Thank you to everyone who responded to our call for submissions, which closed on March 15th. We are SO inspired by your writing and your encouragement. Together, your words are powerful testimony to this moment in history, when humans have a chance to make a difference in the future of pollinators.

We’re reading every submission carefully and looking forward to being in touch with you later this spring. Winged will be printed in September 2014, and available for preorder in the coming months. Stay tuned!

In the meantime, we hope you’ll continue to respond to pollinator decline through your writing, your conversations, and your actions.

• If you haven’t already, sign the pollinator pledge, a simple promise to grow bee-friendly plants and say no to insecticides.
• Consider creating habitat for bees in your yard. In addition to planting an abundance of forage, you can choose from many simple ways to build nest sites for native pollinators.
• And please join this week’s national swarm-in for bees! Sign the petition urging the EPA to act on behalf of pollinators on March 20th, by banning neonicotinoids.