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Humans & Nature Press amplifies voices critical to our collective future, providing print and digital platforms connecting readers with stories and ideas.
The digital press offers poetry, essays, and artwork to our readers at no cost, celebrating diverse sources of wisdom about what it means to be human in relationship with the whole community of life. Our open calls invite submissions of creative work.
Books published by the press offer in-depth explorations on the themes of human interconnection with nature and our responsibilities to the living world. Books are available through Humans & Nature Shop and many independent bookstores and online platforms.
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SENSORIA, a feast for the senses, now open for preorders
Dear Reader, “Sensoria! How we absorb the world. Blue green. Red hot. Buzz and growl. Bitter. Moldy death. Unlike words standing at a distance from their primal essences deep in
Open through Aug 3: Call for single-author book manuscript proposals
Dear Reader, The books branch of Humans & Nature Press is continuing to accept submissions of single-author book manuscript proposals through August 3, 2026 at 11:59pm PDT. Guidelines are included
Preorder SENSORIA, the newest book from Humans & Nature Press
Dear Reader, We are very happy to share that preorders are open for Sensoria: Attending to the Wonder and Vitality of Nature, the newest book from Humans & Nature Press, which
September 10, 2026 | Celebrate SENSORIA: An Evening of Wonder & Conversation
Please join us for an intimate dinner gathering at the Center for Humans & Nature on September 10, from 6:15-8pm. This will be a unique opportunity to meet some of
September 11, 2026 | SENSORIA at Pied Beauty Farm | Stoughton, Wisconsin
Gavin Van Horn, series editor of Humans & Nature Press’ newest anthology, Sensoria: Attending to the Wonder and Vitality of Nature, will join the Lyceum series at Pied Beauty Farm
September 10, 2026 | SENSORIA at Commonplace Books | Lake Zurich, Illinois
Join series editor Gavin Van Horn at Commonplace Books, a new bookstore in Lake Zurich, Illinois for a discussion and Q&A about Humans & Nature Press’ new anthology, Sensoria: Attending to
