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Writing opportunity: Bestiary / Dark Mountain

September 9, 2025 by John Yunker

I’m excited to share this new writing opportunity from Dark Mountain: Submissions are now open for Dark Mountain’s 29th issue, a book devoted to animals. We are seeking non-fiction, fiction, …

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Writing Opportunity: Bending the Arc

July 14, 2025 by John Yunker

Here’s a new opportunity for writers of poetry and prose, submissions closing July 31st: All submitted work must have a strong thrutopian element. Thrutopian writing imagines ways through to a world we would …

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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 …

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Writing Opportunity: The Ecological Citizen

April 21, 2025 by John Yunker

I consider The Ecological Citizen to be a must-read journal. So I’m happy to pass along a (no fee) writing opportunity under the theme of Feral Lines: Step over the …

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Categories Animals, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Writing Opportunity: The Sun (Wild Animals)

February 21, 2025 by John Yunker

The Readers Write section in The Sun is one of the most-read sections of this popular magazine. I’m happy to pass along an opportunity that I suspect will resonate with …

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

The latest environmental writing opportunities

February 9, 2025 by John Yunker

Today I updated our two lists devoted to environmental publishers and journals. To our list of literary outlets for environmental writing I added a new academic journal: Plant Perspectives. They …

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Calling undergraduate writers: Sloth has returned

October 31, 2024October 29, 2024 by John Yunker

It’s always great news when a new environmental journal enters the world — or reenters the world. Here’s the update on Sloth: Following a hiatus that began in 2021, ASI …

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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 …

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

Writing opportunity: 2024 Thoreau Society Fellowships

January 10, 2024 by John Yunker

The Thoreau Society is pleased to announce that it will offer two $1,000 fellowships in 2024 to support scholarly and creative work on Henry David Thoreau, including his writings, life …

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Understories Writers’ Workshop is now taking applications

May 7, 2022 by John Yunker

Before you read further, please note that this opportunity is intended for scholars and educators in Environmental Humanities. I’m not but, reading this, I wish I was… The University of …

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

Writing Opportunity: Plant People, An Anthology of Environmental Artists

June 16, 2021 by John Yunker

Here’s a new anthology that is in need of contributors… We are thrilled to announce our first anthology that features poets, writers, and artists from around the world. This collection …

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