Before We Leave with Bee Lilyjones and Friends
How to collaborate with Bee Lilyjones
About the Publication
Approximate number of subscribers: 100-500
Categories: Climates & Environment, History
Subcategories: Place Writing
Publication Summary: What does it mean to know a place, to leave a place, and what does it mean to belong? The stories we share echo in all our lives - in the ways we care for the places we love, and in how we navigate our way forward.
Collaboration Opportunities
Guest posting or cross-posting
Podcast guests
Interviews or profiles
Co-written article/post
More Details from the Creator:
Open-minded as to all forms of collaboration listed with a particular emphasis on creating rich, multimedia content that documents local knowledge and celebrates sense of place. M and I live in England, we're moving (hopefully this year!) from Cumbria to Cornwall, but we're interested in collaborating with people across the globe.
Guest Posts & Cross-Posting
Feature guest writers sharing their own stories of place, transition, and belonging
Cross-post relevant content with complementary publications focused on, for example:
A life well-lived, legacy - what will you leave behind?
Rural life and community
Ecological gardening and landscape design
Local history and community archives
Creative documentation of place through various media
Interview Series & Profiles
"Voices of Place" - Conversations with:
Artists, filmmakers, writers, sharing local knowledge and documenting rural life
Community archivists and local historians
Garden makers
People navigating similar life transitions
Co-Written Articles
Collaborative pieces that weave together different perspectives on, for example:
Local ecological wisdom
Community memory and documentation
Rural creative practice
Multimedia Projects
Photo essays/photojournalism combining visual and written narratives
Audio walks capturing local soundscapes
Documentary collaborations about place-based stories
Digital archive projects
Ideal Collaboration Partners
I would love to collaborate with:
Writers focused on place, belonging
Gardeners and landscape designers with ecological approaches
Local historians and community archivists
Artists and photographers documenting communities and place
Other Substack writers exploring similar themes
Small publications focused on local history and place-based storytelling
My Commitment to Collaborators
Conscientiousness
Editorial support and feedback
Cross-promotion
Long-term relationship building
Reciprocal Opportunities
I'm equally interested in:
Contributing guest posts to aligned publications
Participating in interviews
Sharing my experiences of community documentation
Offering perspective on moving home
Supporting other creators' community archive initiatives
Project Examples
Potential collaboration projects might include:
A series on different approaches to community archiving
Collaborative documentation of seasonal changes in different locations
Cross-regional dialogue about moving home
Joint workshops on creative documentation methods
Shared initiatives to gather and preserve local knowledge
I see collaboration as essential to enriching the conversation around place, belonging, and community memory.
Frequency/Timing of Collaboration Opportunities: Once a month at least.
Collaboration Examples: I'm sixty years young, and have collaborated with other creatives all of my working life.
How to Connect & Collaborate
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Love Notes for Bee Lilyjones
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Thank you, Marcy!