Magic Canoe

Magic Canoe champions locally-driven solutions and regenerative ways of living to inspire change throughout Salmon Nation. We are creating a movement, a bioregional future where communities are woven deeply into nature, place, and one another.

Combining solutions journalism and creative visual storytelling, Magic Canoe uplifts innovative ideas that work. We highlight community-based changemakers, problem solvers, conservation entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and doers determined to create more equitable economies, resilient communities, and a healthier environment in Salmon Nation — the vast bioregion where wild Pacific salmon live. It stretches from northern California to the North Slope of Alaska.

HOW TO PITCH:

For a story to be a Magic Canoe story, it should contain one or more of the following: help to create a vivid picture of Salmon Nation; be accessible and help readers see themselves as part of a deeply interconnected and interdependent bioregion; help readers see or care about a topic in a new light or have a values shift; and/or promote the ideas and values of Cecil Paul’s vision of a supernatural canoe. We welcome all pitches for interviews, feature articles, photo essays, video features, book reviews, and other multimedia offerings.

Please send an email to Magic Canoe’s managing editor, Nicholas Triolo, at nick (at) magiccanoe (dot) org, with

1) a short description of your article concept
2) a brief bio
3) links to previous work, relevant clips, portfolio, or website.

Pay rates: $800 - $1,000 for digital features of 1,200 – 2,000 words, based on experience and depth of reporting.

More at: https://magiccanoe.org/submissions/