New and forthcoming environmental books (August 2026)
It may be summer vacation for some but not here at EcoLit Books! Here are the latest selection of books to come across our desks… Undying Fire: A Fire History …
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Poetry in Dialogue with Polar Science: A writing opportunity
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 …
New and forthcoming environmental books (June 2026)
Here’s another impressive selection of new books to check out! The Life of a Creature: Stories By Nadja Lubiw-Hazard An astonishing debut story collection about the interconnection between humans and …
Book Review: The New Sentience: Reimagining Animal Poetry
The New Sentience: Reimagining Animal Poetry is poetry collection a long time in the making: Ten years according to editors Ashley Capps and Allison Titus. The wait was worth it. …
Book Review: Shannon Kuta Kelly’s The Tree is Missing
Shannon Kuta Kelly’s debut poetry collection ‘The Tree is Missing’ is a reflective and emotive meditation on humanity’s inseparable relationship with the natural world.
New and forthcoming environmental books (April 2026)
I’m pleased to share an impressive selection of new works, including a poetry anthology that has been a long time in the making… The New Sentience: Reimagining Animal Poetry Edited …
New poetry journal: Earthshine
Okay, Earthshine has been around since 2007 but it’s new to us. And they are currently accepting submission! Learn more here.
Book Review: The Darkest Pastoral: Selected Poems
In the poetry collection Darkest Pastoral by John Kinsella, we are treated to poems about place, people, animals and even chilies. Naturally, I was drawn to the poems about animals. …
The best environmental books we’ve read in 2025
We published 28 book reviews this year and promoted many more. Out of all the books we’ve read, here are some of our favorites. We hope you enjoy them — and we thank …
Opportunity for UK poets: Future Writers Award
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 …
Writing Opportunity: Green Writers Press
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.