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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.

Flight Ways: Birds living on the dull edge of extinction

September 29, 2019August 14, 2015 by John Yunker

In Flight Ways: Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction, environmental philosopher Thom van Dooren tells the stories of five species of bird: Albatross Little Penguin Indian Vulture Whooping Crane Hawaiian …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Birds, Book Reviews, Columbia University Press, Endangered Species, Nonfiction

Beyond Words: The more we study animals, the smarter they get

September 29, 2019July 29, 2015 by John Yunker

In Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel, Carl Safina sets out on a global journey to listen to and understand animals on their terms and not ours. By the end …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Conservation, Endangered Species, Henry Holt and Company, Nonfiction, Oceans

The Fourth River now accepting submissions that tackle climate change

July 5, 2015 by John Yunker

Chatham University literary journal The Fourth River is now accepting poetry, fiction and nonfiction for a special supplement addressing climate change: The Fourth River wants to hear how writers approach the …

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Categories Climate Change, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Introducing Zoomorphic

August 29, 2015July 1, 2015 by John Yunker

It’s always exciting to see a new literary journal launch with a focus on environment writing. So please welcome Zoomorphic, a new online journal founded by James Roberts and Susan Richardson and …

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Categories For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Q&A, Writing Opportunities

Orion book award winners: The Bees and Feral

June 11, 2015June 11, 2015 by John Yunker

Orion Magazine has announced its 2015 Book Award winners: Non-fiction winner: Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life, by George Monbiot (University of Chicago Press), Finalists: A Country Called Childhood, …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Publishers, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Conservation, Endangered Species, Fiction, For Writers, Nonfiction

J. M. Coetzee (and many others) push for an end to animal testing

June 9, 2015 by John Yunker

The Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics has issued an important report that calls for the “de-normalisation of animal experimentation.” The report is backed by numerous scientists, scholars, theologians and writers, …

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Categories Animal Rights, For Writers, Veganism

ASLE announces 2015 book award finalists

May 5, 2015 by John Yunker

The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment has announced the finalists for their bi-annual book awards: Creative Award Finalists: Bitten: My Unexpected Love Affair with Florida by Andrew …

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Categories For Writers

Insects and the people who love them: A review of “A Buzz in the Meadow”

September 29, 2019May 3, 2015 by John Yunker

In A Buzz in the Meadow: The Natural History of a French Farm by Dave Goulson, insects are given the respect they are due. For it is insects, in all …

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Categories Book Reviews, Conservation, Endangered Species, Insects, Picador

Attention writers: Terrain’s annual writing contest is now open

April 25, 2015 by John Yunker

Terrain’s 6th annual contest for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry is now accepting submissions. The winner of each genre receives $500. Judges are as follows: Luis Alberto Urrea – Fiction Scott …

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Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities

The Chain picks up where The Jungle leaves off

May 20, 2015February 11, 2015 by John Yunker

The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food, by Ted Genoways, is an important work of reporting. Based on years of interviews and tireless research, the book spans the length …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Pollution, Veganism

Fourth River announces theme issue: Queering Nature

December 2, 2014 by John Yunker

The literary journal Fourth River is now accepting submissions for a special issue themed Queering Nature: Guest-edited by Dakota Garilli and Michael Walsh, The Fourth River’s second online issue, to launch …

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