Their website says, “Deceleration is a nonprofit online journal producing original news and analysis responding to our shared ecological, political, and cultural crises.
We write at the intersection of environment and justice—journalistically, academically, and creatively—with emphasis on our home communities and bioregion (the watersheds of San Antonio, South Texas, and the Gulf South, broadly).” “Once a quarter we also solicit creative responses (poetry, prose, visual art, sound) to specific themes or topics. See our most recent ones here and here for examples of what we’re looking for. Our upcoming Spring 2026 review responds to genocide, ecocide, & crimes against humanity recently inflicted by US bombs & military spending. ”
“In 1968, James Baldwin famously said of the Vietnam War: every bombed village is my hometown. As we watch US bombs fall on the peoples of Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, Venezuela, and the Caribbean, we invite your best poems, prose, photos, sound, and visual art, revisiting Baldwin's words in our time.” Pay ranges from $25 for creative pieces up to $0.50/word for long-form investigative journalistic work. The submission deadline for this theme is 17th May 2026. Details here.

Deadline: May 17th, 2026