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New and forthcoming environmental books

January 21, 2023 by John Yunker

Here are a few recent books that came across our desks and inboxes… Afterglow: Climate Fiction for Future AncestorsEdited by Grist Afterglow is a stunning collection of original short stories in …

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Categories Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, What we're reading

New and forthcoming environmental books

October 22, 2022 by John Yunker

Sadly there is not enough time for us here at EcoLit Books to read all the fine works submitted to us. Here are a few titles we’ve received over the …

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Categories Book Reviews, Children's Books, Fiction, Nonfiction, What we're reading

Book Review: Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz

August 18, 2022 by Melissa Dennihy

Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Natalie Diaz’s Postcolonial Love Poem is a powerful collection of ecopoetry that forefronts the interconnectedness of humans, animals, land, and water. Throughout, …

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Categories Book Reviews, Conservation, Ecology, Endangered Species, Poetry, Pollution

EcoLit Books Success Story: Cassie Premo Steele

July 19, 2021July 18, 2021 by John Yunker

Cassie Premo Steele is the author of Earth Joy Writing: Creating Harmony through Journaling and Nature, which was published by Ashland Creek Press in 2015. Since then, Cassie published two books …

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Categories Climate Change, Conservation, Ecology, For Writers, Success Story, Trees

Windfall Journal submissions open for PNW poets

June 27, 2021 by John Yunker

Windfall Journal is now accepting submissions for the Fall 2021 issue: We’re looking for poetry that captures the spirit of any particular place in the Pacific Northwest. It might be …

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

Book Review: HOMES by Moheb Soliman

June 9, 2021 by Lillie Gardner

In HOMES, interdisciplinary poet Moheb Soliman traces the intricate borders of the Great Lakes—Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior (HOMES)—and explores the meanings of home, place, and identity in the spaces …

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Categories Anthropocene, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Ecology, History, Poetry

Writing opportunity: PANK Magazine special issue on environmental futures

February 14, 2021 by John Yunker

PANK Magazine is now accepting works (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid) for a special issue: Environmental Futures Folio, guest edited by Aram Mrjoian. Here’s the call: The health and sustainability …

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Categories Anthropocene, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecology, Endangered Species, For Writers, Oceans, Sustainability, Writing Opportunities

Calling all PNW poets: Windfall Journal

January 13, 2021 by John Yunker

Windfall Journal is calling for submissions of poems of place for their spring 2021 issue. We’re looking for poetry that captures the spirit of any particular place in the Pacific …

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Writing Opportunity: Poetry and essays on plant poetics

November 19, 2019November 5, 2019 by John Yunker

Here’s an opportunity for contributions to a special issue on plant poetics. Submissions are open from November 1st to December 27th.  Poems and scholarly essays are invited in response to …

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Categories Conservation, For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Organic Farming, Plants, Trees, Writing Opportunities

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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Categories Awards, Climate Change, Conservation, Contest, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

The Greening of Literature by Gretchen Primack

July 25, 2019 by Midge Raymond

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 …

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