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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

Green Stories Writing Competition: Stories for children

August 5, 2020 by John Yunker

If you’ve got a children’s story focused on making this world a better place, check out this free writing competition: We are looking for stories for children that in some …

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Categories Children's Books, Climate Change, Conservation, Contest, Ecology, Endangered Species, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

New writing opportunity: The Moth Nature Writing Prize

July 16, 2020 by John Yunker

This is exciting! The Moth Magazine has announced its inaugural Moth Nature Writing Prize, featuring Richard Mabey as judge: The Prize will be awarded to an unpublished piece of writing …

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Categories Awards, For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Writing Opportunities

Writing Opportunity: BeAnimal Autumn Writing Competition

October 2, 2019 by John Yunker

The India-based organization BeAnimal is sponsoring a writing contest with a grand prize of a trip to the Valley of Flowers National Park in India. There is no entry fee. …

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Writing Opportunity for Climate Change Poetry

August 20, 2019 by John Yunker

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.” …

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Writing Opportunity: Terrain Contest in Poetry, Nonfiction and Fiction

July 13, 2019 by John Yunker

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 …

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Categories Animal Rights, Anthropocene, Awards, Climate Change, Conservation, Contest, Endangered Species, For Writers, Oceans, Writing Opportunities

Writing Opportunity: The Ginkgo Prize for Ecopoetry

May 7, 2019 by John Yunker

If you’re a poet focused on environmental issues, the Ginkgo Prize is worth investigating. Submissions are not free (the first poem is is £7), but the awards are significant and …

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

Writing Opportunity: Stage plays focused on building a sustainable society

April 13, 2019 by John Yunker

The UK-based Green Stories Writing Competition is looking for full-length plays that address sustainability — and, best of all, the contest is free to enter. Here are the details… We …

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Categories Climate Change, Conservation, Contest, For Writers, Organic Farming, Writing Opportunities

Call for Short Stories: Our Entangled Future

December 1, 2018 by John Yunker

Here’s an exciting new call for submissions from the UiO (University of Oslo) Department of Sociology and Human Geography: Attention writers and humanities researchers: this is a call for narratives …

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Categories Anthropocene, Climate Change, Conservation, Contest, Endangered Species, For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Writing Opportunities

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