News & Pitch Calls from Oregon Humanities Magazine

Tuesday, December 10th 2024

Oregon Humanities Magazine is Seeking Feature Pitches

Oregon Humanities Magazine is a triannual publication that “connects Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities.” They’re looking for feature pitches from Oregon writers for their spring 2025 issue. The theme of the issue is "Bloom." They’re seeking “stories about flourishing, blossoming, openness, and growth.” They pay $750-$1,500 per feature (1,500-4,000 words). For more information, refer to their editor’s post and their call for submissions.

Deadline: December 16th, 2024

Friday, March 17th 2023

Oregon Humanities Magazine is Accepting Pitches on the Theme of 'Shelter'

Oregon Humanities Magazine is a triannual publication that “connects Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities.” They’re open for submissions for their Summer 2023 issue. The theme of the issue is “Shelter.” They’re seeking “stories about home, sanctuary, and refuge of all kinds.” They pay $500-$1,000 per piece and only accept work by people who reside in Oregon. For more information, read their tweet and call for submissions.

Deadline: April 24th, 2023

Sunday, November 13th 2022

Oregon Humanities Magazine is Open for Submissions

Oregon Humanities Magazine is a triannual publication that “connects Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities.” They are open for submissions for their Spring 2023 issue. The theme of the issue is “Joy and Pain.” They want to “hear stories about experiences that bring both happiness and suffering." "Consider, for example, the pleasures and burdens of parenthood, the ecstatic highs and lows of adolescence, the satisfaction and bodily harm of physical labor, or any other human endeavor that is at once bitter and sweet.” They only accept work by people who reside in Oregon. Rate is $500 to $1,000. For details, refer to their Tweet and call for submissions.

Deadline: December 21st, 2022

Sunday, July 31st 2022

Oregon Humanities Magazine is Accepting Submissions for the Issue Themed “Underground”

Oregon Humanities Magazine is a triannual publication that “connects Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities.” They are accepting nonfiction as well as completed drafts for their Fall/Winter issue themed “Underground.” They want to “hear stories about all things hidden and buried, as well as the things that literally and metaphorically lie beneath the surface.” They are “interested in myths of underworlds and abysses, covert movements past and present, and everything under our feet: earth, pipes, bones, worms, roots, and rock.” They encourage Oregon-based writers of all levels of experience to submit. Pay is $500 to $1,000 per piece. Read their Tweet here and their call for submissions here.

Deadline: August 20th, 2022

Saturday, March 5th 2022

Oregon Humanities Magazine is Reading Nonfiction Submissions

Oregon Humanities Magazine is a triannual publication that “connects Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities.” They are reading nonfiction submissions for their Summer 2022 issue, "Memory". They want to “hear stories about remembering and forgetting, both as individuals and in our communities.” They are “interested in all sorts of memories: treasured and troubling, real and false, public and private.” They only accept work by people who reside in Oregon. They pay $500 to $1,000.  For details, refer to their Tweet and call for submissions.

Deadline: April 11th, 2022

Friday, November 26th 2021

Oregon Humanities is reading on ‘Care’ theme


This magazine publishes work from Oregonian writers – features, journalism, personal essays, and more. They publish work online, as well as for their themed issues. For the Spring 2022 issue, the theme is ‘Care’. “We want to hear stories about responsibility and custody, attention and affection, worry and grief. What do you care about, and why? Who do you care for, and who cares for you? Is caring a burden, a privilege, or something in between? Where do you see care, and where do you notice its absence?
We’re looking for nonfiction articles and essays exploring what it means to provide care and to receive it, to care about and to be cared for. Tell us how care shows up in our communities and the systems of our society. Share a fresh perspective on health care or childcare or eldercare or tender loving care.” Pay is $500-1,000 for personal essays and features (lower for online works). The deadline is 21 December 2021. Details here and here.




Deadline: December 21st, 2021

Sunday, November 14th 2021

Oregon Humanities Magazine is Accepting Nonfiction Submissions for their Next Issue on Care

Oregon Humanities Magazine is a triannual publication that “connects Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities.” They are accepting nonfiction submissions for their next issue on “Care.” They want to “hear stories about responsibility and custody, attention and affection, worry and grief.” They will pay $500 to $1,000. If interested, send your proposals or drafts to editors@oregonhumanities.org. To learn more, refer to their Tweet and call for submissions.

Deadline: December 21st, 2021

Sunday, March 14th 2021

Oregon Humanities Magazine is Accepting Feature Pitches for their 'Climate' Issue

Oregon Humanities Magazine is a triannual publication that “connects Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities.” They are accepting feature pitches for their summer issue, which is themed climate. They want to “hear stories and ideas about what global climate change means for the people and land of this place.” They only accept work by people who reside in Oregon. They pay $500 to $1,000 per feature (1,500 to 4,000 words). For details, refer to this Tweet and their call for submissions and contributor guidelines.

Deadline: April 11th, 2021

Saturday, July 25th 2020

Oregon Humanities Magazine is Accepting Submissions for their Fall/Winter 2020 Issue on the Theme “Feed”

Oregon Humanities Magazine is a triannual publication that “connects Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities.” They are accepting submissions for their fall/winter 2020 issue on the theme “feed.” They are seeking stories about “food, consumption, nourishment, and sustenance.” They accept all forms of nonfiction writing. They pay $500-$1,000 per piece. Their features are generally 1,500 to 4,000 words. They only accept work by the residents of Oregon. Details here and here.


Deadline: August 12th, 2020