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The Ecological Citizen is looking for rewilding success stories

October 27, 2023 by John Yunker

The editorial team of The Ecological Citizen is looking for submissions of rewinding success stories: The pieces we publish are short (generally around 750 words) and describe inspiring stories about …

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Categories Conservation, Endangered Species, For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Rewilding, Writing Opportunities

Book Review: To get to the other side: Crossings

December 28, 2023October 15, 2023 by John Yunker

In Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet author Ben Goldfarb shines a light on the millions of animals who perish on our roads. There are …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Book Reviews, Conservation, Ecology, Endangered Species, History, Nonfiction, Rewilding, W. W. Norton & Company, Wolves

Call for EcoLit Contributors

July 9, 2023 by John Yunker

We receive between 3 and 6 book pitches a week. Which, given the limited number of contributors we have, means we have to pass on the vast majority of books. …

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A call for animal-themed stories and essays

January 31, 2023 by John Yunker

The international literary journal Asymptote has put out a call for the submissions of “animal-themed fictional and non-fictional writings for our special feature in the issue of April 2023.” You …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Help us surpass 100 literary outlets for environmental literature

September 17, 2022 by John Yunker

If you’ve visited our slowly growing list of environmental literary (and journalistic) outlets, you’ll have noticed that we’ve been approaching 100 for the past few months. As of today we’re …

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Writing Opportunity: Our Ocean’d Earth

July 30, 2022 by John Yunker

Here’s an opportunity to be a part of a very special anthology… The call is for nonfiction or fiction writing that conveys one clear and unified message: that our oceans are worth fighting …

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Categories Anthropocene, Climate Change, For Writers, Oceans, Writing Opportunities

Residency opportunities for writers in Iowa, Oregon and New Mexico

March 14, 2022February 13, 2022 by John Yunker

We’ve mentioned these amazing residencies in the past but deadlines are coming up for the year ahead and I wanted to mention them again — also since I suspect many …

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

The Ecological Citizen is now accepting short fiction

December 1, 2021 by John Yunker

The magazine The Ecological Citizen is now accepting short fiction (in addition to nonfiction and poetry). Click here to learn more and submit.

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

Calling writers aged 18 to 25 for the Bell Prize essay contest

October 12, 2021 by John Yunker

Here is an excellent writing opportunity for young writers passionate about the West. Tom Bell founded High Country News in 1970. The Bell Prize honors thoughtful writing about the West …

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

Green Stories: Upcoming writing opportunities

September 3, 2021 by John Yunker

If you’re an environmental writer and not familiar with Green Stories, now is a pretty good time to start. Because they’ve just announced three new competitions! 1) Orna Ross Green Stories …

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Categories Climate Change, Conservation, Contest, Ecology, For Writers, Pollution, Sustainability, Writing Opportunities

Introducing the journal Ecological Citizen

August 10, 2021 by John Yunker

We recently added The Ecological Citizen to our growing list of outlets for environmental writing. Editor Joe Gray was kind enough to answer a few questions about the journal: Tell …

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