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For Writers

Writers Beware: AI scams are coming for you

October 22, 2025 by John Yunker

Last week I mentioned in our newsletter that we’ve received a few AI-generated emails that are probably the most well-written scams I’ve yet encountered. So much so that I actually …

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Categories Essays, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

EcoLit Books Success Story: Rebekah Doyle

October 20, 2025 by John Yunker

At EcoLit Books, we love to celebrate abd share success stories. This one comes to us from Rebekah Doyle. She subscribes to our newsletter where she saw a call for …

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Categories Author Q&A, For Writers, Q&A, Success Story

EcoLit Books featured on Viva la Book Review

October 15, 2025 by John Yunker

We are pleased to have an essay featured on Viva la Book Review, an organization founded to “foster thoughtful, well-crafted book criticism that supports a crucial open dialogue among reviewers, …

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Categories Book Publishers, Book Reviews, Ecomedia, Essays, For Writers

Writing Opportunity: Nature Chronicles Prize

September 22, 2025 by John Yunker

Here’s a great opportunity to see your work published in anthology and possibly win up to £10,000: We are a biennial, international, English-language literary award proud to have established itself …

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Categories Book Reviews, Contest, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Writing opportunity: Bestiary / Dark Mountain

September 9, 2025 by John Yunker

I’m excited to share this new writing opportunity from Dark Mountain: Submissions are now open for Dark Mountain’s 29th issue, a book devoted to animals. We are seeking non-fiction, fiction, …

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Categories For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Writing Opportunities

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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Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities

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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Categories Conservation, Contest, Ecology, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

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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Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities

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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Categories Anthropocene, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Conservation, Contest, Ecology, Endangered Species, Insects, Pets, Sustainability, What we're reading

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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Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities

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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Categories For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Writing Opportunities
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