The West, In All Its Colors…
Founded by Environmental Studies graduate students at the University of Montana in 1992, Camas is a student-run biannual literary magazine. Our mission is to nourish a community of writers and artists dedicated to land health and cultural resilience in the Mountain West.
We're seeking place-based writing and art, pieces that celebrate the tapestry of life Out West. We want your eco-poems, your environmental journalism, your meditations on your favorite hikes or the changing leaves in your town. We're looking for writing from folks on the ground – writing that's by the people for the people, your local stories, tales from your community.
We're all in this together -- whether you're a first time author or a long time contributor, Camas hopes to provide an opportunity for emerging writers and artists to publish their work alongside established voices, while celebrating the land that connects us all. First time authors have found their work alongside some of the literary greats of environmental writing, from Terry Tempest Williams to Wendell Berry.
We look forward to seeing your work!
Give us your punchiest, weirdest, most delightfully disconcerting little stories.
Submissions are read with identifying information concealed from our readers, so please ensure that your name does not appear anywhere on your document. We are unable to accept changes or edits to pieces once they have been submitted.
We ask for a small fee ($4 per submission) to help us publish the magazine. If this fee is a barrier to you submitting your work, please let us know and we can waive the fee on a case by case basis. Email us at CAMAS@mso.umt.edu.
We print only previously unpublished works. If your piece is accepted for publication, Camas is granted first serial rights, archival rights, and non-exclusive reprint rights.
Submissions are read with identifying information concealed from our readers, so please ensure that your name does not appear anywhere on your document. We are unable to accept changes or edits to pieces once they have been submitted.
We ask for a small fee ($4 per submission) to help us publish the magazine. If this fee is a barrier to you submitting your work, please let us know and we can waive the fee on a case by case basis. Email us at CAMAS@mso.umt.edu.
We print only previously unpublished works. If your piece is accepted for publication, Camas is granted first serial rights, archival rights, and non-exclusive reprint rights.
Submissions are read with identifying information concealed from our readers, so please ensure that your name does not appear anywhere on your document. We are unable to accept changes or edits to pieces once they have been submitted.
We ask for a small fee ($4 per submission) to help us publish the magazine. If this fee is a barrier to you submitting your work, please let us know and we can waive the fee on a case by case basis. Email us at CAMAS@mso.umt.edu.
We print only previously unpublished works. If your piece is accepted for publication, Camas is granted first serial rights, archival rights, and non-exclusive reprint rights.
Submissions are read with identifying information concealed from our readers, so please ensure that your name does not appear anywhere on your document. We are unable to accept changes or edits to pieces once they have been submitted.
We ask for a small fee ($4 per submission) to help us publish the magazine. If this fee is a barrier to you submitting your work, please let us know and we can waive the fee on a case by case basis. Email us at CAMAS@mso.umt.edu.
We print only previously unpublished works. If your piece is accepted for publication, Camas is granted first serial rights, archival rights, and non-exclusive reprint rights.
Submissions are read with identifying information concealed from our readers, so please ensure that your name does not appear anywhere on your document. We are unable to accept changes or edits to pieces once they have been submitted.
We ask for a small fee ($4 per submission) to help us publish the magazine. If this fee is a barrier to you submitting your work, please let us know and we can waive the fee on a case by case basis. Email us at CAMAS@mso.umt.edu.
We print only previously unpublished works. If your piece is accepted for publication, Camas is granted first serial rights, archival rights, and non-exclusive reprint rights.
We all care deeply about this place we call home: Camas wants to center the voices and actions of people fighting to protect it and protect the people who live here. We’re looking for articles highlighting activism going on in your town or region – tell us who’s fighting the good fight, and for what, and let us share the word.
Submissions are read with identifying information concealed from our readers, so please ensure that your name does not appear anywhere on your document. We are unable to accept changes or edits to pieces once they have been submitted.
We ask for a small fee ($4 per submission) to help us publish the magazine. If this fee is a barrier to you submitting your work, please let us know and we can waive the fee on a case by case basis. Email us at CAMAS@mso.umt.edu.
We print only previously unpublished works. If your piece is accepted for publication, Camas is granted first serial rights, archival rights, and non-exclusive reprint rights.
Tell us what’s happening in your little piece of the Mountain West. Strange traditions, local legends, the most perfect slices of fly-fishing heaven, the greatest desserts your town has to offer. Notes From the Field is an on-the-ground who’s who and what’s what of life in this place we call home – things that wouldn’t make the mainstream news. The quirky. The adorable. The small and beautiful.
Submissions are read with identifying information concealed from our readers, so please ensure that your name does not appear anywhere on your document. We are unable to accept changes or edits to pieces once they have been submitted.
We ask for a small fee ($4 per submission) to help us publish the magazine. If this fee is a barrier to you submitting your work, please let us know and we can waive the fee on a case by case basis. Email us at CAMAS@mso.umt.edu.
We print only previously unpublished works. If your piece is accepted for publication, Camas is granted first serial rights, archival rights, and non-exclusive reprint rights.