Skip to content
EcoLit Books
  • About
    • About Us
    • Current Contributors
    • Contact Us
    • Subscribe
    • Contribute
    • Advertise
    • Book Submissions
    • Supporters
    • Review Policy
  • Book Reviews
    • Best Books of the Year
    • Fiction
      • Eco-mystery
      • Graphic Novel
    • Nonfiction
    • Poetry
    • Children’s Books
  • Topics
    • Animal Behavior
    • Animal Rights
    • Anthropocene
    • Architecture
    • Birds
    • Climate Change
    • Conservation
    • EcoLit Quotes
    • Ecology
    • Endangered Species
    • Essays
    • Gardening
    • History
    • Oceans
    • Q&A
    • Sustainability
    • Trees
    • Wolves
    • Veganism
  • For Writers
    • Literary Outlets for Environmental Writing
    • Publishers of Environmental and Animal Literature
    • Environmental Humanities and Writing Programs
    • Environmental Writing and Artist Residencies
    • Advice for writers of animal rights fiction
    • Environmental and Animal Podcasts
    • Writing & Reading Groups
    • EcoLit Book Samples
    • Writer Success Stories
    • EcoLit Editors
    • Environmental and Animal Studies Groups Associations and Groups
    • EcoLit Quotes
    • Contests for Environmental Writing
  • Courses
  • Shop

poetry

Opportunity for UK poets: Future Writers Award

June 3, 2025 by John Yunker

Birmingham City University is sponsoring a special writing contest inspired by vegan author Benjamin Zephaniah. This year’s theme is inspired by Benjamin Zephaniah’s poem ‘Nature Trail’, encouraging budding writers to submit …

Read more

Categories Contest, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Writing Opportunity: Green Writers Press

April 6, 2025 by John Yunker

The publisher Green Writers Press is now accepting book-length works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. There is no fee to submit and the deadline is June 1st. Learn more.

Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities

New and forthcoming environmental books (March 2025)

March 23, 2025 by John Yunker

I’m happy to share a new selection of environmentally themed books — including poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Please check them out… Green to Grey: An Environmental Anthology Edited by Ian …

Read more

Categories Animal Rights, Animals, Anthropocene, Architecture, Conservation, Earth Architecture, Ecology, Fiction, Nonfiction, Oceans, Poetry, Veganism, W. W. Norton & Company

Book Review: The Universe in Verse

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 by JoeAnn Hart

The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder Through Science and Poetry By Maria Popova Illustrations by Ofra Amit Storey Publishing, 2024 If books are medicine, The Universe in Verse …

Read more

Categories Animal Behavior, Animals, Art, Birds, Book Reviews, Earth Architecture, Ecology, Gardening, Hachette Book Group, Insects, Nonfiction, Oceans, Plants, Poetry, Trees

New and forthcoming environmental books (September 2024)

September 1, 2024 by John Yunker

Here are a number of recently published or about-to-be-published books that have come across our desks. Love Story with Birds By Derek Furr “Let us be at a loss for …

Read more

Categories Anthropocene, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecology, Ecomedia, Endangered Species, Oceans, Sustainability, What we're reading

Writing Opportunity: Unearthed Literary Journal

February 7, 2024 by John Yunker

Another opportunity to pass along! We invite writers, poets, artists, and creatives to submit to our upcoming Spring 2024 issue, exploring the themes of resurgence, restoration, and renewal. We encourage …

Read more

Categories Anthropocene, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecology, For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Rewilding, Sustainability, Writing Opportunities

Writing Opportunity: Climate Stories in Action

February 5, 2024 by John Yunker

A great new opportunity for writers passionate about changing the world for the better — and I’d say that includes all readers of EcoLit Books… A partnership between Terrain.org and the Spring …

Read more

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

Miriam’s Lantern: A short story by Ray Keifetz

December 9, 2023 by John Yunker

Ray Keifetz is author of two poetry collections, the second published this month: Museum Beasts. Of the collection Richard Peabody, editor of Gargoyle Magazine writes: “Ray Keifetz’s new poetic myths …

Read more

Categories Book Reviews, Fiction, Poetry

The Goose: Issue 20.1 is now available

November 22, 2023 by John Yunker

The Canadian environmental arts journal The Goose just published their latest edition under the theme “Moving on Land.” And it includes an article by EcoLit contributor Nicole Emanuel! This issue …

Read more

Categories Anthropocene, Climate Change, Conservation, For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Oceans, Sustainability, What we're reading

Book Review: Pig by sam sax

November 11, 2023 by Nicole Emanuel
Cover of sam sax's poetry book "Pig"; shows an abstract line drawing evoking a pig, on a pink and read background, with a flower in place of an eye.

The first poem in sam sax’s collection Pig concludes with these portentous lines: “in the beginning pig offered its body so the world / might be built & when this …

Read more

Categories Animal Behavior, Anthropocene, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Ecology, Pets, Poetry, Sustainability, Veganism

New and forthcoming environmental literature

June 17, 2023 by John Yunker

So many new and exciting novels and books of nonfiction and poetry have come across our desks and inboxes as of late. Here are just a handful that caught our …

Read more

Categories Anthropocene, Birds, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecology, Endangered Species, Fiction, Nonfiction, Oceans, Poetry, Pollution, Rewilding, Sustainability, What we're reading
Older posts
Page1 Page2 Page3 Next →

Welcome!

Founded in 2012, we are a community passionate about books with environmental and animal themes. We are sponsored by Ashland Creek Press and supported by advertisers.

EcoLit Contributors

  • Nicole Emanuel
  • JoeAnn Hart
  • Midge Raymond
  • Jacki Skole
  • John Yunker
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Contribute to EcoLit Books
    • Current Contributors
    • EcoLit Book Submissions
    • EcoLit Books supporters
    • Review Policy
  • Advertising on EcoLit Books
  • Classes
  • EcoLit Book Samples
  • EcoLit Editors
  • Login
  • Password Recovery
  • Payment
  • Payment
  • Payment
  • Profile
  • Registration
  • Registration Cancelled
  • Registration Checkout
  • Registration Success!
  • Reset Password
  • Resources
    • Environmental and Animal Podcasts
    • Animal Law Programs
    • Conferences and events
    • Contests for Environmental Writing
    • EcoLit Quotes
    • EcoLit Quotes
    • Environmental and Animal Studies Groups Associations and Groups
    • Environmental Arts Organizations
    • Environmental Humanities and Writing Programs
    • Environmental Writing and Artist Residencies
    • Literary Outlets for Environmental Writing
    • Publishers of Environmental and Animal Literature
    • Subscribe to EcoLit Books
    • Vegan Studies Bibliography
    • Writing & Reading Groups
  • Shop
    • Cart
    • Checkout
    • My Account
    • Sale Products
    • Wishlist
  • Submissions
  • Thank You
  • Transactions

About Us

Founded in 2012, we’re a community of readers and writers passionate about books with environmental and animal rights themes.

EcoLiterature Topics

Animal Behavior Animal Rights Animals Anthropocene Awards Birds Book Publishers Book Reviews Children's Books Climate Change Conservation Contest Ecology Education Endangered Species Essays Events Fiction For Writers Gardening History Hunting Insects Journals and Magazines Nonfiction Oceans Oil Organic Farming Pets Plants PNW Poetry Pollution Q&A Rewilding Simon & Schuster Sustainability Topics Trees University of Chicago Press Veganism W. W. Norton & Company What we're reading Wolves Writing Opportunities

Copyright 2012 -2025 EcoLit Books / Hosted by Ashland Creek Press