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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.

Writing opportunity for undergrads and grads: Sloth, A Journal of Human-Animal Studies

September 16, 2014 by John Yunker

The Animals and Society Institute has launched a journal exclusively for undergraduate and graduate students, to publish papers, book reviews, essays, and other work. Sloth is an online bi-annual journal …

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Categories Animal Rights, Endangered Species, For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Veganism, Writing Opportunities

The Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Writing: Only three weeks remaining

September 11, 2014September 8, 2014 by John Yunker

Just a brief reminder that we are fast approaching the deadline for the 2014 Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Writing. Our final judge is award-winning author Karen Joy Fowler. You …

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Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities

subTerrain writing opportunity: MEAT (closing Sept. 1)

August 13, 2014 by John Yunker

I just came across an interesting opportunity (via Aerogramme) for writing focused on our relationship with meat: Issue #69 (Winter) — Theme: “MEAT” Humans have hunted, trapped, and killed animals for …

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Categories Animal Rights, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Pity the predators. A review of Beasts by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

July 7, 2014 by John Yunker

What happens when a predator becomes prey? Today, the animals we have long viewed as predators – lions and tigers, bears and sharks – are in some cases on the verge of extinction. And, thanks to …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Oceans, Veganism

Terrain.org 5th Annual Contest is now open for submissions

May 19, 2014 by John Yunker

The environmental literary journal Terrain has opened submissions to its annual contest — for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. You have until September 1 to submit. Here’s the link. I’m happy …

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Categories For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Writing Opportunities

Fill ‘er up: A review of Living Oil by Stephanie LeMenager

May 6, 2014 by John Yunker

Living Oil: Petroleum Culture in the American Century by Stephanie LeMenager  is an academic book and priced accordingly. In other words, this is not the sort of book you’d find in an airport …

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Categories Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Oceans, Oil, Pollution

Poecology now accepting ecolit submissions

April 18, 2014 by John Yunker

From now until May 31, the literary journal Poecology is accepting “submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction with an emphasis on place, environment, or ecology.” More information

Categories For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Writing Opportunities

Cli-fi

April 3, 2014 by John Yunker

I enjoyed this recent New York Times article on universities using fiction (or “cli-fi”) to teach climate change. I particularly enjoyed seeing our own University of Oregon represented. Go Ducks! …

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Categories Climate Change, Education, For Writers

The Greening of Literature

November 17, 2014March 8, 2014 by John Yunker

A week ago I traveled to Seattle to participate at the AWP Conference and Bookfair — the world’s largest gathering of writers and writing programs. Ashland Creek Press hosted a …

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Categories Book Publishers, Education, Essays, Events, Fiction, For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Poetry

Orion Magazine now accepting submissions for a limited time

March 5, 2014 by John Yunker

Orion opens its submission window only for brief periods of time. And this is one of those times. If you’re working on an environmental story, essay, poem — get it …

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Categories For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Writing Opportunities

Flyway short fiction contest is now accepting entries

February 3, 2014 by John Yunker

The environmental literary journal Flyway has launched a short fiction contest: The Sweet Corn Short fiction contests celebrates fiction about the environment. We interpret “the environment” broadly here and encourage …

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Categories For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Writing Opportunities
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