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Writing Opportunity: Prairie Fire

September 30, 2026 by John Yunker

Canadian literary journal Prairie Fire is accepting submissions for a tree-themed issue: Branching Out. Prairie Fire invites you to branch out, go out on a limb, and shake the tree for …

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Categories For Writers, Trees, Writing Opportunities

Woman, Wolf, Carbon Capture

September 26, 2026September 26, 2026 by JoeAnn Hart

by Noelle Catharine Allen Black Lawrence Press, Fiction Chapbook Woman, Wolf, Carbon Capture. How could I resist? This petite work of fiction by Noelle Catharine Allen, which clocks in at …

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Categories Black Lawrence Press, Book Reviews, Fiction

After the Flush: Rethinking the Future of Human Waste

September 16, 2026 by John Yunker

What happens after you flush? In After the Flush: Rethinking the Future of Human Waste, author Nick Kawa takes us on an enlightening and at times frustrating journey from toilet …

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Categories Book Reviews, Climate Change, Conservation, Gardening, History, Nonfiction, Organic Farming, Pollution, Sustainability, University of California Press, What we're reading

Orion open to poetry submissions (for a brief time)

September 10, 2026 by John Yunker

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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Categories For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Writing Opportunities

Writing for Animals on the Animal Rights Show

September 6, 2026 by John Yunker

I was honored to have participated recently on the Animal Rights Show. We discussed Writing for Animals, favorite authors, works in progress and tips for any writer passionate about improving …

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Categories Activism, Events, For Writers, Q&A, Topics, Veganism, What we're reading

New and forthcoming environmental books (September 2026) 

September 5, 2026 by John Yunker

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, …

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Categories Anthropocene, Climate Change, New & Forthcoming Books, PNW, What we're reading

Introducing Red Canary Magazine

August 27, 2026 by John Yunker

I was happy to have come across Red Canary Magazine — a beautiful website with amazing articles, stories and interviews, such as Beautiful Illusions and Why You Want a Wolf. …

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Categories For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Q&A, Writing Opportunities

March to End Animal Testing

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 by John Yunker

Ivan Pavlov invented modern animal testing. Sadly, the practice is still with us today. Fortunately, more and more people are awakening to the suffering of dogs, cats, pigs, chimps and …

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Categories Activism, Animal Rights, Animal Testing

The Parliament of Mice, A Fable

August 12, 2026 by JoeAnn Hart

By Robert Epstein Regal House Press, July 2026 When was the last time you read a fable, or, more likely, had one read one to you? As a child? In …

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Categories Animal behavior, Animal POV, Animals, Book Reviews, Chickens, Fiction, Foxes, Regal House Press, Wolves

New and forthcoming environmental books (August 2026) 

August 17, 2026August 11, 2026 by John Yunker

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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Categories Ecology, History, Plants, Pollution, Rewilding, Sustainability, Trees, What we're reading

Writing Opportunity: What I Meant to Tell You

August 8, 2026 by John Yunker

Here’s an interesting new opportunity: An Anthology of Gratitude and Apologies to the Living World Curated by Shannon AmidonVerdant Publishing The Verdancy Project and Verdant Publishing invite submissions for What …

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Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities
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