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Calling writers aged 18 to 25 for the Bell Prize essay contest

October 12, 2021 by John Yunker

Here is an excellent writing opportunity for young writers passionate about the West. Tom Bell founded High Country News in 1970. The Bell Prize honors thoughtful writing about the West …

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Categories Anthropocene, Awards, Climate Change, Conservation, Contest, Ecology, Endangered Species, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Apply for the Sitka Artist Residency at Sea

September 24, 2021 by John Yunker

Here is amazing opportunity to spend time at sea with scientists at work. And there is a stipend included so you can stock up on meclizine. Sitka is continuing a …

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

Green Stories: Upcoming writing opportunities

September 3, 2021 by John Yunker

If you’re an environmental writer and not familiar with Green Stories, now is a pretty good time to start. Because they’ve just announced three new competitions! 1) Orna Ross Green Stories …

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Categories Climate Change, Conservation, Contest, Ecology, For Writers, Pollution, Sustainability, Writing Opportunities

2021 Siskiyou Prize submissions are open!

September 3, 2021September 1, 2021 by Midge Raymond

Submissions are now open for the Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Literature. This year’s award, sponsored by Ashland Creek Press and the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, will be …

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Categories Ashland Creek Press, Awards, Book Publishers, Contest, For Writers, Writing Opportunities, Writing Residency

Introducing the journal Ecological Citizen

August 10, 2021 by John Yunker

We recently added The Ecological Citizen to our growing list of outlets for environmental writing. Editor Joe Gray was kind enough to answer a few questions about the journal: Tell …

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Categories Anthropocene, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecology, Endangered Species, For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Oceans, Q&A, Sustainability, Veganism, What we're reading, Writing Opportunities

Interview with author Charlotte McConaghy

December 30, 2024August 3, 2021 by Midge Raymond

Charlotte McConaghy, an Australian writer living in Sydney, is the author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves. Here, she chats with EcoLit Books about her new novel about the …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Conservation, For Writers, Q&A, Rewilding, Wolves

Writing Opportunity: Claw & Blossom

July 28, 2021 by John Yunker

Here’s a new journal in our list of outlets for environmental writing. Claw & Blossom is an online seasonal journal of short literary prose and poems that touch upon the …

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Categories Anthropocene, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecology, For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Sustainability, Writing Opportunities

Join the ASLE Virtual Conference: Emergence/y

July 24, 2021 by John Yunker

ASLE (The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment) is holding its conference online from July 26 to August 6. Keynote presentations include: Aimee Nezhukumatathil, poet and author of …

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Categories Climate Change, Conservation, Ecology, Ecomedia, Education, Endangered Species, Events, For Writers, Oceans, Pollution, Sustainability, Trees, Veganism, What we're reading

EcoLit Books Success Story: Cassie Premo Steele

July 19, 2021July 18, 2021 by John Yunker

Cassie Premo Steele is the author of Earth Joy Writing: Creating Harmony through Journaling and Nature, which was published by Ashland Creek Press in 2015. Since then, Cassie published two books …

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Categories Climate Change, Conservation, Ecology, For Writers, Success Story, Trees

Windfall Journal submissions open for PNW poets

June 27, 2021 by John Yunker

Windfall Journal is now accepting submissions for the Fall 2021 issue: We’re looking for poetry that captures the spirit of any particular place in the Pacific Northwest. It might be …

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Writing Opportunity: Plant People, An Anthology of Environmental Artists

June 16, 2021 by John Yunker

Here’s a new anthology that is in need of contributors… We are thrilled to announce our first anthology that features poets, writers, and artists from around the world. This collection …

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