As kids say goodbye to summer and return to school, many will have great memories of fishing, swimming, boating, or just being next to a special river. Honoring Our Rivers, Oregon’s only student anthology focused on rivers and watersheds, is encouraging students to turn those memories into works of art — and submit them for publication in the 2016 Honoring Our Rivers anthology. Submissions are now being accepted, with a final deadline of Jan. 31, 2016.
Honoring Our Rivers is an effort that engages the creative capacities of youth to promote and nurture respect for cherished rivers in the Pacific Northwest — and the watersheds that give them life. For the past fifteen years, the anthology has featured original paintings, drawings, photographs, poems, and essays created by students, from kindergarten through college, in Oregon and beyond. Over 4,000 anthologies are distributed free of charge to schools and libraries.
Last year, Honoring Our Rivers received over 1,000 submissions, of which about 200 were selected for inclusion in the anthology. Students also have the opportunity to participate in public readings — such as our Annual Student Showcase at Powell’s City of Books — and have their work appear in print alongside some of the region’s best-known authors and artists. Past anthologies have included work by Barry Lopez, Ursula K. Le Guin, Paulann Petersen, Charles Finn, Ana Maria Spagna, and Lillian Pitt.
Visit www.honoringour-rivers.org for complete guidelines, submission form, teaching aids, and more information about Honoring Our Rivers.
Submissions can be emailed to info@honoring-ourrivers.org or mailed to: Honoring Our Rivers, c/o Willamette Partnership, 4640 SW Macadam, Suite 50, Portland, OR 97239.
Inquiries can also be directed to info@honoring-ourrivers.org. Honoring Our Rivers is a project of the Willamette Partnership, an environmental organization dedicated to innovative conservation solutions.
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