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Full details Earth Island Journal is always looking for compelling and distinctive stories that anticipate environmental concerns before they become pressing problems — stories that scan the horizon for the next big threat to our environment. We want articles that will surprise, provoke, and entertain our readers and that explore new territory overlooked by other publications. We cover the entire spectrum of environmental issues, including, wildlife and lands conservation; innovations in science and technology; public policy and the politics of environmental protection; climate and energy; animal rights; public health; environmental justice and cultural survival; and environmentally related film, music, and books. Whenever possible, we seek to tell the stories of individuals and communities who are successfully defending and restoring the Earth. On-the-ground reports from outside North America are especially welcomed. These pieces should be appropriate for an educa...

We will re-open for submissions at specific intervals throughout the year. The dates of these submissions ‘windows’ and the types of material we are looking for will be announced on Twitter and Facebook , as well as on this page. For non-fiction submissions, we currently accept one-page proposals. Please email submissions@blackandwhitepublishing.com . It is vital that you use the guidance below on suitable genres of work, please. Titles outwith these areas will not be considered. Literary agents We are still accepting fiction or non-fiction submissions from literary agents. Please email as usual or contact submissions@blackandwhitepublishing.com . Non-fiction submissions   We are pleased to receive proposals for the following genres of non-fiction: celebrity memoirs sports books (with a particular focus on the UK and Ireland) lifestyle, humour, gift and activity books food and drink titles Scottish non-fiction Irish non-fiction nature and wild places Pleas...