Special Creative Writing Topic–The Elemental West

Call for Submissions for Special Creative Writing Issue: Elemental West

Green Theory and Praxis Journal, a publication dedicated to expanding and challenging classic scholarship on environmental issues, seeks poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for its special Creative Writing issue “Elemental West.” We are interested in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that explore the role of the elements in the changing climate of the Western United States and its intersections with class, race, and/or gender.

Poetry
Submit up to three previously unpublished poems in any style. Poems may be single-spaced and should use a standard font. Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as GTPJ is notified if your work is accepted elsewhere.

Fiction
Submit up to three flash stories (1000 words or less) or microfiction (300 words or less) in any genre. Or, submit one story in any genre of up to 5000 words. Stories should be double-spaced and use a standard font. Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as GTPJ is notified if your work is accepted elsewhere.

Creative Nonfiction
Submit up to three lyric or micro essays (750 words or less). Or, submit one essay of up to 5000 words. Essays should be double-spaced and use a standard font. Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as GTPJ is notified if your work is accepted elsewhere.

Email your file as a .doc or .docx to Candace Nadon at greentheoryandpraxis@gmail.com. Include contact information on the first page of your file. Include a brief biography in the body of your email, and clearly indicate the category in which you are submitting. Submissions close on December 1, 2018.