Camas (magazine)

{{Short description|Environmental studies literary journal published by the University of Montana}}

{{Infobox magazine

| title = Camas: The Nature of the West

| image_file = CamasMagazineSummer2007.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| image_caption = Summer 2007 Issue

| publisher = Camas
University of Montana

| frequency = Semianual

| country = United States

| language = American English

| category = Nature, Environment, American West, Culture

| founded = 1992

| website = [http://www.umt.edu/camas/ www.umt.edu/camas]

}}

Camas: The Nature of the West is a non-profit literary journal run by graduate students of the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Montana. Established in 1992, Camas publishes non-fiction, fiction, poetry and photography on nature, place, and culture of the American West. The magazine produces two issues per year.{{cite web|url=http://www.umt.edu/camas/|title=Camas Magazine|accessdate=16 September 2015}}

Recognition

Camas has been recognized in national magazines such as Utne Reader and High Country News for its unique mixture of personal essays, photos, and poetry related to life in the west with its cohabitation of people and wildlife.{{cite web|url=http://www.hcn.org/issues/370/17689|title=Dear friends|work=High Country News|date=12 March 2008 |accessdate=16 September 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.utne.com/2005-01-01/WhyReadBooks.aspx?page=2|title=Why Read Books?|work=Utne Reader|accessdate=16 September 2015}} The magazine was also recognized by the travel magazine Matador Network as the #7 "Magazines, Journals, and Blogs Every Travel Writer Should Know About" in 2009.{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}}

Contributors

An array of both established and emerging authors and photographers have contributed to Camas. The following is a list of notable writers who have appeared in the journal:

References

Category:Biannual magazines published in the United States

Category:Environmental magazines

Category:Magazines established in 1992

Category:Magazines published in Montana

Category:Mass media in Missoula, Montana

Category:Publications of the University of Montana

Category:Student magazines published in the United States