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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.

New and forthcoming environmental books (June 2025)

June 15, 2025 by John Yunker

As we reach the halfway point of 2025 we have another exciting group of books to share. Enjoy! The Secret of Whylder Wood By Elaine Ramsey Park Woods and Whylder …

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Categories Animals, Pollution, Rewilding, What we're reading

Opportunity for UK poets: Future Writers Award

June 3, 2025 by John Yunker

Birmingham City University is sponsoring a special writing contest inspired by vegan author Benjamin Zephaniah. This year’s theme is inspired by Benjamin Zephaniah’s poem ‘Nature Trail’, encouraging budding writers to submit …

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Categories Contest, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Make Love, Not War: Rethinking Our Relationship with ‘Invasive’ Species

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 by John Yunker

I was once told that a weed is simply a plant out of place. Indeed, one person’s weed may be another person’s precious resource. In Love Them to Death: Turning …

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Categories Book Reviews, Conservation, Ecology, Gardening, History, Nonfiction, Organic Farming, Plants, PNW, Sustainability

New and forthcoming environmental books (May 2025)

May 6, 2025 by John Yunker

Imagine a lion who decides one day that he will no longer survive off eating animals. This is the premise of Erasmus Joseph Lion by Marvin Rollick, one of a …

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Categories Anthropocene, Birds, Conservation, Gardening, New & Forthcoming Books, Organic Farming, Veganism, What we're reading

Join us in Eugene, Oregon on May 3rd for Paths to Publishing

April 29, 2025 by John Yunker

Join us at Wordcrafters in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday, May 3, from 2 to 5 p.m. for PATHS TO PUBLISHING, a comprehensive workshop on how to successfully get your book …

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Categories Classes, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Writing Opportunity: The Ecological Citizen

April 21, 2025 by John Yunker

I consider The Ecological Citizen to be a must-read journal. So I’m happy to pass along a (no fee) writing opportunity under the theme of Feral Lines: Step over the …

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Categories Animals, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Writing Opportunity: Green Writers Press

April 6, 2025 by John Yunker

The publisher Green Writers Press is now accepting book-length works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. There is no fee to submit and the deadline is June 1st. Learn more.

Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Call for submissions: Brandeis University Press

March 30, 2025 by John Yunker

Brandeis University Press is opening up in a month for submissions for both scholars and trade books. Specifically, they are looking for “proposals for single-author book manuscripts in environmental history, …

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Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Book Review: Your Neighbor Kills Puppies

March 26, 2025 by John Yunker

In Your Neighbor Kills Puppies: Inside the Animal Liberation Movement author Tom Harris has written a comprehensive history of the battles won and lost in the UK, US and around …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Veganism, What we're reading

New and forthcoming environmental books (March 2025)

March 23, 2025 by John Yunker

I’m happy to share a new selection of environmentally themed books — including poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Please check them out… Green to Grey: An Environmental Anthology Edited by Ian …

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Categories Animal Rights, Animals, Anthropocene, Architecture, Conservation, Earth Architecture, Ecology, Fiction, Nonfiction, Oceans, Poetry, Veganism, W. W. Norton & Company

Q&A with Christina Rivera, author of My Oceans

March 8, 2025 by John Yunker

Christina Rivera is an author from Colorado whose girlhood was bordered by coastlines of the Pacific Ocean. Her debut book, MY OCEANS was longlisted for the Graywolf Press Prize, a …

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Categories Author Q&A, Climate Change, Conservation, Oceans, Q&A, What we're reading
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