We are extremely pleased to announce that Reckoning has once again secured a substantial operating grant from Accelerate Resilience LA (a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors) for calendar year 2026! It’s been wonderful working with ARLA this past year on our forthcoming special issue on conflict, It Was Paradise, and it was a delight and a privilege for me personally to get to meet some of them, particularly Zenya Prowell and Jennifer Bravo, at the solarpunk event they organized for us at AWP in LA in 2025.
This new infusion of financial support is a much-needed validation of the work of our editorial staff and our mission to provide a platform to marginalized creators, celebrate art and educate people about environmental justice.
We’ll have news about some exciting new projects this funding will enable Reckoning to undertake in 2026, but for now, its most important impact will be to extend our 150% payrate increase for everyone, including both contributors and staff, for another year! Of particular note, prose work accepted for Reckoning X (which closes for submissions later this month, see guidelines and submit here) will be paid at the rate of 15c/word (US), poetry and interior art at $75 per page!
Congratulations are in order all around; here’s to another year advocating for the diversity of our planet and its people.
