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Words, Woods, and Wellness: Poetry by Washington State Youth
In collaboration with the Washington State Poet Laureate, Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA), Humanities Washington, and Olympia Poetry Network, Terrain.org seeks poems that engage the natural world by residents or former residents of Washington State ages 21 and younger. Here in the age of the Anthropocene, we must give our attention to the non-human world, and so we will publish ecopoetry with a strong sense of place by Washington youth.
Submissions open April 22, 2026 and close December 31, 2026. Poems will be published between August 2026 and April 2027, with the goal of publishing a new poem or poetry set in the series at least monthly and at most every other week. Contributors will receive an honorarium of $100 following publication.
Submitted poems need not follow any particular form. Poem/image combinations are also considered—please submit photos or other graphics in the document containing the poem(s). If accepted, we will request the images as separate files.
Poems may not be previously published and may not appear online, including social media. We do not accept submissions created by or with the assistance of artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT.
Submit between 1 and 3 poems in a single document in .doc, .docx, .rtf, .txt, or .pdf format only.
Please include a brief cover note with:
- Your name
- Your email (For authors under 18: please also provide your guardian's email)
- Current age
- Where you currently live (and if not in Washington, where you have lived in Washington)
- If you are still in school, the name of your school and your grade (or year in college)
If your poetry is accepted for publication, we will give you the option to publish with your full name or your first name only and with or without your photograph in your accompanying bio.
Terrain.org is the world’s first online literary journal of place, with a distinguished history of publishing award-winning ecopoetry. View our poetry at www.terrain.org/category/poetry.
Learn more at www.terrain.org/submit/words-woods-wellness.
Questions? Email Linnea Ingalls at linnea.ingalls@arts.wa.gov.