Behind every powerful piece of environmental writing is a writer who’s paying close attention. Whether you're just starting to explore climate issues or are already passionate about protecting the planet, the organizations and platforms featured on these Environmental Websites offer insight and inspiration.
Mongabay (International)
With journalists around the world and articles in six different languages, Mongabay reports on conservation and environmental news.
Grist (United States; International)
Newsroom that examines how climate change touches everything from food prices to people’s health and well-being.
Inside Climate News (United States; International)
Newsroom writing about climate change, “the biggest crisis facing our planet,” with a focus on environmental injustice.
National Geographic (United States; International)
Reports on international news related to the environment, especially wildlife.
bioGraphic (United States; International)
A nonprofit magazine that showcases the wonder of the natural world, the most pressing threats to biodiversity, and the most promising solutions to sustaining it.
Sierra (United States)
National magazine of the Sierra Club, one of the oldest nonprofit grassroots environmental organizations in the United States, covering everything from climate change and fossil fuels to clean energy and environmental justice.
The Guardian Environment Page (United Kingdom; United States)
This publication’s environment page includes reporting on climate change, wildlife, energy, and pollution.
The Ecologist (United Kingdom)
A daily online environmental news and analysis website that focuses on ecological, social, and economic justice.
Down to Earth (India)
Reporting that is committed to making changes in the way we manage our environment, protect health, and secure livelihoods and economic security for all.
The Starfish (Canada)
One of this year’s partners, The Starfish publishes youth journalism focused on environmental sustainability.
High Country News (Western United States)
Independent magazine based in Colorado that covers environmental, social, and political issues in the Western United States. Last year’s guest judge was High Country News’ Editor-in-Chief, Jennifer Sahn!
Ecotone (United States)
A literary magazine that publishes “writing of place,” Ecotone features poetry, fiction, and essays that explore the natural world and our relationship to it.
Patagonia Stories (International)
Our competition sponsor’s storytelling platform publishes first-person essays on wilderness, activism, and environmental advocacy—from surfers protecting coastlines to scientists tracking melting glaciers.
Voices for Biodiversity (International)
An online magazine that uplifts stories from around the world about wildlife, conservation, and indigenous knowledge.
Orion Magazine (United States)
Writing and art that explores the connection between nature and culture.
Terrain.org (United States)
An independent magazine of literature, artwork, commentary, and design that focuses on place, climate, and justice.
MĀNOA (Pacific Islands, Asia, Americas)
Pacific journal of international writing that brings literature to English-speaking readers twice a year.
The Hopper (United States)
Environmental literary magazine that publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art, all of which are paths towards an invigorated understanding of nature’s place in human life.
Little Blue Marble (Canada)
Magazine that publishes articles and works of speculative fiction that bring greater awareness of the consequences and potential solutions to anthropogenic climate change.