Sierra The Magazine of the Sierra Club

About

Sierra is the storytelling arm of the Sierra Club, the United States’ oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental group. We are a national print and digital magazine publishing award-winning journalism and cutting-edge photography, art, and video dedicated to protecting the natural world. Combining features on green living and outdoor adventure with reporting about threats to the environment, Sierra brings together leading journalists, photographers, and filmmakers to convey the ideals at the heart of the Sierra Club’s mission.
Sierra is the modern version of the original Sierra Club Bulletin created by famed naturalist John Muir in 1893, one year after founding the Sierra Club. We reach one million readers across North America with every print edition, and hundreds of thousands more online.(1) The magazine has received one or more Maggie Awards from the Western Publications Association almost every year since 2000 and has been recognized repeatedly for excellence in design by Folio magazine's Ozzie Awards, among other honors.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1893

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 365 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 4 x per year

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Americans.

Lengths:

Review: Up to 1,200 words.
Article: 250 - 2,000 words.
Article: 3,000 - 4,500 words.
Essay: Up to 1,200 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Mainstream.

Topics:

Earth Sciences: General, See guidelines.
Film/Television: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Life Sciences: General, See guidelines.
Lifestyle: Cooking, Food and Drink, See guidelines.
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Music: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Nature/Environment: General, See guidelines.
Place/Regions: Rural areas, See guidelines.
Politics/Political Science: See guidelines.
Science: See guidelines.
Sports/Recreation: See guidelines.
Style/Beauty: Fashion, See guidelines.
Travel: See guidelines.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $450 online; $250 online reviews & opinion pieces. $1-$1.50/word for print features; $250 to $2,000 for print articles.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 15 Aug 2026

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