The Journeys Corps of Storytellers was created to encourage the sharing of stories by individuals and groups, young and old, amateur and pro, who are passionate about our natural world.
Submissions to the Journeys Corps of Storytellers are placed into a holding queue for approval, and reviewed by Members Story editors for appropriateness of content before being published to the One World Journeys site.
a. stories from people who are connected to the natural world through local community involvement, positive political action, environmental education and world travel, as expressed through art and language.
b. stories that describe or relate an experience with, or connection to, the natural world through activities that involve picturing, learning and exploring our world;
c. stories in which the quality of the writing is of secondary importance to the commitment, the passion and the sincerity of the author. (We encourage youth, speakers of English as a second language, and others who may question their own writing skills to not be afraid of submitting stories. Stories will not be approved based solely on the quality of the writing.)
d. stories by amateur and professional photographers and artists about how and why they illustrate the beauty of our planet or the excitement of a journey in which the creation of nature-themed art was the purpose;
e. poems, haiku, personal journals or other forms of creative writing, by published as well as non-published authors, in which the subject matter involves nature, conservation and the environment;
f. stories that highlight conservation initiatives, environmental education and other programs that promote responsible stewardship of our planet, told from a first person perspective (I, we);
g. stories that are accounts of adventure, eco-, or cultural travel experiences in which a connection with nature was an important element;
h. nature and environment stories that are excerpts from published materials by authors who are the legal copyright holders of said material.
a. political diatribes, mean-spirited essays or attacks against individuals, groups or companies;
b. pornographic, violent, or otherwise obscene material;
c. stories relying on half-truths and misinformation to advocate anarchy;
d. stories submitted with the blatant purpose of selling a product, or otherwise makes or purports to make a blatantly commercial use of the Journeys Corps of Storytellers;
e. stories that misappropriate materials of others that are protected by copyright, trademark or trade secrets, patent or other intellectual property law without the express permission of the author or owner;
f. stories that contain false or misleading statement of facts or description of the origin of the material or communications;
g. stories that interfere with the privacy rights of any person, or impersonates any person;
h. stories that contain a virus, that may corrupt files or other content that may compromise or harm the Site or any user thereof;
i. stories that constitute a criminal offense, gives rise to civil liability, or violates any applicable laws or regulations, or encourages anyone to break the law, or advocates illegal activity;
j. stories that harm minors in any way;
k. stories that contain links to your Member Profile that contains content that does any of the above;
l. stories that link to web sites external of One World Journeys that do any of the above.