The most popular book reviews and pages from 2025
EcoLit Books continues to see increases in traffic and email subscribers — we’ve nearly doubled the number of visitors from a year before. And we’re thankful to you. It’s inspiring …
For Writers
New writer’s residency: Conjunctions
The literary journal Conjunctions is now sponsoring a residency for writers in upstate New York: Conjunctions is proud to announce a new three-week writer’s residency under the auspices of the recently …
2026 Aldo & Estella Leopold Residency now accepting applications
There is a $20 fee to apply but it looks like an amazing residency: The Aldo and Estella Leopold Residency provides a space for writers and respected thinkers to reflect …
New environmental journal: Germinate
There’s a new journal for environmental writers to be aware of: Germinate. Published 4 times a year, the journal is “an open-access, digital publication of the American Society for Environmental …
A Q&A with Kendra Coulter
I was thrilled to have this chat with Kendra Coulter, author of Defending Animals and the newly released novel The Tortoise’s Tale. Dr. Coulter is a professor at Huron University …
Writing opportunity: Ecocene
Ecocene: Cappadocia Journal of Environmental Humanities has issued another call for submissions. Here are the details: Stories are how we come to know the world. They shape our propensity to …
Writers Beware: Another email to watch out for
Judging by the reaction my previous post received I’d say we’re in the midst of an author scam epidemic. Thanks a lot AI for making these emails so much more …
Writers Beware: AI scams are coming for you
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 …
EcoLit Books Success Story: Rebekah Doyle
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 …
EcoLit Books featured on Viva la Book Review
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, …
Writing Opportunity: Nature Chronicles Prize
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 …