Submit Work to The Changing Times
Submissions for issue 17 of the Changing Times are due March 8th, 2026.
Submissions in any creative form are welcome. This can be essay, short story, poetry, painting, sculpture, and more. Thank you for sharing your story on the vitality of public lands for people, community, and climate.
Joy is a Radical Act - Spring 2026
We’re seeking poetry, short stories, photography, and art that explore the theme of Radical Joy—the fierce, grounding happiness that blooms even in challenging times. How does joy show up in your daily connection to nature, your work toward a better world, or the simple experience of being alive? How does playfulness deepen your relationship with the earth, your community, or yourself? Share your expression of what it means to find and nurture joy as an act of renewal, resistance, and hope.
A note about cultural appropriation:
We respect and encourage submissions from a wide variety of voices, cultures, and heritages. Please consider if your art engages in cultural appropriation before submitting. Cultural appropriation is defined by the Americans for the Arts Public Art Resource Center as: “the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, and aesthetics of one people or society by members of another, typically more dominant people or society. It is the taking of something from a less-dominant culture in a way its members find offensive, with the feeling that the cultural heritage of the less dominant people has been misunderstood and misused by people in a position of power or privilege.” Learn more here.