Writing Opportunity: Climate Fiction
It’s Freezing in LA is looking for climate fiction! Call out for our next special edition – a collection of climate fiction (Cli-fi) shorts! Have you been sitting on a …
Guest book review: The Adventures of Lucy Ghost and Sugar by Hope Ferdowsian
Thanks to Debra Merskin for her review of Hope Ferdowsian‘s children’s book The Adventures of Lucy Ghost and Sugar, below: For anyone who has ever loved and lost a companion …
Poetry in Dialogue with Polar Science: A writing opportunity
Here’s a fascinating new opportunity for poets from the Spring Creek Project: In partnership with PRAx and Terrain.org, Spring Creek Project is launching a national call for original poetry responding …
Join us for a Writing for Animals Open Mic event on July 29th
Come be inspired by the latest writings from Writing for Animals alumni. Via ZoomDate: Wednesday, July 29, 2026Time: 5-6 p.m. Pacific Time This event is free and all are welcome; …
Animal Writes: Advocating for Animals who share our homes and towns
Here’s the recording of a special workshop featuring yours truly and Midge Raymond on advocating for animals through writing. I hope you enjoy it! For more inspiration, check out: Animal …
Book Review: Becoming Ecological by Derek Gladwin and Kedrick James
In our writing program Writing for Animals, we talk a lot about language and how it reflects the ways we treat animals (for better and for worse) — and especially how …
Book Review: The Thinning, by Inga Simpson
Akashic Books, June 2026 When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights in 2025, there was a lot of chatter on social media telling women to delete their menstrual …
Book Review: Where the Earth Meets the Sky by Louise K. Blight
When I first started reading Where the Earth Meets the Sky: Penguins, People and Place in Antarctica by Louise K. Blight, which was published in April of this year, all I could …
Book Review: Bogland – The Secret World That Defies Death and Protects Life
As a nursling of the rural Irish landscape, I was taken with the title of Merritt R. Turetsky’s book Bogland: The Secret World That Defies Death and Protects Life as …
The Moth Nature Writing Prize is open for submissions
The prize is open to one poem or piece of prose (fiction or non-fiction) of up to 4,000 words. Submission fee is €16. Learn more.
Writing opportunities: Thoreau Society
Here’s an interesting opportunity to contribute your thoughts and insights on Thoreau: Submissions on the order of 400 to 1,000 words are invited for the website. We are looking for …