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Paperboats Zine

The urge to explore and celebrate all the kinds of lives of Planet Earth is stronger than ever, but the environmental and ecological crisis demands we also lift our eyes, and our voices, to species extinction and habitat loss, to what is happening to the forests and hills, the rivers and seas, our streets and gardens. The writer’s instinct to pay attention has never been more vital. Literature can help us to see the natural world – and our place in it – differently.

PAPERBOATS ZINE:

We are currently closed for submissions

We are currently closed for submissions. Our next submissions window will open in November.
 
We publish essays, short fiction and poetry that reflect our commitment to climate and nature – writing that shows honesty, care, curiosity and skill. Submissions in English, Scots or Scottish Gaelic, are welcome from writers within and outwith Scotland and we particularly welcome submissions from under-represented groups.
 
Please submit previously unpublished work, up to 1500 words of prose (short fiction or creative nonfiction) and/or up to 60 lines of poetry. Attach your writing as a Word or RTF document.
 
We do not publish work by the same author in consecutive issues of the Zine so if you have been previously published by us, please wait for the second issue after your publication before submitting again.
 
We look forward to reading your words.

Paperboats Editors

Book Reviews

If you would like to submit a book review for publication on our web site, please first email hello@paperboats.org with an outline of what you would like to submit.

a wee note about payment

We would love to pay our writers – we really would, but we’d love to pay our admin staff too. As it is, paperboats has been put together using our own time and funds in solidarity with activists worldwide who freely dedicate their time and energies to fighting for climate justice. That said, if anyone would like to contribute to paperboats, then that might change. 

If you are interested in making a financial contribution to paperboats, please say hello@paperboats.org