Notes from the ASLE Conference in Davis, California
ASLE is the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment. Every other year, the organization hosts a conference; this year it was at the University of California at …
Conservation
Dominion: A Christian writes about hunting, factory farming, and other sins against animals
Several years ago, I heard about a Republican, a former speech writer for George W. Bush, who had written a book in favor of protecting animals. I also heard that …
Silent Spring & Other Writings on the Environment: And our irrational, insatiable, unsustainable desire to control nature
I feel ashamed to admit this, but until recently I had not read, end to end, Silent Spring. I had read parts of the book over the years and have …
Writing Opportunity: The Ginkgo Prize for Ecopoetry
If you’re a poet focused on environmental issues, the Ginkgo Prize is worth investigating. Submissions are not free (the first poem is is £7), but the awards are significant and …
LitHub’s climate change library
If we lived on this planet only one day a year then perhaps celebrating one “Earth Day” a year would make more sense. But as LitHub points out, every day …
Happy World Penguin Day
Today is World Penguin Day— not that we need a reason to celebrate these amazing little creatures, but it’s great to have a designated day on which everyone thinks about these …
Happy Earth Day
Even though every day is Earth Day at EcoLit Books, we wish you all a lovely day and hope it includes some quality time outdoors, with animals, and enjoying all …
The Overstory by Richard Powers wins the 2019 Pulitzer Prize
Congratulations to Richard Powers for a novel that captures the tragedy of what we have lost (and continue to lose) every time we cut down some of the oldest-living inhabitants …
Writing Opportunity: Stage plays focused on building a sustainable society
The UK-based Green Stories Writing Competition is looking for full-length plays that address sustainability — and, best of all, the contest is free to enter. Here are the details… We …
For the Animals: Ethical Vegetarianism and Veganism
The cover of Ethical Vegetarianism and Veganism, a collection of essays edited by Andrew Linzey and Clair Linzey, features a photograph of a rescued chicken taken by Jo-Anne McArthur. Rescued …
Minding Nature: Winter
The winter issue of Minding Nature (published by our contributor The Center for Humans and Nature out now and well worth reading (free download here). This issue features essays about …