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Published: 17 Aug 2023 374 views
In the long, proud tradition of southern literature, writers have often drawn on the region’s unique natural treasures for inspiration and insight—from the haunting cypress swamps of Georgia to the tall mountains of western North Carolina to the rolling fields of the Virginia piedmont. As the South grows and changes, writers are increasingly exploring our relationship with these natural riches and the challenges they face in this time of transition, and SELC’s Reed Environmental Writing Award honors the best of these storytellers.
SELC’s annual Reed Environmental Writing Award has two categories:
Our Mission To protect the basic right to clean air, clean water, and a livable climate; to preserve our region’s natural treasures and rich biodiversity; and to provide a healthy environment for all. HOW TO HELP Our Approach We are the Southern Environmental Law Center — the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan environmental legal advocacy organization rooted in and focused on the South. As lawyers, policy and issue experts, and community advocates and partners, we take on the toughest challenges to protect our air, water, land, wildlife, and the people who live... continue reading
| Application Deadline | Not Specified |
| Country to study | United States |
| Type | Contest |
| Sponsor | Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Prizes of $2,500 are awarded to the winner in each category. Our panel of judges includes some of the top environmental writers, journalists and advocates of our time.
Nominations for book entries must be works of nonfiction (not self-published), and journalism entries, including newspaper, magazine, and digital writing, must be published by a recognized institution such as a newspaper, university, or nonprofit organization.
Entries must be at least 1,000 words; published in the year ending October 1, 2022, and pertain to the environment in at least one of the six states in SELC’s region (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia).
Winners will be announced in January 2024 and invited to read from their winning entry at a special SELC event during the Virginia Festival of the Book, held every March in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Submit your entries for the 2024 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award, celebrating writers who achieve both literary excellence and offer extraordinary insight into the South’s natural treasures and environmental challenges. Nominations are due by Oct 1, 2023, and welcome from anyone, including readers, authors, and publishers.
For more details visit: SELC website.