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Award-winning author

Janisse Ray

leads writing courses designed to re-wild your stories.
Join a class to hone your craft, call in the mysteries,
and create work that makes a difference in the world.

Magical Craft of Creative NonFiction
Starts NoV. 1, 2023
American Nature Writing Masterclass
starts October 9, 2023
Beginning Memoir | Write Your own Story
Starts October 9, 2023

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Writer’s Courses


Are you ready to set your stories on fire? Join a course to dive deep into craft and structure, get guidance and coaching, share work with your peers, establish a writing practice, and tap into deep sources of power. Group courses help you get clear on your purpose, teach you the ins and outs of writing for success–as you define it–and transform your story into publishable work, if that’s your goal.


Magical Craft of Creative Nonfiction 1.0 Writing Course

Honor the impulse to tell the stories stuck in your head. My course, Magical Craft of Creative Nonfiction 1.0, dives into story craft and structure so that you begin to…

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American Nature Writing Masterclass

Tell your story. Tell a story of planet earth. In this online course you can learn nature, environmental, and place-based writing from an icon, one of the world’s most eloquent…

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Beginning Memoir Writing Course—Write Your Own Story

Your stories are your legacy. Join me in this online memoir writing course to get your family and personal stories down on paper as your lasting gift to family and…

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Upcoming Workshops

Short workshops dive into a single concept to improve your writing and grow your skillset. They’re a great way to get started, get back on track, or focus on a specific form.

Sept. 3 | Sept. 10 | Journaling Earth | Sundays 5-6pm ET | By Donation | Register

October 19 | Writing from Your Archetypes | 7-8:30pm ET | $25 | Register

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Latest Work:
The Woods of Fannin County

In the fall of 1945, eight children vanished from a rented bungalow in Morganton, Georgia. Sisters and brothers ranging in age from ten years to a few months, they were taken to a remote shack in the Blue Ridge foothills of Fannin County. For the next four years they would live mostly alone, without mother or father, roaming the mountains and valleys of what had been Cherokee Territory, scouring for food and scrambling to take care of themselves and each other…

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I’m an American writer exploring borderlands between landscape and story, nature and humans. I invite you to peruse my work in the bookshop.


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  • Drifting into Darien | Paperback
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Wild Spectacle

This recent essay collection explores the wild earth, from Montana to Alaska to Belize, and invites us to document the earth’s known and unknown beauties. Reflecting on the sights of explorers like Sacagawea and Bartram, Wild Spectacle documents experiences that are rare in an age of increasingly virtual, urban life.

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Attend an Event with Janisse

She’s an inspiring speaker…come see her when she’s in your area.

Speaking Calendar

Oct 7
October 7 @ 7:00 am – October 8 @ 4:00 pm EDT

Murfreesboro, TN | Middle Tennessee State University | Creative Writing Conference | Keynote

Nov 3
November 3 @ 7:00 am – November 5 @ 4:00 pm EDT

Columbia, SC | South Carolina Writers Association | Storyfest 2023 Annual Conference | Keynote

Nov 10
November 10 @ 7:00 am – November 13 @ 4:00 pm EST

Moab, Utah | Wilderness Writing Retreat

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Writing courses to get you published.
Led by an award-winning writer.
Rigorously focused on craft and magic.

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Do you worry that your work will get lost in a big world?

You don’t need marketing budgets, fancy hotels, or tours to get your stories into the world. What served me best, over dozens of publications and many years, is a community of story-lovers that I cultivated with a lot of help. In this guide I show you how to build a supportive community around your writing.



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