The Ecological Citizen Journal

Open now for fiction.

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The Ecological Citizen Journal publishes ecocentric articles, fiction, poetry, and other content, with one 2027 volume planned during its redesign.

Response time info: ~8 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at ecologicalcitizen.net↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyPays: The journal provides personalized feedback but does not state payment for fiction on the supplied page.

Currently open for general eco-fiction submissions by email. The journal especially seeks plotted stories set on the Earth we know, knew, or might experience, with rich descriptions of places and human or non-human characters; it prefers narratives conveying non-human concerns without imposing human perceptions. Submissions receive personalized feedback. The page lists no word limit.

nonfictionLiterary

Articles may be commissioned or unsolicited and must have an ecocentric approach, address a non-specialist audience, and preferably offer practical ways forward. Opinion: 500–1000 words; reflection: 1000–2000; long article: 2000–3000; book review: 750–1500; meeting report: 1000–2500. The journal cannot pay contributors.

poetryLiterary

Poetry is listed among the journal’s contents, but no poetry submission guidance or word limits are provided on the supplied page.

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