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John Yunker

John is co-author, with Midge Raymond, of the mystery Devils Island. He is also author of the novels The Tourist Trail and  Where Oceans Hide Their Dead. Co-founder of Ashland Creek Press and editor of Writing for Animals (also now a writing program). More at JohnYunker.com.

My Last Continent: A Novel by Midge Raymond

June 21, 2016 by John Yunker

I’m happy to announce the publication of contributor Midge Raymond’s debut novel My Last Continent (Scribner). This novel wears the “eco-fiction” label quite well. The novel focuses on penguin researchers in Antarctica …

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Categories Birds, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Fiction, Oceans, Veganism

Engineering Eden: The True Story of a Violent Death, a Trial, and the Fight over Controlling Nature

September 29, 2019June 14, 2016 by John Yunker

The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. And while a century may seem like a long time, it’s safe to say, after reading Engineering Eden, that …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Book Reviews, Crown, Endangered Species, Nonfiction, Wolves

New EcoLit Books: Spring/Summer 2016

May 16, 2016 by John Yunker

So many books, so little time! Because we can’t review every book that catches our eye I thought we should at least try to mention  new and upcoming books periodically. So …

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Categories Book Publishers, Fiction, Nonfiction

Holy Mōlī: Albatross and Other Ancestors

September 29, 2019May 8, 2016 by John Yunker

The Laysan albatross is known as Mōlī in Hawaiian. It is difficult not to speak in superlatives when describing the albatross. The bird has a wingspan longer than most humans are …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Birds, Book Reviews, Conservation, Endangered Species, Nonfiction, Oceans, Oregon State University Press

Introducing The Hopper

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016 by John Yunker

I’m pleased to introduce the new environmental literary journal The Hopper, along with a Q&A with the founders.   Tell us a bit about The Hopper and how it came to be. …

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Categories Fiction, For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Nonfiction, Poetry, Writing Opportunities

Zoomorphic magazine now accepting submissions

April 26, 2016 by John Yunker

We first introduced Zoomorphic a year ago with this Q&A. Zoomorphic is now accepting submissions for their next two issues. Here is the call: Zoomorphic magazine was founded a year …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Journals and Magazines, Writing Opportunities

Have you written a book or article that celebrates mountains?

March 23, 2016 by John Yunker

And that includes poetry, picture, fiction, non-fiction, even guide book. If so, check out the Banff Mountain Book Competition, accepting entries through June 6, 2016.  

Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Cloak and Jaguar: Following a Cat from Desert to Courtroom

February 22, 2016February 19, 2016 by John Yunker

Living in Southern Oregon, we’ve followed the comings and goings of a gray wolf named OR-7. When it dipped into Northern California, it became the first documented wolf in that …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Conservation, Endangered Species, Nonfiction

Book Review: The Vegan Studies Project

September 29, 2019December 28, 2015 by John Yunker

Donald Watson is widely credited with having coined the term “vegan” in 1944, when he and others founded the Vegan Society. Since then, the word has become so heavily loaded with cultural and emotional …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, University of Georgia Press, Veganism

Do Unto Animals: A Guide to Raising a More Compassionate Family

November 20, 2015 by John Yunker

I grew up around cats, so it always struck me as odd when people didn’t understand what a cat’s purr signified. Then again, I did not grow up around cows …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Birds, Book Reviews, Children's Books, Conservation, Endangered Species, Insects, Nonfiction, Veganism

Just two weeks left to submit to the Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Literature

September 1, 2015 by John Yunker

Just a quick post to let everyone know that the contest closes on September 15th. The prize judge is Ann Pancake and we plan to have finalists announced by December. …

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Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities
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