About Place Journal: “The Ground Beneath Us” Issue
Deadline March 10 (must be received by this date). About Place Journal is a literary journal published by the Black Earth Institute. Their mission statement says the journal is "dedicated to re-forging the links between art and spirit, earth and society." They are currently seeking submissions of unpublished poetry, fiction, essays, artwork, and hybrid-genre work for an issue with the theme "The Ground Beneath Us: Place, Power, and Resistance". Suggested topics include land justice and Indigenous sovereignty; environmental racism and ecological grief; gentrification, housing, and community defense; diaspora, exile, and return; spiritual and ancestral ties to place. See website for length limits for each genre.
Source: https://aboutplacejournal.org/submissions/
Published: January 29, 2026
