An Introduction

natural soul is a new journal that offers a unique venue and forum for the subject of wilderness.

through writing, photography, and grants, we hope to establish a presence for exploring the remaining "wilderness" and how our understanding of it evolves.

wilderness is often considered "unpublishable" by many outlets, or publication remains confined to well-known contributors; natural soul offers a unique opportunity for both established and emerging artists and writers to get their work out there and for them to also play a role in aiding the areas their messages explore.

we need to protect these regions and ideals. to this end, natural soul provides micro-grants to individuals and organizations with a specific project or trip that explores or protects wilderness. submitting writers and photographers will help fund these grants. a suggsted donation of $2 -$5 will come from contributors. a donation does not guarantee publication. all work will go through an editorial review process.

these funds will be pooled to provide grants. we cannot provide a great deal at first, but in a grassroots effort, every bit helps. with the continued success of the journal, we hope to eventually provide larger grants.

those who receive grants will be asked to contribute to our forthcoming dispatches section, which will chronicle work in the field.

currently, there is no set publication schedule: we hope to add a new batch of work on a monthly basis going forward.

while we cannot provide money for published work, we will send each published artist a natural soul t-shirt as a small gratuity once we get some funds in the door to print them up.

we also accept donations and sponsorship to help us reach our goal of providing a unique, open-minded forum for the discussion and protection of remaining wilderness.

believe.

chris crossen
editor