White desk with flowers and notebook, which Francesca Varela uses to write environmental novels

Francesca Varela

Nature Writer & Novelist

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hi, I’m Francesca, a published author, nature writer, and environmentalist based in Portland, Oregon.

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ENVIRONMENTAL NOVELS

My environmentally themed novels explore topics like climate change, pollution, and the human place in nature.

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White desk and notebook that Francesca Varela uses to write environmental fiction

NATURE WRITING BLOG

I write weekly blog posts celebrating the beauty of the Pacific Northwest through poetry, prose-poetry, and lyrical narratives.

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Award-Winning Novels About the Natural World

My books range from realistic fiction to sci-fi, taking readers from Oregon forests to dystopian trash islands to alien planets. I’m honored to be the recipient of the 2019 Independent Publisher Book Award for Science Fiction and the 2014 Moonbeam Bronze Medal for Best First Book.

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BROWSE BOOKS

Looking for your next read? Check out my environmental novels!

  • Hillside Grass

    1–2 minutes

    The wind through hillside grass, yellow-tumbled, changing shape and shadow as though a cloud is passing over them, casting a thin veil of dark-gray light that blends into the purple heads of the wild grasses, and if you watch carefully enough, it appears as though the hill is moving, just pieces of it, carpets of…

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