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Created out of the enthusiasm for the Writing for Animals program, Animal Writes will take you one step further on your journey in writing for animals. Whether you write poetry, essays, novels, or memoirs, this book will be your companion along the way. Writing for animals is a unique endeavor; writers have to think not only about the animals they're portraying in their work but about audiences who may not be familiar with certain species or the topics of animal rights. In Animal Writes, you'll learn tips for how to portray animals empathically and authentically, as well as how to approach publishing and your readers. From language to craft to exploring your individual writer's journey, this book will provide the inspiration and tools you need to portray animals genuinely and compassionately in your work.

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Midge Raymond is the author of the novels Floreana and My Last Continent, the short-story collection Forgetting English, and, with coauthor John Yunker, the mystery novel Devils Island. Her writing has appeared in TriQuarterly, Bellevue Literary Review, the Los Angeles Times magazine, Chicago Tribune, Poets & Writers, and many other publications. Midge has taught at Boston University, Boston's GrubStreet Writers, Seattle's Hugo House, and San Diego Writers, Ink. She lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she is co-founder of the boutique publisher Ashland Creek Press. John Yunker writes short stories, novels and plays. He is the author of the novel The Tourist Trail and Where Oceans Hide Their Dead. He is editor of the Among Animals short fiction series and a nonfiction anthology, Writing for Animals. His short stories have been published in Phoebe, Qu, Flyway, Antennae, and other journals. His plays have been produced by theaters in Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, Oregon, and Washington DC.

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