“Penguins are in trouble”
This from a sobering research report published last week by some of the world’s leading experts on penguins. The report notes that “more than half of the world’s 18 penguin …
The Emergence of Vegan Studies: Q & A with Laura Wright, author of Through a Vegan Studies Lens
Laura Wright is a professor of English at Western Carolina University. In 2015, she introduced the field of Vegan Studies through her book The Vegan Studies Project: Food, Animals, and …
Writing Opportunity: Prose about climate change
The literary journal apt is looking for writing that addresses climate change: For apt’s tenth print issue, we are seeking to publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and comics that address climate …
Book Review: Katy’s Song by Alison Reese
Katy’s Song by Alison Reese is a warm, witty vegan love story, perfect for any romance reader as well as a fun read for vegans and those interested in vegan …
Allowed to Grow Old, Portraits of Elderly Animals From Farm Sanctuaries
By Isa Leshko Foreword by Sy Montgomery Essays by Gene Baur and Anne Wilkes Tucker University of Chicago Press, 2019 First, a disclaimer. While I wouldn’t call it a sanctuary, …
Writing Opportunity for Climate Change Poetry
There’s a new poetry prize in town, and it’s designated for “exceptional poems that help make real for readers the gravity of the vulnerable state of our environment at present.” …
The Greening of Literature by Gretchen Primack
We are thrilled to present this talk by Gretchen Primack, given at the ASLE conference at the University of California, Davis, on June 28, 2019, as part of the session …
Writing Opportunity: Terrain Contest in Poetry, Nonfiction and Fiction
Terrain, one of the premier environmental journals, is now holding its 10th-annual writing contest across three genres. The judges are: Camille T. Dungy, PoetryCamille T. Dungy, the award-winning author of Trophic …
Notes from the ASLE Conference in Davis, California
ASLE is the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment. Every other year, the organization hosts a conference; this year it was at the University of California at …
Where the Crawdads Sing
Kya Clark, the protagonist in Delia Owens’ debut novel, Where the Crawdads Sing, knows little of the world beyond the remote sliver of North Carolina coastal marsh she calls home. …
New MFA in Nature Writing
Western Colorado University has launched a new MA/MFA program devoted to nature writing, which they are calling Earth StoryCraft: Earth StoryCraft marks intersecting social & environmental emergencies. We encourage imaginative …