Two new paid publishing opportunities for writers and artists - Incite at Columbia University

Know someone who's asking hard questions about climate justice? Making art that reimagines our relationship with technology? Thinking deeply about reciprocity?

Incite Institute has invested in two new publications—Terra:Soul and Whole Earth Redux—that are seeking paid contributors to critically engage with the past and present in an effort to imagine better futures.

Terra:Soul

Accepting submissions until February 15.

As environmental challenges grow increasingly urgent, marginalized communities continue to bear a disproportionate burden of climate catastrophe and environmental degradation.

With mentorship from former Assembling Voices Fellow Neta Bomani, Incite’s Kenia Hale is creating a groundbreaking community publication that amplifies diverse voices and experiences in environmental storytelling, with the concept of reciprocity at its core.

Terra:Soul will join acclaimed Black environmental publications like Black Nature and Loam in documenting the relationships between marginalized communities and their environments, exploring their deep connections with land, technology, and community.
The publication is seeking: poetry, prose, and personal narratives; visual art and photography; music and sound pieces; multimedia works; and reflections on creative process.

The project will culminate in a vibrant launch celebration in Harlem (May 2025), bringing together artists, activists, and community members in dialogue.

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Whole Earth Redux

Accepting submissions until March 15.

In 2023, Gray Area launched the Whole Earth Index—the first complete online archive of the legendary Whole Earth Catalog, making accessible its vision of personal technology, communal living, and free information.

Now, supported by Incite’s Left Field Fund, Gray Area is launching Whole Earth Redux, a print publication featuring essays and short stories that take an object from the Index and excavate its deeper histories, argue its importance for understanding the present, or imagine the alternate realities it inspires.

These works will generate novel insights into Whole Earth’s role in shaping contemporary technoculture, as well as what underexplored potential or cautionary tales the Index reveals for reimagining the role technology plays in constructing (counter)cultures. 

The Whole Earth Redux team is looking for essays (2,200-5,000 words) that:

• Take an object from the Index and uncover its deeper histories
• Connect counterculture visions to contemporary tech culture
• Imagine alternate technological and ecological futures
• Explore what the Catalog's legacy means for us today

The project is a collaboration between Gray Area, the Internet Archive, and the Long Now Foundation with support from Incite Institute’s Left Field Fund.

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