For more information, please follow this link: https://salishmagazine.org/style-guide/
We are currently seeking articles and art about “life underground”—or how
creatures have adapted to living in soils and sediments in and around the Salish Sea,
and what roles they play in this underground ecosystem. For example, did you know
that earthworms have bristles they use to anchor their body segments as they pull
themselves through the soil? Or that sediments at the bottom of Puget Sound harbor a
unique group of organisms? There are lots of interesting stories to share.
Salish Magazine tells stories about things at people can see first-hand outdoors in our
Salish Sea region. It ties the topics into the larger ecosystem and includes lots of
illustrations. We rely on volunteers to contribute content—whether you’re an aspiring
journalist, essayist, poet, photographer, or artist, we would love to hear from you.
DEADLINES
Salish Magazine is written and produced by volunteers. We know you’re busy and
we can work with you on exact due dates. Here is our general schedule for this
issue:
ASAP: Draft proposals from contributors (this can be a simple email briefly
describing your idea).
March 1: Contributors submit first draft of text and photos/artwork.
March 21: Contributors submit final revised text.
March through May: Spring 2022 articles will be published online.
PROCEDURAL DETAILS
Format Requirements
• Final prose articles should be around 1,000 to 2,000 words.
• Please provide text files in Word or as a “txt” file.
• Please provide photographs in high-resolution jpg. (We will send you a link for
uploading files that are too big to email.)
• Poems, videos, or other cultural interpretations are also welcome; ask us about
formatting requirements.
Our Audience
The goal of Salish Magazine is to tell stories that involve something that people
can see, or see at least parts or traces of, preferably in many public places around
our region. We hope that when they discover those sights, the stories they have read will
come to mind, enabling them to see their surroundings in a new context. Tying the story
of what is seen, and its history, to our present-day ecosystem functions would be an added
bonus.
The final content should be easy to read for people who don!t know much about the
subject, and more fun than academic — written as if you have a big smile on your face
to be sharing your ideas with a bunch of fun people. If you’re more of a technical writer,
we can help edit your work for a lay audience. We welcome visual illustrations and have
access to photographers and artists who can provide additional illustrations.
There is a Style Guide with more details at: https://salishmagazine.org/style-guide/
Payment (Our Eternal Gratitude)
Although we really appreciate the content we receive from people like you, we don!t offer
any compensation at this time. Salish Magazine is free to readers and free of
advertisements, and all of the work (content, editing, management) is done by volunteers.
Past Issues
If you would like to familiarize yourself with the kinds of articles that we publish, take a
look at some past issues: salishmagazine.org
Contact
Thomas Noland, Guest Editor for Issue 15
tomnphoto@comcast.net