Pitches wanted (labor, animal rights, etc.) | $1,000 per feature

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: ORION

Deadline: 15 August 2025

SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR we put out a call for pitches around a specific theme. If you’re interested in suggesting a feature (or Lay of the Land piece), from August 1- 15 we will be accepting nonfiction story pitches for our Spring 2026 Labor Issue: Working the Land. Send us your ideas on the intersection between labor and the more-than-human world—animal rights, working creatures, and models of collectivity in nature. Please keep all pitches to 500 words or less.

In general, we are not able to consider submissions for poetry, fiction, or AI-assisted works at this time, even during an open pitch window.

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CONFIDENTIAL NOTE: Reports indicate that this opportunity will pay $1,000 for a full-length feature. It is recommended that you discuss the rate(s) with the editor upon the acceptance of your pitch.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Submissions: Via Submittable

• Website: http://www.orionmagazine.org/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Orion is a nonprofit magazine that publishes essays, poetry, fiction, reviews, and visual art exploring the intersections of nature, culture, and environment. It features work by writers, artists, and thinkers who engage thoughtfully with environmental and social issues. The publication invites readers into a community of care and reflection, encouraging new ideas on how we might live on Earth with justice, sustainability, and joyfulness. More information here.

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

• Review the submission guidelines here.

• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook and at SuccessfulPitches.com.

• 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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