Award-winning author
Janisse Ray
writes books that make a difference in the world.
Need a life-changing book for your rucksack? Purchase it from her bookshop.
Or join a writing class to hone your craft, call in the mysteries, rewild your stories, and create work to change your life.
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Craft & Current:
A Manual for Magical Writing
Embark on a transformative journey into the heart of writing with “Craft and Current.” In this guide, acclaimed author Janisse Ray unveils twin pillars essential for every aspiring writer: mastering craft and tapping into currents of magic.
Book Shop
I’m an American writer exploring borderlands between wild nature and the human story. I invite you to stroll through my bookshop and pick up a book that you’d love to read.
The Novel Book Clubs Are Reading & Talking About
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…
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 Writing Course
Honor the impulse to tell the stories stuck in your head. My course, Magical Craft of Creative Nonfiction, dives into story craft and structure so that you begin to tell…
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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…
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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Attend an Event with Janisse
She’s an inspiring speaker…come see her when she’s in your area.
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.
