.
Print: Poems should be at least 20 lines in length. Verse should be well-crafted and visual poetry is especially welcome. Also, longer collections of shorter poems are welcome.
Short Stories
Blog/Print: Short stories should be at least 1,500 words, with no word maximum as long as the syntax is not convoluted or repetitive. Since the form is equally conducive to print and blog publication, please specify in your submission where you want your work to be published (on the website, in print, or both). Stories should be entertaining, figuratively rich, novel, and compelling.
Interviews
Blog: Blog interviews should be submitted in video or audio (podcast) format, as this is most conducive to website publication. The interviewee should be a cultural figure or figures with a unique and compelling perspective on human-environmental issues.
Print: Print interviews should be transcripts of interviews which, due either to the length of the interview or the preference of the interviewee, are more conducive to print publication. Transcripts should be edited for concision, cohesion, and readability.
Photography & Film
Blog: Collections of photography (5+ photos) and short films (5-10 minutes) should be submitted to the blog. The photography collections should unify around a singular theme, and should include a short introduction and concise captions that craft a compelling feature. Short films can be narratives, documentaries, or even just footage; but they should be well-edited before submission and also include a short introduction. All submissions can be shot with film or digital cameras, but submissions must be in the form of digital files. Please note that we do not provide photography or film editing directly, and can only provide editorial suggestions to submitters with their own prior expertise.
Print: We accept either single photographs or small collections of photography (4 photos maximum) for print publication. The photos should unify around a singular theme, and should include a compelling title (and captions only if necessary). All submissions can be shot with film or digital cameras, but submissions must be in the form of digital files. Again, we cannot provide direct photography editing, only editorial suggestions.
Visual Art
Blog/Print: Visual art includes but is not limited to paintings/drawings in any medium, collages, animations, photos of 3D works, comics, or another form of your choosing. Since the form is equally conducive to print and blog publication, please specify in your submission where you want your work to be published (on the website, in print, or both). Please send digital photos or copies of works and not their originals.