WHAT WE PUBLISH ONLINE
We publish the following types of work online:
- nonfiction in the form of blog posts, articles, profiles, features, reviews & essays up to 500 words
- photography and art related to our mission
- video essays
OUR CONTENT AND FOCUS
- Our content is written for a general audience.
- We do not publish scholarly articles or deeply political work.
- Our goal is to provide readers inspiration and instruction for living the good life.
- By that, we mean a simpler lifestyle centered on family, friends, home and neighborhood—a lifestyle of true freedom from the rat-race cycle of earn and spend. Among the principles we aim to teach are responsible consumption, ways for coping with commercial culture, and respect for and a deeper understanding of the natural world and our rightful place within it.
- We do not preach environmentalism alone, but focus instead on:
• the interconnectedness of all living organisms;
• the economical and environmental benefits of recycling, reducing and reusing;
• the practicality of supporting local economies and independent businesses;
• conservation as a matter of faith and higher consciousness;
• and agrarianism and domestic work as means of self-sufficiency.
WHAT WE PAY*
For work that appears in the online edition, we pay up to $15, depending on the availability of funds and our need for the material. We cover terms individually with contributors prior to publication.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK OR IDEAS:
Submissions for New Southerner are accepted via Submittable.
If you have an idea for an ongoing column or feature story longer than 500 words, please contact the Editor directly at [email protected].
WHAT WE PUBLISH IN PRINT:
In our annual literary edition, we print:
- nonfiction exceeding 500 words
- fiction
- poetry
- art & photography
To be considered for print publication, you must enter our Contest. To submit previously unpublished poetry and prose, click here for Contest Submissions Guidelines.
