Plant-Human Quarterly — Submissions

Overview
Plant-Human Quarterly occupies a distinct niche in contemporary letters: it is a magazine organized not around a region, a school, or a generation, but around a single, generative preoccupation—the relationship between plants and people. In an era when the humanities are increasingly called to account for the more-than-human world, this publication provides a dedicated forum for writing that takes botany, ecology, and vegetal ontology seriously as literary material. The journal's scope is international and its interests are catholic: it publishes work that is scientific or lyrical, speculative or documentary, provided the writing is alert to the ways flora and human life shape one another. For contributing writers, the magazine offers a rare editorial context in which plant life is not merely scenery or metaphor but a legitimate subject of inquiry. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis, which allows for sustained engagement rather than the compressed rhythms of contest deadlines. While the magazine does not charge a submission fee, it also does not advertise a prize or honorarium; contributors should understand that publication here is a literary and intellectual opportunity, not a financial one. The journal's editorial vision is curatorial in the best sense: it seeks to assemble a body of work that, over time, maps the contours of a growing field. Writers should approach Plant-Human Quarterly with the seriousness they would bring to any respected literary journal. The absence of a fixed deadline is an invitation to submit only when the work is ready, not when a calendar demands it. The magazine's commitment to the plant-human interface suggests a readership that is informed, curious, and resistant to cliché. Work that treats plants as agents, as archives, as companions, or as problems will find a receptive audience here.