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John Yunker

John is co-author, with Midge Raymond, of the Tasmanian 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).

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

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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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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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Residency opportunity in France for environmental and nature writers

January 25, 2014 by John Yunker

This looks like a wonderful place to spend a month writing: Secluded in the foothills of the French Pyrenees, at the end of an ancient stone track, Bordeneuve is a …

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Book Review: Moby-Dick; or The Whale by Herman Melville

January 6, 2014 by John Yunker

It is difficult to separate Moby-Dick, the book, from Moby-Dick, the whale. Both are epic in scale, and both have been met with wildly different perceptions and interpretations. You only need …

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Categories Animal Rights, Birds, Book Reviews, Endangered Species, Fiction, Oceans

Call for Writers: Voices for Biodiversity

November 19, 2013 by John Yunker

Anthropologist Tara Waters Lumpkin is founder and executive director of a nonprofit project and e-zine called Voices for Biodiversity. Our goal is to provide a multimedia platform where citizen eco-reporters can …

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Q&A with Barbara King, author of How Animals Grieve

September 10, 2013September 9, 2013 by John Yunker

 How Animals Grieve is an important book about the inner lives of animals. In April, author Barbara King was kind enough to answer of a few of my questions about …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Birds, Endangered Species, Q&A
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