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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Aug 8
To the poets, writers, & artists who submitted work to Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call: Thank you for considering what seeds we are all planting for the future. We are grateful for the thoughtfulness, time, & care each submission represents. We’ll update here as we finalize reviews. 🌱
Text overlaid against an image of blue sky and colorful wildflowers says, "To the poets, writers, and artists who submitted work to Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call: Thank you! We are thrilled with your enthusiasm: We received a record-breaking number of submissions. Given our multi-step review process and our small editorial team, we are unable to provide a firm date for responses. However, we will provide an update on social media one month before decisions are complete, and all submitters will receive notice via Submittable one month after our social media update. Please stay tuned on our social media channels (@humansandnature) and via our newsletter at humansandnature.org/newsletter We are, as ever, grateful for the thoughtfulness, time, and care each submission represents. Thank you for joining us in considering what seeds we are all planting for the future."
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · 19d
“I’m hoping that people take away the invitation. The invitation into nature, into this great family.” —Lydia Cheshewalla

Lydia’s beautiful art, including ephemeral works created while on residency at the Center for Humans & Nature, is now on view at Brushwood: brushwoodcenter.org/plan-a-visit...
A display of ephemeral art created on the land at the Center for Humans & Nature.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Sep 3
Lydia Cheshewalla was recently in residency at the Center for Humans & Nature, making work that will be exhibited at Brushwood Center in Riverwoods IL. Join us Sept 7 for an Opening Reception & Artist Talk for Cheshewalla’s ephemeral, site-specific installation: brushwoodcenter.org/event/openin...
A portrait of a person outside with text overlaid that says, "Lydia Cheshewalla is an Osage ephemeral artist from Oklahoma, living and working in motion throughout the Great Plains ecoregion. Through the creation of site-specific land art and ephemeral installations grounded in Indigenous land stewardship practices and kinship pedagogies, Lydia engages in multivocal conversations about place and relationship. humansandnature.org/lydia-cheshewalla" A photo of a person standing in a field. There are two Sandhill Cranes in the background. The sky is blue with white clouds. Text overlaid on the image says, "By working within a framework of change and collaborating with beyond-human kin, she rejects capitalist reliance on scarcity, immortality, preciousness, and waste production in the creation of value and remains responsive (responsible) to the realities of shifting ecologies in an age of climate crisis." A photo of a person standing in front of a table on which there is artwork-in-progress laid out on a cloth. There are drying racks in the background. Text overlaid on the image says, "This month, Lydia was in residency at the Center for Humans & Nature, making artwork that will soon be exhibited at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods in Riverwoods, Illinois." A person walks in a field while taking a photo of two Sandhill Cranes that are walking nearby. The sky is blue with white clouds. Text overlaid on the image says, "Lydia’s practice is built on an ethos that views all beings as sacred, with their own agency, and with a right to complete their cycle of life and death. She works mainly with naturally shed material and seeds that are ready for collecting. At the end of installations, each being is returned to its original place in nature where it was gathered, closing the circle of creation."
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Aug 12
Happy to partner with Brushwood Center & artist Lydia Cheshewalla, whose work will be published by Humans & Nature Press, on “Before Dreams Are The Last Place We Find You,” an ephemeral, site-specific installation by Cheshewalla, opening Sept 7 @ Brushwood Center: brushwoodcenter.org/event/openin...
Opening Reception: Before Dreams Are The Last Place We Find You – Brushwood Center
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Aug 8
To the poets, writers, & artists who submitted work to Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call: Thank you for considering what seeds we are all planting for the future. We are grateful for the thoughtfulness, time, & care each submission represents. We’ll update here as we finalize reviews. 🌱
Text overlaid against an image of blue sky and colorful wildflowers says, "To the poets, writers, and artists who submitted work to Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call: Thank you! We are thrilled with your enthusiasm: We received a record-breaking number of submissions. Given our multi-step review process and our small editorial team, we are unable to provide a firm date for responses. However, we will provide an update on social media one month before decisions are complete, and all submitters will receive notice via Submittable one month after our social media update. Please stay tuned on our social media channels (@humansandnature) and via our newsletter at humansandnature.org/newsletter We are, as ever, grateful for the thoughtfulness, time, and care each submission represents. Thank you for joining us in considering what seeds we are all planting for the future."
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Aug 8
✍️ Read "Fox River Wanderer: Summer" by Joanna K. Dane here: humansandnature.org/fox-river-wa...
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Jul 15
Through 11:59pm CDT tonight, Tuesday, July 15th, we’re welcoming submissions of essays, poetry, and artwork on the theme of seeds for Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call. Honoraria are given for published work. Submissions welcome from around the world: humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text on a blurred background photo of roses says, “Humans & Nature Press. Digital Press Open Call. Welcoming writings & artwork on the theme of seeds, now through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? We accept essays, poetry, & artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” Illustrations of seeds and a pen sketching a curved line accompany the text.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Jul 15
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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social · Jul 9
Anthropocene Relics
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I am a visual artist based in Perth, Scotland. I work primarily in digital photography and print, and I have recently moved into creating sculptural works and installations, exploring my […]
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Jul 15
Published by Humans & Nature Press and edited by @gavinvh.bsky.social and Bruce Jennings, Elementals is available as a five-volume set and as individual volumes. The series and individual volumes are also available as e-publications. Learn more about Elementals here: humansandnature.org/elementals 📚
Elementals
Composed of five volumes—Earth, Air, Water, Fire, An Elemental Life—Elementals is the second book series from the Center for Humans & Nature.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Jul 15
At the link below, enjoy Robin Wall Kimmerer's essay from our five-volume book series Elementals, shared here as part of a partnership between the Center for Humans & Nature and @emergencemagazine.bsky.social. Robin's essay appears in Earth, vol. 1 of Elementals: humansandnature.org/elementals
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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · Jul 10
Becoming Earth, an essay by Robin Wall Kimmerer for @emergencemagazine.bsky.social & @humansandnature.bsky.social

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Becoming Earth – Robin Wall Kimmerer
Wandering among the ancient decomposing cedar trees of the Andrews Experimental Forest in Oregon, Potawatomi botanist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer wonders what they might teach us about the nature o...
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Jul 7
Welcoming submissions of essays, poetry, and artwork on the theme of seeds for Humans & Nature Press Digital’s 2025 open call. Submissions are open through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. Honoraria are given for published work. Submissions welcome from around the world. humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text on a blurred background photo of roses says, “Humans & Nature Press. Digital Press Open Call. Welcoming writings & artwork on the theme of seeds, now through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? We accept essays, poetry, & artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” Illustrations of seeds and a pen sketching a curved line accompany the text.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Jun 24
🌿 Submissions are now open 🌿 For our open call for submissions to Humans & Nature Press Digital, we’re welcoming writings & artwork on the theme of seeds. Submit your essays, poetry, & artwork through July 15th at 11:59 pm CDT: humansandnature.org/submission-g... #opencall #seeds #callforsubmissions
White text on a background photo of wild grasses says, “Humans & Nature Press. Digital Press Open Call. Welcoming writings & artwork on the theme of seeds, now through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? We accept essays, poetry, & artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” Illustrations of a pen and a curved line accompany the text.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Jun 23
🌱 Beginning tomorrow, June 24th at 9am CDT, our Digital Press is welcoming essays, poetry, and artwork on the theme of seeds.

In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future?

✍️🎨 Open call guidelines: humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Jun 18
✨ Opening Tuesday ✨ For our 2025 open call for submissions to Humans & Nature Press Digital, we’re welcoming essays, poetry, & artwork on the theme of seeds. Open June 24th 9am CDT to July 15th 11:59pm CDT. Contributors receive a $500 honorarium upon publication. humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text against a blurred photo background of peach-colored clouds at sunset and green grasses blowing in the wind says, “Humans & Nature Press. Digital Press Open Call. Submissions welcome from June 24th at 9am CDT through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. We accept essays, poetry, and artwork. Honoraria will be given for published work. We welcome your writings and artwork on the theme of seeds as both the offspring/wellspring of the plants and also as metaphors for resilient reimagining and active adaptation. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines.” There are small illustrations of seeds and a blooming plant accompanying the text.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Jun 23
Thank you for sharing! 💚
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Jun 18
✨ Opening Tuesday ✨ For our 2025 open call for submissions to Humans & Nature Press Digital, we’re welcoming essays, poetry, & artwork on the theme of seeds. Open June 24th 9am CDT to July 15th 11:59pm CDT. Contributors receive a $500 honorarium upon publication. humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text against a blurred photo background of peach-colored clouds at sunset and green grasses blowing in the wind says, “Humans & Nature Press. Digital Press Open Call. Submissions welcome from June 24th at 9am CDT through July 15th at 11:59pm CDT. We accept essays, poetry, and artwork. Honoraria will be given for published work. We welcome your writings and artwork on the theme of seeds as both the offspring/wellspring of the plants and also as metaphors for resilient reimagining and active adaptation. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines.” There are small illustrations of seeds and a blooming plant accompanying the text.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Jun 12
For our 2025 open call for submissions to Humans & Nature Press Digital, we’ll be welcoming essays, poetry, & artwork on the theme of seeds. 🌱

Submissions will be open June 24 thru July 15. Contributors receive an honorarium of $500 upon publication.

Guidelines: humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text overlaid on a pink-hued background of sunlight and wild plants says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. Submissions will be open from June 24 at 9am CDT through July 15 at 11:59pm CDT. We accept essays, poetry, and artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. For this year's open call, we welcome your work on seeds. Words for inspiration: creativity, diversity, resiliency, adaptation, gardening, germination, genetics, interspecies relationship, generational knowledge, growth, knowledge transfer, seed sovereignty, seed keeping, rematriation, animacy, radical joy, belonging, listening, enchantment, embodiment, urgency, slowness, deep time, crafts, roots, dialogue. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” White text overlaid on a pink-hued background of sunlight and wild plants says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. We welcome your writings & artwork on the theme of seeds as both the offspring/wellspring of the plants and also as metaphors for resilient reimagining and active adaptation. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” White text overlaid on a background of blue sky and a pink blooming flower says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. The Center for Humans & Nature is home to a press and farm that explore in-depth and diverse perspectives about what it means to be human in an interconnected world. Humans & Nature Press amplifies voices critical to our collective future, providing print and digital platforms connecting readers with stories and ideas. Humans & Nature Press Digital publishes creative work that explores and promotes human responsibilities in relation to the whole community of life. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines”
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · May 28
✍️ Join us with Writing the Wild for an evening of reading, writing, & conversation.

Thurs 5/29. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📚 Read about Elementals: humansandnature.org/elementals @gavinvh.bsky.social @nicktriolo.bsky.social @feliciazamorapoet.bsky.social @ebradfield.bsky.social
Eight portraits are arranged in circles against a background of a tree round and green leaves. Text overlaid on the image says, "An Elemental Life. An evening of reading, writing, and conversation. 6pm CT 5/29 Free Virtual. J. Drew Lanham. Krissy Kludt. Gavin Van Horn. Elizabeth Bradfield. Felicia Zamora. Geffrey Davis. Heather Swan. Nicholas Triolo." Logos for the Center for Humans & nature and Writing the Wild appear on the image.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · May 23
🌿 Join us with Writing the Wild for an evening of reading, writing, & conversation next Thurs, 5/29.

Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Read about Elementals: humansandnature.org/elementals

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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · May 22
Review our full submission guidelines here: humansandnature.org/submission-g...

We look forward to receiving your work on seeds! 💚
Submission Guidelines
Inspire change by submitting your work and sharing your ideas on nature and the human experience.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · May 22
Words for inspiration: radical joy, belonging, listening, enchantment, embodiment, urgency, slowness, deep time, crafts, roots, dialogue.
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · May 22
Words for inspiration: creativity, diversity, resiliency, adaptation, gardening, germination, genetics, interspecies relationship, generational knowledge, growth, knowledge transfer, seed sovereignty, seed keeping, rematriation, animacy
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · May 22
What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time?
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · May 22
In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories?
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · May 22
For our 2025 open call for submissions to Humans & Nature Press Digital, we’ll be welcoming essays, poetry, & artwork on the theme of seeds. 🌱

Submissions will be open June 24 thru July 15. Contributors receive an honorarium of $500 upon publication.

Guidelines: humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text overlaid on a background of blue sky and a pink blooming flower says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. Submissions will be open June 24 through July 15. We accept essays, poetry, and artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. For this year's open call, we welcome your work on seeds. Words for inspiration: creativity, diversity, resiliency, adaptation, gardening, germination, genetics, interspecies relationship, generational knowledge, growth, knowledge transfer, seed sovereignty, seed keeping, rematriation, animacy, radical joy, belonging, listening, enchantment, embodiment, urgency, slowness, deep time, crafts, roots, dialogue. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” White text overlaid on a background of blue sky and a pink blooming flower says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. We welcome your writings & artwork on the theme of seeds as both the offspring/wellspring of the plants and also as metaphors for resilient reimagining and active adaptation. In this time of accelerated climate and social change, what are the seeds we are planting for the future? What are we growing in our gardens and communities? What are the forms of adaptation and beginnings that we want to enact at this point in our shared histories? What ancestral knowledges do we retain and reinvigorate that will further the flourishing of humans, and other-than-human beings? What are our intentions and offerings for the generations who follow us? How are we cultivating transformation in this time? humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines” White text overlaid on a background of blue sky and a pink blooming flower says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. The Center for Humans & Nature is home to a press and farm that explore in-depth and diverse perspectives about what it means to be human in an interconnected world. Humans & Nature Press amplifies voices critical to our collective future, providing print and digital platforms connecting readers with stories and ideas. Humans & Nature Press Digital publishes creative work that explores and promotes human responsibilities in relation to the whole community of life. humansandnature.org”
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Elizabeth J. Coleman @elizabethjcoleman.bsky.social · May 18
Please join us Wednesday for readings and a conversation on this vitally important subject
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Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · May 14
📚 Elementals book club returns on 5/21 with Vol. 5, An Elemental Life. If the elements are kin to one other, then what does it mean to live in kinship with the elements?

Book club is hosted online by @pointreyesbooks.bsky.social. Register here: ptreyesbooks.com/event/2025-0... @gavinvh.bsky.social
White text over a photo of a trail through a wooded, sunlight area says, "Elementals Book Club Vol. 5., An Elemental Life. If the elements are kin to one other, then what does it mean to live in kinship with the elements? Online, hosted by Point Reyes Books. May 21st, 2025. 6pm-7:30pm Pacific. 8-9:30pm Central. RSVP at ptreyesbooks.com/events/calendar" A design reminiscent of a mandala or kaleidoscope made out of small nature imagery is paired with the text along with a logo that says "Humans & Nature press."
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