Karen Joy Fowler wins 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award
We are thrilled to hear the news that Karen Joy Fowler (our judge for this year’s Siskiyou Prize) is the winner of the 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award for her amazing novel …
Writing Opportunities
Opportunity for writers: The Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Literature
Ashland Creek Press has just announced its new book award, The Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Literature. The 2014 prize will be judged by New York Times bestselling author Karen Joy Fowler, whose most …
Orion Magazine now accepting submissions for a limited time
Orion opens its submission window only for brief periods of time. And this is one of those times. If you’re working on an environmental story, essay, poem — get it …
Flyway short fiction contest is now accepting entries
The environmental literary journal Flyway has launched a short fiction contest: The Sweet Corn Short fiction contests celebrates fiction about the environment. We interpret “the environment” broadly here and encourage …
Residency opportunity in France for environmental and nature writers
This looks like a wonderful place to spend a month writing: Secluded in the foothills of the French Pyrenees, at the end of an ancient stone track, Bordeneuve is a …
Call for Writers: Voices for Biodiversity
Anthropologist Tara Waters Lumpkin is founder and executive director of a nonprofit project and e-zine called Voices for Biodiversity. Our goal is to provide a multimedia platform where citizen eco-reporters can …
Bellevue Literary Review seeks environmentally themed submissions
Published by the Department of Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center, Bellevue Literary Review is best known for being a journal that focuses on illness, health, and healing, with wonderfully broad …
Flyway now accepting writing submissions
It’s September 1st, which means that Flyway, the journal of writing and the environment, is now accepting poetry, story, and essay submission. You can learn more here.
Announcing the Bear Deluxe Magazine Doug Fir Fiction Award
Calling all fiction writers: Save the date (September 3 deadline) for submissions to the Bear Deluxe Magazine Doug Fir Fiction Award, co-sponsored by the Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, …
Writing Opportunity: The 2014 EarthLines Essay Prize
The EarthLines Review has announced the 2014 EarthLines Essay Prize. The EarthLines Essay Prize is awarded annually for a piece of creative prose writing that explores the relationship between people and the …
A summer retreat opportunity for writers focused on animal rights literature
The 300-acre Camp Muse at Shin Pond, Maine, is the site of a Summer Retreat Program for writers, scholars, artists, educators, and other cultural producers and knowledge workers focusing on …