We are thrilled to announce the forthcoming publication of our first fiction anthology, Among Animals: The Lives of Animals and Humans in Contemporary Short Fiction. The anthology, scheduled for publication in February of 2014, features stories from among the best voices in contemporary fiction (you can see a list of contributors here). We received more …
I am thrilled to announce that John’s novel, The Tourist Trail, has been chosen by the Animal Legal Defense Fund‘s Animal Book Club as its May book club pick! The ALDF is an amazing organization that has been fighting since 1979 to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system — …
For Earth Day, Ashland Creek Press is offering an eco-fiction sampler and book giveaway. Simply email Ashland Creek Press at editors [at] ashlandcreekpress [dot] com, on or before April 22, using the subject line EARTH DAY, and you’ll receive a copy of our Eco-Fiction Sampler, which features excerpts of six works of environmental fiction. You’ll …
In conversation with Float author JoeAnn Hart and cover artist Karen Ristuben JoeAnn Hart is the author of Float, a “witty, profound, and beautifully observed” (Margot Livesey) novel about family, the environment, and life in a hardscrabble seaside town in Maine. Karen Ristuben is an award-winning artist and educator whose work is environmental advocacy at its core. JoeAnn …
It’s been a busy year for our authors, and we’re always glad to be able to post updates from their book tours. Check out our Facebook page as well as our events page for regular updates — and here are a few highlights from what our authors have been up to in 2012 … John Colman …
Last week at Gallerie Karon in Ashland, it was wonderful to see more of Pegi Smith‘s beautiful work on display, including the gorgeous painting “On the Wings of Butterflies,” which of course is the image on the cover of Olivia Chadha‘s novel Balance of Fragile Things. Here’s a photo of Pegi with the book and a …
I’ve been loosely compiling a list of publications devoted in large part to eco-literature — essays, articles, short stories. So here’s a running list. If I’ve missed something, please let me know. High Country News Orion Magazine Camas Ecotone Flyway The Fourth River Hawk & Handsaw Poecology Precipitate Terrain Bear Deluxe Magazine PS: Here’s a …
The eco-literature (eco-lit) label has been largely associated with nonfiction environmental works, such as Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez or Silent Spring by Rachel Carlson. But what about fiction that addresses environmental and animal rights themes? We began using the eco-fiction label a year ago. And we’ve collected our relevant titles here. (Amazon does not …