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Writing Opportunities

The Moth Nature Writing Prize is open for submissions

July 3, 2026 by John Yunker

The prize is open to one poem or piece of prose (fiction or non-fiction) of up to 4,000 words. Submission fee is €16. Learn more.

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

Writing opportunities: Thoreau Society

July 2, 2026 by John Yunker

Here’s an interesting opportunity to contribute your thoughts and insights on Thoreau: Submissions on the order of 400 to 1,000 words are invited for the website. We are looking for …

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Categories Ecology, For Writers, History, Writing Opportunities

The Hopper is open for submissions

June 7, 2026 by John Yunker

The environmental literary magazine has opened for submission for their fall issue:  For our Fall 2026 issue, our theme is Ritual.  Ritual, ceremony, and practice shape the ways we move through …

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Writing Opportunity: Mycelia

May 18, 2026 by John Yunker

Here’s a new anthology that is currently taking submissions. Winter Woods Publishing is thrilled to announce our first call for poetry, fiction, and essay submissions for an anthology to be …

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Writing Opportunity: Migration in Changing Climates

May 7, 2026 by John Yunker

Here’s a great residency opportunity for environmental writers and artists: PLAYA, PRAx and Spring Creek Project are partnering to offer Migration in Changing Climates, a new interdisciplinary fellowship.  This fellowship invites …

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New poetry journal: Earthshine

March 28, 2026 by John Yunker

Okay, Earthshine has been around since 2007 but it’s new to us. And they are currently accepting submission! Learn more here.

Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Writing opportunity: Catalogue Zine

January 26, 2026 by John Yunker

Environmental literary journal Catalogue Zine has just opened the window for its 4th issue, looking for submissions about “daily life and individual action.” Catalogue zine is an environmentalist literary and …

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New writer’s residency: Conjunctions

December 30, 2025 by John Yunker

The literary journal Conjunctions is now sponsoring a residency for writers in upstate New York: Conjunctions is proud to announce a new three-week writer’s residency under the auspices of the recently …

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Categories For Writers, Residency, Writing Opportunities

2026 Aldo & Estella Leopold Residency now accepting applications

December 18, 2025 by John Yunker

There is a $20 fee to apply but it looks like an amazing residency: The Aldo and Estella Leopold Residency provides a space for writers and respected thinkers to reflect …

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Categories For Writers, Residency, Writing Opportunities

New environmental journal: Germinate

December 1, 2025 by John Yunker

There’s a new journal for environmental writers to be aware of: Germinate. Published 4 times a year, the journal is “an open-access, digital publication of the American Society for Environmental …

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Categories For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Writing Opportunities

Writing opportunity: Ecocene

November 3, 2025 by John Yunker

Ecocene: Cappadocia Journal of Environmental Humanities has issued another call for submissions. Here are the details: Stories are how we come to know the world. They shape our propensity to …

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