Call for Submissions: Ecofem Tales 2025 Anthology

 

Call for Submissions

Ecofem Tales 2025 Anthology

Theme: "Voices from the Earth"

Are you a woman with a story that speaks to the Earth?

Do you carry poems shaped by rivers, forests, storms, and seeds?
We invite you to share your voice in the upcoming Ecofem Tales 2025 Anthology, a collection of powerful environmental short stories and poetry from women across diverse geographies, especially those from marginalized and riverine communities.

What We Are Looking For

We welcome original short stories and poems that explore:

  • Women’s relationships with land, water, and climate

  • Ecofeminism and environmental justice

  • Intergenerational wisdom and indigenous knowledge

  • Nature as memory, mother, healer, or battleground

  • Resistance, resilience, and renewal in the face of ecological crisis

Submission Guidelines

  • Genres: Short stories (fiction or creative nonfiction), Poetry

  • Language: English or translated into English (original language must be noted)

  • Word Count

  • Poetry: Up to 3 poems (max 40 lines each)

  • Short Stories: Up to 2,500 words

  • Format: Word document, 12pt font, Times New Roman

  • Deadline: September 12, 2025

  • Who Can Submit: Women-identifying writers of all backgrounds.

Submit Your Work To: ecofemtales@gmail.com

Subject Line: Anthology Submission/ Your Name

Include a brief bio (100 words), your location, and a short note on how your piece connects to the theme.

Why Submit?

  • Selected works will be published in the digital edition of the Ecofem Tales 2025 Anthology.
  • Contributors will receive author recognition on the Ecofem Tales platform and a complimentary digital contributor copy.
  • Join a growing global community of ecofeminist storytellers, poets, and changemakers.

Publication Date: November 10, 2025

Why This Anthology Matters

The Ecofem Tales 2025 Anthology: Voices from the Earth is collection of writings and a growing archive of resistance, remembrance, and renewal. At a time when climate crises disproportionately impacts women, especially those in rural, riverine, and Indigenous communities, we believe their stories must be heard, shared, and celebrated.

Who This Is For

We are especially eager to receive submissions from:

  • Rural and riverine women

  • Indigenous storytellers

  • Women of colour

  • Young writers and elders

  • Activists, farmers, fisherwomen, caregivers

  • Emerging and unpublished writers

You don’t need to be a professional writer. If the Earth has shaped your voice, your words belong here.

Inspiration for Writers

If you are not sure where to begin? Consider writing about:

  • A moment the river saved or changed you

  • A ritual or tradition passed down through women

  • Your body as earth, your land as memory

  • What you would say if the forest could listen

  • A story your grandmother told you about seasons, storms, or seeds

Editorial Values

We welcome both lyrical and raw, gentle and fierce writings. We believe in storytelling that is personal, political, grounded in place, and rooted in truth. We respect the dignity of lived experience and the power of ancestral and ecological memory.

What Happens After Submission?

  • All submissions will be reviewed by a diverse editorial team
  • Selected writers will be notified by October 6, 2025
  • The digital anthology will launch on November 10, 2025

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