Friday, July 24th 2026

Deceleration: Many Worlds, Celebrate

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. … This summer, Deceleration invites flash fic and nonfic, poems, songs, & images that offer counterimaginaries to official celebrations of the U.S. 250th. In a world rent by the weight of colonial violence, how do we continue walking and working together toward another possible world—“un mundo donde quepan muchos mundos” (a world in which many worlds fit)?”
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 2nd August 2026. Details here.
 

Deadline: August 2nd, 2026

Friday, May 15th 2026

Deceleration: Artists of Conscience / Every bombed village is my hometown

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

Sunday, January 1st 2023

Deceleration is Accepting Pitches

Deceleration is “a nonprofit journal of environmental justice serving San Antonio, South Texas, and the world.” They have tweeted, “2023 Planning! ISO pitches from freelance writers for calendar, features, profiles, meeting coverage, fotos, more. And welcoming those special people who want to donate time+skills toward grant writing, business dvpt, advertising, more.” They pay $50/$150 for short meeting reports and reviews and $0.50 per word for longer features ticking up $500/$600. To learn more, refer to their tweet and this page.