In September The New Territory Magazine (The NT) welcomed several brilliant minds to our volunteer editorial team. Volunteers give life our organization. They edit stories, curate art, and create space for readers and writers to gather. Their work fosters deeper understanding of the Lower Midwest’s nature, culture, and people.
Can understanding about our place lead to love and action?
We say yes.
Welcome, 2025 Fellows:
We’re excited to introduce the people who will serve in the magazine’s third editorial fellowship, designed to invigorate the publication’s editing process and broaden our reach to new communities.
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Nancy Bell
- Role: Shop Talk Editor
- Volunteering from: St. Louis, MO
Claire Burke
- Role: Features Editor
- Volunteering from: Shawnee, KS
Callie Arnold
- Role: Literature Section Reader
- Volunteering from: Hillsboro, KS
Jeanetta Calhoun Mish
- Role: Here Section Editor
- Volunteering from: Tulsa, OK
Caroline Dohack
- Role: Dabbler Newsletter Editor
- Volunteering from: Columbia, MO
Clayton Steward
- Role: Photography Editor
- Volunteering from: Kansas City, MO
Community Relations
Additionally, The NT welcomes fall intern Kelsey Snowden, who follows summer intern Makenzie Zimmerman, both of Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri. Kelsey will use her extraordinary writing and editing skills to develop behind-the-scenes content for The NT’s Patreon page, a platform for our biggest fans to make small monthly donations to support our full-color printing.
Sarah Ray will join our masthead of on-call copy editors and proofreaders.
Jessica Vaughn Martin has been helping all year with planning New Territory events, in addition to writing a feature in our forthcoming Issue 18.
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Founded in 2016, The New Territory Magazine has been a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization since 2023.