Reading Animals/Writing Animals with Nadja Lubiw-Hazard

We are delighted to present Reading Animals/Writing Animals, sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Writers’ Union of Canada, with Siskiyou Prize winner and Among Animals 3 contributor Nadja Lubiw-Hazard. This event took place live on Wednesday, May 24, and we had a spectacular turnout. We are pleased to share the recording …

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An interview with AMONG ANIMALS 3 contributor Nadja Lubiw-Hazard

This interview was conducted and edited by Ashland Creek Press intern Rachel Harris. Q: What inspired you to write this story? Were the crow’s gifts inspired by a true incident? A: I often write about the lives of animals, and I’m especially interested in writing stories in which animals are portrayed as themselves, not as metaphors or …

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A.E. Copenhaver reading and Q&A

We are delighted to share the recording of A.E. Copenhaver’s reading from her prize-winning novel, My Days of Dark Green Euphoria. Not only did we enjoy a lovely reading from the novel, but we had a wonderful conversation afterwards about writing, eco-anxiety, satire, environmental literature, and so much more. We also took the opportunity to …

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Announcing the Siskiyou Prize winner & finalists!

We are thrilled to announce the 2021 Siskiyou Prize winner and finalists! It was another record year of submissions, and we couldn’t be more pleased to see so many writers tacking climate change, the oceans, animal issues, and so many other topics related to the planet we call home. It’s inspiring to see how powerful …

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An interview with A.E. Copenhaver, author of MY DAYS OF DARK GREEN EUPHORIA

We are delighted to announce the publication of 2019 Siskiyou Prize winner A.E. Copenhaver’s novel My Days of Dark Green Euphoria. This satirical novel is “captivating” (Robin Raven), “ a madcap adventure” (Carol J. Adams) and “very funny” (Alex Lockwood). Click here for more about the book and for purchase options … and read on …

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