Announcing the Siskiyou Prize winner and finalists

We are delighted to announce Jennifer Boyden has won the 2015 Siskiyou Prize for her novel THE CHIEF OF RALLY TREE. Of THE CHIEF OF RALLY TREE, judge Ann Pancake writes: “Inventive, smart, and often hilariously funny, The Chief of Rally Tree delivers a social critique both searing and sly.” Jennifer Boyden is the author …

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Environmentalism and fishing: Strange bedfellows

I’m struck by the number of books that equate fishing (particularly fly fishing) with “being one with the environment.” Personally, I find this idea to be a total crock. Yes, I’ve fished.  And fishing was a great excuse to get out into nature. But I vividly remember as a child when I caught a rock …

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Announcing the 2014 Siskiyou Prize winner and finalists!

We are delighted to announce that New York Times bestselling author Karen Joy Fowler has chosen Mary Heather Noble’s memoir PLUMES: ON CONTAMINATION OF HOME AND HABITAT as the winner of the 2014 Siskiyou Prize. We are also delighted to announce the prize finalists: Amy Hassinger for her novel AFTER THE DAM and Julie Christine Johnson for her novel THE CROWS OF BEARA. …

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