The Ecological Citizen Journal

Open now for fiction and nonfiction.

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The Ecological Citizen Journal publishes ecocentric articles, eco-fiction, poetry, and related content, with fiction submissions currently open by email.

Response time info: Personalized feedback is provided on every fiction submission.

Read the full guidelines at ecologicalcitizen.net↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryPays: No payment; personalized feedback is provided on every submission.

Currently open for general eco-fiction submissions by email. The journal especially wants plotted stories set on Earth as known, past, or potentially future, with rich descriptions of places and human or non-human characters; it prefers narratives conveying non-human interests without imposing human perspectives.

nonfictionLiteraryPays: No payment.

The journal accepts opinion pieces of 500–1000 words, reflections of 1000–2000 words, long articles of 2000–3000 words, book reviews of 750–1500 words, and meeting reports of 1000–2500 words on ecocentric topics for a non-specialist audience. Submissions are handled by email after contacting the journal early with a proposal.

poetryLiterary

Poetry is listed among the journal’s contents, but no poetry-specific submission guidance or schedule is provided.

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