Writers Rising Up to Defend Place, Natural Habitat, Wetlands INVITES original, previously unpublished poetry (maximum one page) and or essay (1,500 words maximum) submissions for January publication on its
writersrisingupblog at http://wrupblog.blogspot.com/The theme for this issue, "Is Winter, winter anymore?" encourages consideration of the relationship between human activity and nature. Minnesota winters the past 10 years have been warmer than normal, except 2000-2001, according to state Department of Natural Resources. This points to a persistence factor, a repeating behavior of mild winters. The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center gives persistence the edge in its outlook for winter 2007-08 and puts Minnesota in the area with a tendency for above-normal temperatures and equal chances for precipitation.Deadline: February 1, 2008. Email submissions in the body of the email (no attachments) with a short bio, including city where you live, to: writersrisingupblog@yahoo.com.