Deep Wild 2021 now out!

The 2021 Deep Wild: Writing from the Backcountry is now out! Order here!

 

Deep Wild Bookshelf for our Fundraiser!

Put some books in your nooks from the Deep Wild Bookshelf, a collection of titles donated by over a dozen Deep Wild Journal editors and contributors, as part of our 2021 Spring Subscription/Fundraising Drive. 

 

Scott Seckel's "Despoblado"

Meet Val, one of Scott Seckel’s characters in his short story “Despoblado” from Deep Wild 2020, as he meets some fellow backcountry animals:

"It was an August night on the far east side of the Mazatzal Mountains. He was twenty-three. A pair of diamondbacks hit in a spontaneous one-two. One punctured his right calf. The other struck the outside of his left shin. The bites felt no worse than thorn pricks.

"The right snake’s head was broad as a hoe. Val saw its jaws flex as it pumped in venom. Its body was too thick to reach around. Using both hands, he frantically tried to rip it out of his leg. The fangs stuck in the wound. The third time they tore free. His calf was trenched more than an inch deep. He smashed the snake’s skull against a rock.

"The other rattler successfully disengaged its target. After striking, it withdrew in a coil beneath a saltbush. Val hacked it apart with a machete, then sank to the ground. Pain and swelling started in fifteen minutes."

Order Deep Wild #2 to read the rest!

 

 

Deep Wild Journal Subscription Campaign!

Deep Wild Journal’s May Subscription Campaign is two-thirds over, and we have raised close to three fourths of our $2000 goal to help cover production and shipping costs for our Summer 2020 issue.

It’s shaping up to be something special: 170 pages of creative work by 41 writers and two artists from 22 states and five countries, each of them sharing their insights and experiences from the backcountry.

If you love wild places and good words, please consider supporting our  mission—to provide a home for creative work inspired by journeys to places where there are no roads—with a subscription for yourself and/or a friend, at https://deepwildjournal.com/subscribe/  The journal is compact and sturdy and 100% recyclable. It wants to go camping with you!

Deep Wild Journal Kickstarter campaign a success!

Our Kickstarter campaign for Deep Wild Journal has been an overwhelming success! We weren't even sure we'd make our $2500 goal, with plans to get relatives to donate large sums to make the minimum. But we made our goal in less than a week! And we're only $100 away from our secondary dream goal of $3500! Still time to give a donation!

$20 get you a copy of DWJ #1 with your name appearing on the Donators page. $40 and we'll send a copy to a friend of yours!

If you prefer check or Paypal, check out our webpage: www.deepwildjournal.com

PS—pic is from Ed Abbey's Aztec Lookout, where I had the honor of working one summer.

Deep Wild Journal: Writing from the Backcountry

Honored to be Fiction Editor for this new project!

Deep Wild Journal: Writings from the Backcountry, is now accepting submissions of poetry, fiction and nonfiction for its inaugural issue, to be published this summer.

The  mission of Deep Wild  is to provide a forum for the best writing we can find that conjures the experiences, observations, and insights of backcountry journeys. By “backcountry,” we mean away from paved roads, preferably more than a day’s journey by foot, skis, snowshoes, kayak, horse, or any other non-motorized means of conveyance. We are open to a wide spectrum of work, from the personal to the political.

Deep Wild: Writing from the Backcountry will be published twice yearly in portable, pocket-sized editions. Selections may also be published on our website in addition to the physical publication.

The submission deadline for the first issue is March 15. For more information, including submission guidelines, please visit deepwildjournal.com.

And please help spread the word!