Submission Weekend thoughts…
Labor Day weekend was, for me, Submission Weekend. Many literary journals are now open for submissions, and I’m not wasting any time. The first time I submitted to a journal, …
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Call for EcoLit Contributors
We receive between 3 and 6 book pitches a week. Which, given the limited number of contributors we have, means we have to pass on the vast majority of books. …
The More-Than-Human World: Call for Submissions
Here’s an exciting writing opportunity from About Place Journal (no fee)! I might be submitting as well, so don’t everyone rush in… Learn more here
EcoLit Books Success Story: Kath Donnelly
One of the inspirations for EcoLit Books was to create a place where writers could find inspiration — and writing opportunities. I was happy to hear that author Kath Donnelly …
Catch up on our recent event
Ashland Creek Press was thrilled to host Reading Animals/Writing Animals, sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Writers’ Union of Canada, with Siskiyou Prize winner and Among …
A call for animal-themed stories and essays
The international literary journal Asymptote has put out a call for the submissions of “animal-themed fictional and non-fictional writings for our special feature in the issue of April 2023.” You …
The best environmental books we’ve read in 2022
Philosopher Albert Camus summed it up best when he wrote: “The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” The books we’ve highlighted below include a number …
Help us surpass 100 literary outlets for environmental literature
If you’ve visited our slowly growing list of environmental literary (and journalistic) outlets, you’ll have noticed that we’ve been approaching 100 for the past few months. As of today we’re …
A new environmental journal Springs to life
As a fan of the Rachel Carson Center I was excited to see the recent launch of the first edition of Springs, their new environmental journal: The Rachel Carson Center (RCC) is …
Writing Opportunity: Our Ocean’d Earth
Here’s an opportunity to be a part of a very special anthology… The call is for nonfiction or fiction writing that conveys one clear and unified message: that our oceans are worth fighting …
Green Stories short story competition
Here’s a short story contest worth looking into (and free to submit)… Often when promoting waste reduction and reduction of high-energy activities, such as running hot water, we come up …