Words for the Wild began as a politically-inspired mission: to object to the destruction of ancient woodland in a corner of Hampshire to make way for an enormous housing development. We did so in the best way we – Amanda and Louise – knew: with poetry and prose celebrating the natural world and warning against the consequences of its loss. Those words generated an energy that was bigger and more powerful than we’d ever envisaged. This is thanks to everyone who shared our vision and submitted to our site, whether we published your work or not, and to all of those who read the work of our talented writers. We remain deeply grateful to you all.

 

In the end, we couldn’t keep up with the success that Words for the Wild became. We closed submissions and took a long break from the site. In all honesty, we weren’t sure we would ever reopen it.

 

Now, however, we feel the fire again. Although General Submissions are closed, do take a look at War & Peace