In our writing program Writing for Animals, we talk a lot about language and how it reflects the ways we treat animals (for better and for worse) — and especially how …
Akashic Books, June 2026 When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights in 2025, there was a lot of chatter on social media telling women to delete their menstrual …
When I first started reading Where the Earth Meets the Sky: Penguins, People and Place in Antarctica by Louise K. Blight, which was published in April of this year, all I could …
As a nursling of the rural Irish landscape, I was taken with the title of Merritt R. Turetsky’s book Bogland: The Secret World That Defies Death and Protects Life as …
The prize is open to one poem or piece of prose (fiction or non-fiction) of up to 4,000 words. Submission fee is €16. Learn more.
Here’s an interesting opportunity to contribute your thoughts and insights on Thoreau: Submissions on the order of 400 to 1,000 words are invited for the website. We are looking for …
The population of Earth is decreasing, and Rosemary and her daughter escape the increasingly inhospitable conditions on land (radiation, disease) to live in an underwater pod. At least that’s what …
While driving down the East Coast on a recent road trip, I found myself mesmerized by the many hawks I saw overhead as I traversed the highways. Appearing to glide …
In her collection of short stories, The Life of a Creature, Nadja Lubiw-Hazard showcases the depths of hope, love, and tragedy. The parallels these stories draw between human and animal …
The New Sentience: Reimagining Animal Poetry is poetry collection a long time in the making: Ten years according to editors Ashley Capps and Allison Titus. The wait was worth it. …
Dr. Ivan Pavlov is one of the most popular scientists of all time, so much so that his name has become an adjective. And yet little is known about the …