Orion open to poetry submissions (for a brief time)
Orion doesn’t open very often for submissions so you’ll have to move quickly: Our poetry call will be open from September 10-15, or until we reach 800 submissions. We ask …
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New and forthcoming environmental books (September 2026)
I’m pleased to share a few of the books to cross our desks over the past month, a mix of nonfiction and poetry. Enjoy! Science Fiction Ecologies: Worldmaking with Butler, …
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 …
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 …