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Residency

Writing opportunity: Moondancer Fellowship

October 19, 2026 by John Yunker

Applications are now open for a writing fellowship in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is pleased to announce the official opening of applications for the 2026 …

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Categories For Writers, Residency

New writer’s residency: Conjunctions

December 30, 2025 by John Yunker

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 …

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Categories For Writers, Residency, Writing Opportunities

2026 Aldo & Estella Leopold Residency now accepting applications

December 18, 2025 by John Yunker

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 …

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Categories For Writers, Residency, Writing Opportunities

Help us surpass 100 literary outlets for environmental literature

September 17, 2022 by John Yunker

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 …

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Categories Contest, For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Residency, Writing Opportunities

Understories Writers’ Workshop is now taking applications

May 7, 2022 by John Yunker

Before you read further, please note that this opportunity is intended for scholars and educators in Environmental Humanities. I’m not but, reading this, I wish I was… The University of …

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Categories Climate Change, Conservation, For Writers, Residency, Writing Opportunities

Residency opportunities for writers in Iowa, Oregon and New Mexico

March 14, 2022February 13, 2022 by John Yunker

We’ve mentioned these amazing residencies in the past but deadlines are coming up for the year ahead and I wanted to mention them again — also since I suspect many …

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Categories Anthropocene, Climate Change, Conservation, For Writers, Residency, Writing Opportunities

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