Terrain.org, in collaboration with the Washington State Poet Laureate, Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA), Humanities Washington, and Olympia Poetry Network in memory of former board member Wesley Jones, is pleased to announce Words, Woods, and Wellness: Poetry by Washington State Youth—a new call for submissions.
We are seeking poems that engage the natural world by residents or former residents of Washington State ages 21 and younger. Here in the age of the Anthropocene, we must give our attention to the non-human world, and so we will publish ecopoetry with a strong sense of place by Washington youth.
Submissions open on Earth Day, April 22, 2026, and close December 31, 2026. Poems will be published between August 2026 and April 2027, with the goal of publishing a new poem or poetry set in the series at least monthly and at most every other week. Contributors will receive an honorarium of $100 following publication.
Submitted poems need not follow any particular form. Poem/image combinations are also considered. Washington State youth are invited to submit between 1 and 3 poems.
Terrain.org is the world’s first online literary journal of place, with a distinguished history of publishing award-winning ecopoetry. View our poetry at www.terrain.org/category/poetry.
Learn more at www.terrain.org/submit/words-woods-wellness or submit on Terrain.org’s Submittable platform.
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