The Upper New

12/03/2025

The Upper New is seeking volunteer bioregional correspondents across the biosphere to contribute to a library of bioregional resources for ecological learning. Check out our website post to find out more and submit your application!

The Upper New is seeking volunteer bioregional correspondents across the biosphere to contribute to a library of bioregional resources for ecological learning.

12/30/2024

There's a new page about ecological literacy on the Upper New website. Check it out: https://uppernew.org/ecological-literacy/

The whole purpose of the existence of The Upper New is to foster ecological literacy around the globe. It’s baked into our mission.

10/28/2024

We've just released a new demo video for The Pulse Of The Species, part of our Interactive Basin Project. Check it out here:

What is the Interactive Basin Project? The Interactive Basin Project, or IBP, is a technological vehicle for hybridizing engaging lifelong incidental learning experiences…

03/24/2024

SEEKING ECO-CRITICAL REVIEW PROPOSALS: DEADLINE TWO WEEKS!
Submit your Eco-Critical Review Proposals here: https://buff.ly/3vskeuD
Proposal Submissions Deadline March 31, 2024. Don’t wait too long!
Post artwork copyright: Benjamin Erlandson, used with permission.

03/24/2024

GLOBAL MOBILE MEDIA (VISUAL ARTS) CONTEST. DEADLINE ONE WEEK! Submit your work here: https://buff.ly/3RQKqbl
Our mobile media contest is a global visual arts contest. The mobile media contest is open to any human creator anywhere on Earth, aged 13 years or older.
The theme for this mobile media contest is Sense of Place.
How do we define mobile media? We define mobile media as any artifact of static visual art that was manufactured entirely within the machinery of a mobile device (smartphone, tablet, etc.) – photography, digital art, illustration, 3d models, etc.
All entries will be considered for publication in the Upper New Review.
All winners will be published in the Upper New Review.
Full Submissions Guidelines on our website (page linked above).

03/24/2024

GLOBAL SHORT STORY CONTEST: DEADLINE ONE WEEK! Submit your short story (up to 10,000 words): https://buff.ly/3GQJmh3
The short story contest is open to any English language writer anywhere on Earth, aged 13 years or older. Cash prizes!
The theme for this short story contest is Sense of Place.
All entries will be considered for publication in the Upper New Review.
All winners will be published in the Upper New Review.
Full Submissions Guidelines on our website (page linked above).

03/22/2024

Here's a more robust post about The Upper New participation in the 2024 New River Symposium.

The Upper New has been invited to participate in the 2024 New River Symposium hosted by the New River Conservancy at Radford University on April 11-12, 2024.

03/19/2024

This just in: The program schedule has been announced for the 2024 New River Symposium on April 11-12 at Radford University in Radford, Virginia. Upper New founder Dr. Benjamin Erlandson will be presenting a concurrent session presentation on Friday afternoon. His presentation is titled "Wilderness and (the Coddling Of) the American Mind: Can We Recreate Responsibly?"
Conference registration (and a link to the PDF of the full program) can be found at the following URL:

03/17/2024

RESEARCH NARRATIVES: SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE ONE WEEK! We're seeking out research narratives from people pursuing knowledge in any field, all over Earth. Tell us your research story! Submit your research narrative here: https://buff.ly/495VlEH
Post artwork copyright: Benjamin Erlandson, used with permission.

MORE INFO (KEEP SCROLLING!):
We're looking for jargon-free, approachable stories about your research process and findings, and the relevance of how your research fits into the grander scheme of things. In other words, why are you doing what you're doing, and what's next?
We don't have a maximum word count, but we hope you can be concise and engaging. We'd rather you worry about crafting a good story that is easy to absorb for someone with a high school education. Pretend you're teaching people how to understand your work. We think it's a good idea to have a minimum word count, though: please make sure your narrative is at least 3000 words. Likely it will be nearer to 5000 words. But, as long as it is at least 3000 words, concise, and engaging, you should be off to a good start achieving what we're looking for.
This hybrid publication process will be, essentially, a combination of writing, images, and multimedia content. You may or may not be able to share the data sets associated with your research, but if you can (even if it’s anonymized, etc.), that would be great.
You will need the following things to complete your submission: a cover letter and appropriate files representing your work, including the narrative.
We're looking forward to seeing your work!
Please tell all your colleagues about this great new opportunity. Thank you!