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Writing Opportunity: Bending the Arc

July 14, 2025 by John Yunker

Here’s a new opportunity for writers of poetry and prose, submissions closing July 31st: All submitted work must have a strong thrutopian element. Thrutopian writing imagines ways through to a world we would …

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Writing Opportunity: Congaree Anthology

July 8, 2025 by John Yunker

Thanks to Cassie for letting us to know about this opportunity… Astonishing biodiversity exists in Congaree National Park, the largest intact expanse of old growth bottomland hardwood forest remaining in …

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Writing Opportunity: Center for Humans and Nature

July 3, 2025 by John Yunker

Here’s an opportunity for writers of essays and poetry — closing soon! For our 2025 open call for digital submissions we welcome your writings and artwork on the theme of seeds as …

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ASLE announces finalists for 2025 Book Awards

June 28, 2025 by John Yunker

ASLE has announced the finalists for its biennial book awards and I’m excited to see a few titles reviewed here at EcoLit Books, like Sea Change, Soil and The Last …

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Grant opportunity for Oregon artists

June 25, 2025 by John Yunker

For fellow Oregon writers, I’m happy along a wonderful grant opportunity for mid-career artists: The James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation has announced the 2025 application guidelines for the …

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Writing Opportunity: Catalogue Zine

June 22, 2025 by John Yunker

Catalogue Zine is an “environmentalist literary and arts magazine that seeks to encourage nuance in the climate conversation through art and to inspire climate action.” They are now open for …

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Animal Writes book launch & writing prompts

June 20, 2025 by John Yunker

Thanks to everyone who joined our book launch yesterday. For those who couldn’t be there, here is the recording — in which we share a few short readings and three …

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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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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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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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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.

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