El Piñón
​Newsletter of the Leopold Writing Program

Published three times per year, El Piñón provides news about our just-completed and upcoming program initiatives.

The Spring Issue highlights the Aldo Leopold Writing Contest for 6th-12th grade New Mexico students as well as the Annual Leopold Lecture and Writing Contest Awards Ceremony.
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The Fall Issue features essays by early to mid-career professional writers who have just completed their Aldo & Estella Leopold Residencies.

The Summer issue focuses on our former Residents and how their literary careers have grown and been influenced by the Residency.
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Issue 6
​Summer 2024

​Featuring contributions from former Aldo and Estella Leopold Residents:
Gretchen Henderson, 2023 Resident
Gavin Van Horn, 2015 Resident
Laura Pritchett, 2018 Resident​

Issue 5
​Spring 2024

​Featuring essays from our 2024 Writing Contest Winners:
Colette Lee,
Delilah Baker, and
Kayson Warner​

Issue 4
​Fall 2023

​Featuring updates from our 10th Annual Anniversary
and introducing our new Program Director,
​Nina Simon
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Issue 3
​Fall 2021

​Featuring essays from our 2021 Residents:
Eve Bratman PhD
Sarah Dimick PhD​

Issue 2
​Spring 2021

​Featuring essays from our 2021 Writing Contest Winners:
Dylan Como-Mosconi, Pippa Barrett, and Brianna Xie

Issue 1
​Fall 2020

​Featuring essays from our 2020 Residents:
Priyanka Kumar
Emily Wortman-Wunder​​