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By S. Kalekar<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are themed non-fiction submission and pitch calls. Some of the themes are: lost and found \u2013 things forgotten, things remembered; education and environment; labor x tech; stories about November & December holidays; science and health; debut fiction; mental health and wellbeing; business and tech; paradox; obscure games history; solarpunk; heart; and place, climate, and justice.
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Prairie Fire: Lost and Found \u2013 Things Forgotten, Things Remembered<\/strong>
Prairie Fire is a Canadian literary magazine, and they also welcome international submissions. They want creative non-fiction submissions (up to 5,000 words) on the theme, \u2018Lost and Found: Things Forgotten, Things Remembered\u2019 for their fall 2026 issue. \u201cOur survival and growth have always depended on both. Memory helps shape who we are and how we understand our connection to others\u2014personally, culturally, historically. Some memories bring comfort and joy; others are confusing, painful, even traumatic. Beyond individual experience, there are ancestral, familial, and collective memories that require unearthing, remaking, and re-examining. What has been buried? What has been reshaped over time? What needs to be remembered now, and what might need to be released?
We welcome work that explores the tension between holding on and letting go, and the ways remembering and forgetting shape healing, identity, and transformation.\u201d They also say, \u201cSorry, poets and fiction writers, we have enough work on this topic in the queue that we do not require additional poetry or fiction for this issue. However, we are still accepting poetry and fiction for regular submission\u201d. <\/em>Prairie Fire pays CAD0.10\/word up to CAD250 for prose, see payment rates here<\/a>. The submission deadline for this issue is 4th<\/sup> May 2026. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Earth Island Journal: Education and Environment<\/strong>
Their pitch call says, \u201cEarth Island Journal is seeking pitches for an upcoming special edition on education and the environment. Know of an incubation of environmental innovation? Censoring content that’s threatening the climate movement? Surprising impact of global heating on learning?\u201d They have a detailed pitch guide on the theme, including, \u201cwe hope to explore the full range of issues related to education and the environment, including the ways in which our schools, universities, and other education programs are critical sources of knowledge and innovation in an era of mounting environmental crises; the increasingly fierce politicization of educational content and what that means for the climate movement; the rising threat that global heating and other environmental crises pose to learning; and more.
We are looking for on-the-ground reports as well as personal essays, reflections, and think pieces of varying lengths. We can offer a $500 flat fee for shorter pieces under 1,000 words; $750-$1,500 for longer reports and essays between 1,500 and 3,000 words; $500 for interviews; and $400 for book reviews.\u201d The pitch deadline is 10th<\/sup> April 2926. Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.

Rest of World:<\/strong> Labor x Tech <\/strong>
\u201cRest of World<\/em>\u2019s stories aim to connect the dots across a rapidly evolving digital world, through on-the-ground reporting in places typically overlooked and underestimated. We cover most of the countries outside the West, with a focus and presence in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.\u201d They have detailed pitch guidelines for this call, including, \u201cIn its third year, Rest of World<\/em>\u2019s Labor x Tech program, underwritten by the Ford Foundation, is tackling the changing nature of work at a moment of extreme upheaval. \u2026 Based on our experience in previous years, we\u2019re looking to commission stories that reveal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n