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Writing Opportunities

Write the World: An opportunity for younger writers

November 5, 2026 by John Yunker

Please share this exciting opportunity with fellow teachers and parents… Environmental Writing Competition 2026MULTI-GENRE: Moving in, and being moved by, the natural world.Sponsor: PatagoniaWho’s Eligible: Young Writers (13-19)Piece Length: 100-1000 …

See the call: Write the World: An opportunity for younger writers

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Writing Opportunity: Springs

November 4, 2026 by John Yunker

Here’s another exciting opportunity to pass along! Springs: The Rachel Carson Center Review is an open-access online publication for peer-reviewed articles, creative nonfiction, and artistic contributions that survey the interrelationship …

See the call: Writing Opportunity: Springs

Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Catalogue Zine is open for submissions

October 20, 2026 by John Yunker

There’s a new issue in the works and submissions are now being accepted through November 30th. Here’s the theme: People, Places, Things! is a study into the nouns and identities …

See the call: Catalogue Zine is open for submissions

Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities

New Journal: River Margin

October 19, 2026 by John Yunker

There’s a new environmental journal to be aware of — and they are now taking submissions! River Margin is a new literary magazine with a focus on ecology, botany, wilderness …

See the call: New Journal: River Margin

Categories For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Writing Opportunities

Writing Opportunity: Prairie Fire

September 30, 2026 by John Yunker

Canadian literary journal Prairie Fire is accepting submissions for a tree-themed issue: Branching Out. Prairie Fire invites you to branch out, go out on a limb, and shake the tree for …

See the call: Writing Opportunity: Prairie Fire

Categories For Writers, Trees, Writing Opportunities

Orion open to poetry submissions (for a brief time)

September 10, 2026 by John Yunker

Orion doesn’t open very often for submissions so you’ll have to move quickly: Our poetry call will be open from September 10-15, or until we reach 800 submissions. We ask …

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Categories For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Writing Opportunities

Introducing Red Canary Magazine

August 27, 2026 by John Yunker

I was happy to have come across Red Canary Magazine — a beautiful website with amazing articles, stories and interviews, such as Beautiful Illusions and Why You Want a Wolf. …

See the call: Introducing Red Canary Magazine

Categories For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Q&A, Writing Opportunities

Writing Opportunity: What I Meant to Tell You

August 8, 2026 by John Yunker

Here’s an interesting new opportunity: An Anthology of Gratitude and Apologies to the Living World Curated by Shannon AmidonVerdant Publishing The Verdancy Project and Verdant Publishing invite submissions for What …

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Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Writing Opportunity: Climate Fiction

July 25, 2026 by John Yunker

It’s Freezing in LA is looking for climate fiction! Call out for our next special edition – a collection of climate fiction (Cli-fi) shorts! Have you been sitting on a …

See the call: Writing Opportunity: Climate Fiction

Categories Climate Change, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Poetry in Dialogue with Polar Science: A writing opportunity

July 22, 2026 by John Yunker

Here’s a fascinating new opportunity for poets from the Spring Creek Project: In partnership with PRAx and Terrain.org, Spring Creek Project is launching a national call for original poetry responding …

See the call: Poetry in Dialogue with Polar Science: A writing opportunity

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

The Moth Nature Writing Prize is open for submissions

July 3, 2026 by John Yunker

The prize is open to one poem or piece of prose (fiction or non-fiction) of up to 4,000 words. Submission fee is €16. Learn more.

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