Bristol Climate Writers?
Are you a writer?
Interested in (appalled by) environmental issues
Live (vaguely) in the vicinity of Bristol (UK)
Also available in Facebook flavour
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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!
https://t.co/yz5ZFn6i0H
✍🏼 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...
"Research shows that fictional narratives and metaphors have a significant role in helping us understand complex social issues."
https://t.co/DA4N9eBIZk
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.
https://t.co/NZIRo9DCpU
'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! https://t.co/IDhayim6WX
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? 👀
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📣 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: https://t.co/6RFMbpBWI4
Can’t wait to see what you have in store! Submissions are open until April 3rd.
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
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.
https://t.co/jOeYRULJRl
I have a new essay in the current issue of the popular https://t.co/i6tK8QwiJg 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