Because I’ve written (or have found) quite a few lists of ecologically oriented fiction, I thought I’d finally compile them for readers wanting to know about some of the best eco-fiction stories. There’s always the big database, too, where you can search by author, title, audience, genre, and more. My […]
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Eco-Games
Many games appeal to audiences of all levels. For children’s games, see the green highlights below. Age levels are recommended by the games themselves or by Common Sense Media. Parents and teachers should always research the game first and ensure that it’s age-appropriate. Thanks to so many wonderful game suggestions […]
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Subscribe to our newsletter to read a heck of a lot more news, and see our news archives here. The July newsletter is out! Check out my talk with Marjorie Kellogg about our eco-novels at Climate Writers. Thanks to Nightbeats’ Behind the Scenes for interviewing me about The Stolen Child. […]
Read MoreDistinguishing Genres About Climate and Ecological Changes
Ever since starting this website in the summer of 2013, I’ve tried to be inclusive with fiction genres that describe the ecological facets of our world and have held the viewpoint that not one genre is more important than another, regardless of media attention and trends. Not one genre always […]
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I’ve recently been re-reading all my interviews at Dragonfly, going back to 2013, and am re-inspired by ideas these fiction authors have while writing about lost ecosystems and what that means for everyone and everything. I know this is a long post, but bookmark it for when you need motivation […]
Read MoreHelp Support Dragonfly.eco!
This site has always been ad-free, free to read, and freely supports authors and their books via interviews and promotions. I do this because I enjoy the field of eco-literature and want to share it wide and far. I have never had a grant, patreon, or kickstarter. This site is […]
Read MoreThe Beautiful and Dangerous Ecology in A Song of Ice and Fire
Click here to return to the series The global novel exists, not as a genre separated from and opposed to other kinds of fiction, but as a perspective that governs the interpretation of experience. In this way, it is faithful to the way the global is actually lived–not through the […]
Read MoreOur 8th Birthday
Thanks for celebrating eight years with Dragonfly.eco. To celebrate, I had originally planned to post the next Around the World in 80 Books article at Medium; you can see my first couple articles here. I’m still writing the next article, so it should be here soon, but something else is […]
Read MoreBackyard Wildlife – Deep Summer
Back to Series In the last month or so, we’ve had a range of crazy weather. First, a couple heat waves blanketed us, but nothing like last year and nothing like out West in the past several weeks. Our relatives and friends in BC, where we lived for eight years, […]
Read MoreGet to Know Three Eco-Streamers
Earlier this year, I chatted with Forrest Brown on Zoom. He had created the podcast series Stories for Earth, and I’d met him at Rewilding Our Stories, a Discord community founded by the YouTube creator of Ecofictology—Lovis Geier—and myself a few months prior. Both Lovis and Forrest are amazing broadcasters […]
Read MoreEarth Day: What We’re Reading
Late last year, Ecofictology’s Lovis Geier and I decided to start a Discord community titled Rewilding Our Stories. We wanted a discussion community to serve academics, journalists, scientists, publishers, authors, artists, musicians, game designers, readers, and others interested in the “mama genre” of eco-fiction. This category of literature covers stories […]
Read MoreEco-fiction Books Coming in 2021
I learned a basic model in an anthropology class long ago, that a cultural pyramid’s base was the environment and all else drew from that, including technology, economy, polity, and ideology. As the planet continues to face multiple ecological crises, not the least of which is climate change, authors around […]
Read MoreThe Winds of Change: Children’s Environmental Climate Fiction
Author: © Claire Datnow Type: Essay Back to the Dragonfly Library The Winds of Change: Children’s Environmental Climate Fiction The gale force winds of climate change are calling. They’re calling to scientists, writers, and artists to weave stories that will inspire the children of tomorrow to dream up a brighter […]
Read MoreArdenweald, Gaming with Attention to Myth and Forest
Today’s insight is a departure from my usual focus on written eco-fiction as I enter into the gaming world, specifically that of World of Warcraft’s (WoW’s) Shadowlands and one of its zones, Ardenweald. Shadowlands is the newest expansion of what some of us classic folks refer to, sometimes derogatorily, as […]
Read MoreImpacts of Environmental Fiction – Survey Results
Today, this site celebrates its 7th anniversary! I figured I’d give back to readers something I’ve been working on. But if not for you, these survey results wouldn’t be possible, so thank you! Last autumn I had a chance to speak at Ecocity Vancouver about healthy socio-cultural subjects regarding climate […]
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