Submissions wanted (Oregon Coast) | $300 per piece
Added 2025-11-12 02:10:43 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: CAMPFIRE STORIES
Deadline: 12 December 2025
We’re seeking nature and place-based stories for our new Oregon Coast collection. Interested writers and storytellers should use the link below to submit an existing story or share interest in writing a new story from the Oregon Coast.
Applications are now OPEN until Dec 12, 2025!
OVERVIEW
We are now actively seeking writers and submissions for Campfire Stories: The Oregon Coast – Tales & Travel Companion.
Part story collection and part travel companion, each eye-catching volume in our Beloved Regions collection begin with an anthology of "campfire stories"—from classic essays to original poetry, historical excerpts to fresh perspectives, treasured folk songs to local myths—all of which convey an authentic sense of place. These stories are then followed by a mini-travel guide of community-sourced recommendations and resources.
This collection is a part of the Campfire Stories series created by Dave and Ilyssa Kyu, and feature stories from America’s beloved national parks and beloved outdoor regions. Over 95k copies have been sold to date, through retailers such as REI, L.L. Bean, Anthropologie, Parks Project, as well as bookshops, gift and national park stores across the country.
ABOUT THE COLLECTIONS
National Parks
Vol I was published in 2018 and Vol II in 2023 with Mountaineers Books. These national park volumes feature stories from notable writers like Cheryl Strayed, John Muir, and Bill Bryson, award winners such as Lauret Savoy, Rae DelBianco, and Terry Tempest Williams, and newer voices including Derick Lugo, Rosette Royale, and Ed Bok Lee.
These national park volumes feature a diverse range of tales found in the libraries, archives, and communities surrounding our beloved national parks and commissioned by writers. These stories are carefully curated to capture the essence of each park and reignite our imagination about the wild.
Parks included in this series include:
Campfire Stories: Volume 1: Acadia, Great Smoky Mountains, Rocky Mountain, Zion, Yosemite, Yellowstone
Campfire Stories: Volume 2: Everglades, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree, Olympic, Appalachian and Pacific Crest National Scenic Trails
Beloved Regions
Expanding on the bestselling Campfire Stories volumes, which feature shareable tales from our national parks, this new series from Ilyssa and Dave Kyu immerses readers in the storytelling endemic to America’s beloved natural spaces, offering unique tours through diverse histories, lore, and landscapes.
The following titles were published in 2025:
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking to commission new works and consider existing stories about the Oregon Coast.
Stories should capture the essence of the region, highlighting the distinctive natural features, flora, fauna, community, history, and experiences of the Oregon Coast.
We seek nature-focused stories, through diverse forms of writing (e.g. essays, prose, poetry, ballads, short stories) that convey an authentic sense of place. Stories should not exceed 2,000 words.
For more information on the kinds of stories and storytelling mediums we’re looking for, see the Story Criteria below.
ALL ARE WELCOME
While all writers are considered and encouraged to apply, we specifically seek to include emerging writers, as well as individuals underrepresented in the outdoors, including writers who are part of the following communities:
Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC)
LGBTQ+
Persons with disabilities
STORY SUBMISSIONS
OPTION 1
Submit an existing story.
We’re looking for submissions of existing stories about the Oregon Coast region, including any that have been previously published to be republished in this anthology. Stories must adhere to the criteria outlined below.
TIMELINE
Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis until December 12, 2025.
Selected writers will be notified no later than January 30, 2026 and paid a one-time permissions fee of $150.
OPTION 2
Create a new story.
We’re looking to commission new stories based on first-hand experience(s) along the Oregon Coast. To be considered, we ask that you:
Submit (3) writing samples that best capture your writing style and most closely align with the story criteria (listed below). These writing samples do not need to be stories about the region and will not be used beyond our review process.
Submit a one paragraph summary of your connection to the region, any subject(s) you’re most excited or suited to write about, and why.
TIMELINE
Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis until December 12, 2025.
For commissioned pieces, we’ll inform selected writers by January 2, 2026—with first drafts due by January 30, 2026 and final drafts due February 27, 2026. Each commissioned writer will receive a one-time usage fee of $300.
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Submissions: Existing story, new story
Website: https://www.campfirestoriesbook.com/
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