Pitches wanted (Southeast Asia) | ~$200 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: NEW NARATIF

Through the heyday of the timber industry to the rise of palm oil, West Kalimantan’s peatlands became ground zero for its many turns of fate.

Indonesian researcher and ethnographer Ratu Tammi retraces how corporate greed has exploited legal loopholes, fueling erasures of indigenous wisdom and ecological loss under the banner of “national development” in the peatlands of Sambas, West Kalimantan.

Read ‘The Land That Remembers: Agrarian Extractivism and the Struggle for Peatland Life’ by Ratu Tammi here: https://newnaratif.com/agrarian-extractivism-peatland-life/

This piece is contributed as part of our ongoing Open Call series, and the supporting research was conducted in collaboration with several other researchers from the Agrarian Resource Center in Bandung, Indonesia.

Stay tuned for more stories from all over Southeast Asia. If you have a story to share, submit your pitch to us at http://newnaratif.com/pitches

CONFIDENTIAL NOTE: Reports indicate that New Naratif pays $200 per article. It is recommended that you discuss the rate(s) with the editor upon the acceptance of your pitch.

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CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):

• Questions/submissions: pitches@newnaratif.com

• Website: https://newnaratif.com

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: New Naratif is a Southeast Asia-focused publication that publishes feature writing, comics, fiction, podcasts, research, and commentary. It covers topics including media freedom, gender justice, democratic principles, and citizen activism, featuring both creative and investigative work. The publication seeks to deepen democratic practice by amplifying marginalized voices and enabling informed trade among civil society, storytellers, and the public. More information here.

• Read through a selection of recent articles/stories on its website.

• Review the submission guidelines here.

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• Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a few lines highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.

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