Pitches wanted (land) | $350 to $750 per piece (Patreon)

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE LAND, FOOD, AND FREEDOM JOURNAL

Freedom begins with land. Our ability to grow food, build shelter, raise children, gather, grieve, and organize, all of it starts with land. Without access to and a sustainable relationship with land, our visions for liberation remain incomplete.

For generations, Black communities have been pushed off land, denied land, or forced to treat it like a commodity to survive. But that’s never been our full story. Across the diaspora, we’ve also preserved traditions of rematriation, care, and collective stewardship. We’ve fought for land not to own it but to live on it, to live with it, and to protect it for future generations.

The next issue is rooted in the belief that land is not property. It’s relationship. It’s memory. It’s responsibility. The land remembers us. It holds the stories of our people, those who tilled it, defended it, escaped across it, and returned home to it.

Topics that could be explored:

• Land rematriation efforts and ancestral returns

• Black and Indigenous solidarity efforts around land

• Modes of shared or collective land stewardship

• Land as a site of political education and resistance

• Ritual, memory, and the spiritual dimensions of land

• Climate resilience, land defense, and disaster recovery led by Black communities

• Cultural and family histories tied to land loss and land return

• Alternatives to private ownership

• Creative expressions about displacement, place, and homecoming

• Land-based organizing as a strategy for Black sovereignty

• What land and safety means under the rise of fascist authoritarianism

• Debates of land frameworks, ideologies, or language, such as “land as wealth.”

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CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Submissions: Via the webform

• Website: https://www.landfoodfreedom.com

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: The Land, Food, and Freedom Journal is an interdisciplinary publication that curates conversations about Black food sovereignty, land justice, and art. It features profiles, essays, photography, and artwork exploring topics such as agriculture, community activism, and cultural expression. The journal aims to serve as a platform for Black farmers, scholars, artists, and activists to share knowledge and perspectives that advance Black food sovereignty and liberation. More information here.

• Read through a selection of recent articles/stories on its website.

• Review the submission guidelines here.

• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook and at SuccessfulPitches.com.

• Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a few lines highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.

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