Promoting environmental writing in the Anthropocene age
Bristol, England
Joined July 2018
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Bristol Climate Writers?
Are you a writer?
Interested in (appalled by) environmental issues
Live (vaguely) in the vicinity of Bristol (UK)
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This week on #Ecofictology I round up my January #ecofiction reads and pick my favourite! The first contender in my search for my favourite ecofiction novel of 2022!
youtu.be/a4P19QQ15bM
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✍🏼 Do you love writing and the sea? 🌊
Then it’s probably a good shout to send us something! 📩
✨ We pay £5 per submission.
A percentage of profits goes towards a different marine conservation charity each issue.
February Meeting:
The different ways to write about #climatechange
Center the non-human,
Engagement vs education,
Satire,
Some other stuff with lots of bad guys in it...
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There are 10 environmentally-themed lit mags in my database. Am I missing any?
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"Research shows that fictional narratives and metaphors have a significant role in helping us understand complex social issues."
theconversation.com/the-shee…
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It's great to welcome @julia_r_marques back to ClimateCultures & share her reflections on art at COP26 - complementing our previous COP blog from @LolaPerrin & @eminencegris Do check them both out!
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I am overjoyed to have won The @BarbellionPrize 🤩🙏🍃!!!
We are delighted to announce that the winner of The Barbellion Prize 2021 is What Willow Says by @Lynn_Buckle (@Epoque_Press).
Read more on our website: thebarbellionprize.com
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ALT What Willow Says by Lynn Buckle. Beige book cover with a cut tree stump showing the rings of a tree on the left of the cover. A moving, delicate book for this moment (Kerri ni Dochartaigh) Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart (Jan Carson) A powerful, moving book… Every sentence, phrase and word is worth savouring (The Irish Independent) Époque Press
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New to our blog today: climate change communicator @julia_r_marques, who helped amplify @ClimateHome COP26 reporting from the Blue Zone, looks at artworks she encountered at the COP & the value of creative activity alongside the activism & negotiations.
climatecultures.net/art-acti…
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'We welcome on board the testimonies of guardians of rivers & mountains; language- and story-keepers; protectors of creatures; makers of a disappearing craft; growers of heritage seeds & curators of ritual places and song. New @darkmtn issue ARK now open! dark-mountain.net/ark-a-call…
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Send us your sea poems, stories and creative nonfiction! 🌊🌊🌊
We pay £5 per submission and this issue will be the first to go to print!
📣 Submissions are OPEN! 📣
Issue 3 will be an exciting one! We’re open for poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction about the sea. 🌊
Read our full guidelines: bit.ly/3spQhpN
Can’t wait to see what you have in store! Submissions are open until April 3rd.
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This week - 7 Creative Writing Advice Tips No One Else Will Give You, by one of our team, Lynda Nash 📚
One tip a day for the next week to get you prepped for some great story writing!
What is your preferred POV? 👀
christopherfielden.com/short…
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Learning how to face our feared future by Danielle Celermajer climate-fiction.org/2022/02/…
Bristol Climate Writers retweeted
📣 Submissions are OPEN! 📣
Issue 3 will be an exciting one! We’re open for poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction about the sea. 🌊
Read our full guidelines: bit.ly/3spQhpN
Can’t wait to see what you have in store! Submissions are open until April 3rd.
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Sim forgot to mention the February pick for the Climate Fiction Book club-- CLEAN AIR by Sarah Blake! Preorder it and read along, and join us for the livestream for MY YEAR OF MEATS, tomorrow at 1PM EST
Quick video today. I am on TEAM SFF for @Blackathon1. I plan to read about 3x as much as I usually do in a month...during the shortest month of the year...we'll see how it goes! Check out what I'm reading (and preorder @marilock's IN THE KEY OF US!) youtube.com/watch?v=-smm3F0C…
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EcoLit Books: The latest writing opportunities and book reviews - mailchi.mp/bd88757628e7/what…
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OUT NOW our first ever anthology! A celebration of writing by Dialect tutors, mentors, mentees, participants and digital residents. Please consider buying a digital copy of the anthology for the frankly bargain sum of £5 and give Dialect a helping hand.
dialectwriters.bigcartel.com…
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I have a new essay in the current issue of the popular Daakbangla.com magazine. Titled "Gholajoley virus" and written originally in Bengali I write about disaster capitalism, the coronavirus and the impact of climate change on human history.
#ClimateCrisis #history
