Hey, writers! We’re so excited about our next series: a collection of true, deeply human stories about the moments, memories, and turning points that unfold in the outdoor spaces we tend, share, and live alongside — the backyards, fields, parks, and small patches of green that quietly shape our lives and communities.
This is a collaboration with our new partner ScottsMiracle-Gro, North America’s leading lawn and garden company, whose core belief is that “good can grow anywhere.”
Together, we’re seeking real stories, to be published this spring at Narratively.com and scottsmiraclegro.com, about how nature and green spaces bring people together, deepen connection, and shape identity, creativity, wellbeing, safety, and a sense of belonging.
We’re especially interested in narratives where time outdoors serves as a catalyst for something meaningful: a childhood shaped by a particular place; a relationship or family ritual deepened through shared time outside; a moment of healing or reinvention sparked by being in nature; or a group of people strengthened by tending, restoring, or reimagining an environment that matters to them.
We’re seeking cinematic, narrative-driven pieces — primarily first-person and memoir, though we’re open to great reported stories if the narrative is strong and the characters are vivid.
These stories should be rooted in lived experience and tied to a specific outdoor environment — not as the subject of the piece, but as an element that strengthens or propels the human story at its center.
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