OPEN CALL

June 1st to August 15th

Oreades Press is beginning the first of three linked print publications that offer the reader a doorway connecting scientific thought and community action. Each of the three will focus on a different aspect of the planet. For this first open call we encourage writers to consider themes of earth.

A rural landscape with a small house, lush green trees, and a rocky hill in the foreground. Mountainous terrain in the background under a cloudy sky.
Scenic view of green mountain landscape with terraced fields, winding paths, dense trees, and distant misty mountain range under partly cloudy sky.

Beyond any other element in this series, we understand that earth is a place of conflict as much as it is a site where we grow our food and medicine and make our home.

A red flower blooming among green leaves on a bush or tree in sunlight.
Snow-capped mountain with pink-tinged clouds, below a layer of fog or mist, with silhouetted trees in the foreground.

Earth encompasses a wide range of themes, from plants to soil profiles, fungal connections, and rock, and we are looking for experienced writers and scientists, farmers, or community leaders working with earth, including indigenous groups. We want to uplift the voices of experts in their fields.

Please send us non-fiction essays, thought pieces, articles, and short poems here. Submissions are open between June 1 and August 15th. We are accepting pitches for articles and interviews until July 31st.

mountains viewed from a forested area with pine trees, a lake, and a lush green valley.