Camoya Evans

Wild We Stand is hosting a Poetry & Short Fiction Contest! We’re curating our first issue of Tap on the Glass–a journal focused on the intersections of culture, conservation, and collectivity during times of disconnection. Our first issue, scheduled for publication in October 2026, will feature a collection of essays, poems, and short fiction. During this particular contest, we’re looking for poems and works of short fiction responding to the idea of THE MESH. The philosopher Timothy Morton’s...

We are launching our new digital journal, TAP ON THE GLASS, with an ESSAY CONTEST. This is the first in a series of writing competitions. Throughout the summer, we will hold several competitions welcoming writing across a variety of formats. Essays, poems, and short fiction–each will add a new branch to our journal. Come autumn time, pieces from each branch will form the matter of our first print edition. During this particular contest, we’re looking for essays responding to the ideas of...

Camoya Evans continues interviewing Dr Jessica Bell Rizzolo, an interdisciplinary researcher whose work spans wildlife tourism, wildlife trade, and conservation policy. Moving from activism to academia, Dr Rizzolo emphasises the agency and social lives of animals and calls for new conservation frameworks that restore ecosystems and animal agency. She explores the complexities of captivity and wildlife tourism, highlighting the need for animal welfare literacy and transparent, community-led...