Thresholds & Presence: Writing the Urban Sacred | In Person | Atlanta, GA

A daylong, in-person writing workshop with Janisse Ray 

When: Oct. 4, 2025

Hours: 10 am – 4 pm

Where: Central Congregational United Church of Christ

2676 Clairmont Road

Atlanta, GA 30329

Cities teem with mystery, memory, and meaning. In this nonfiction workshop, we explore how to uncover and articulate the sacred in urban spaces—whether found in a corner café, a subway platform, or a patch of green tucked between buildings. Join award-winning and best-selling author Janisse Ray for a daylong writing workshop to explore urban sacred space. Through writing prompts, guided exercises, and discussion, we’ll craft essays that reveal the deep, often hidden, spirituality of everyday places, mapping moments of awe, reverence, and transformation. We’ll look at sanctuary and thin places. Join us to elevate an ordinary Saturday into a deeply meaningful and connected one.

Tuition: $199

Includes: Lunch, handouts, readings, and a (signed & dated) copy of Janisse’s book Craft & Current: A Manual for Magical Writing.

*Please note that this workshop is also available in a Bundle. It contains everything here plus the Craft & Current workbook, a Blackwing pencil, a yearlong subscription to Trackless Wild, Janisse’s weekly newsletter, Journey in Place, A Georgia Food Forest, and much more.