Janisse and chef Virgina Willis will team up on the stage to bring you a session of inspiration, humor, and great story. They'll be coming on as part of the brand-new Ideas Festival Emory, organized by Daren Wang (of Decatur Book Festival fame.) This is a weekend not to miss.

I'll be teaching a Magical Craft Masterclass at the 2024 Storyfest. This is a really wonderful conference, one of the best I've attended in a long while. It's geared toward genre authors, but there's a ton of good programming for literary folks. Last year was my first time going--I was invited to give a keynote, […]

Details forthcoming.

Janisse will be in residence at Beloit College in Wisconsin from January 24 to March 8, 2025. While there she'll give the Mackey keynote, do a craft talk, teach a creative writing workshop, and visit classes on campus. The Mackey talk is free and open to the public.

You’ve poured your heart into your book—now it’s time to get it out into the world. But how?  Whether you have a new book, one in progress, or a past release that didn’t go as far as you hoped, this 2-hour workshop led by author & entrepreneur Janisse Ray will offer tools, strategies, and mindset […]

Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26 on Jekyll Island 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, with pre-summit field trips Location: Villas By The Sea, Jekyll Island, GA  Pricing: Regular Registration: $100 Regular Student rate: $62* *If you are choosing the student rate, you must use your student (.edu) email address to register. Registration will close at midnight […]

At work in every piece of good writing is something beyond craft and mechanics. It can’t be codified, seen, or proven. But it’s there. The thing is Spirit. Invisibles. Magic. Mystery. Myth. The Imaginal Realm. Dream-worlds. Intuition. The Unconscious. How does a writer access this mysterium? Please join me, Janisse Ray, for a live online […]

In PST’s May 10 meeting, join acclaimed author Janisse Ray for an engaging 1-hour workshop in which you explore the intersection of poetry and nature. Janisse will guide you through creative exercises using the natural world as inspiration. By sharing techniques for vivid imagery, sensory language, and metaphor, she will empower you to bring a […]

Historic Macon is excited to host American writer, naturalist, and environmental activist Janisse Ray for a special Writer Talk on May 31 at 10 a.m. A place has a story and a person has a story, and something important is happening at the intersection of the two. Janisse Ray is passionate about place, and her […]

I will be an EXHIBITOR at this year's ASLE conference! I'm super-excited about this. Come by the table for a hug and a surprise.

Join Simmons Buntin, Petra Kuppers, Sueyeun Juliette Lee, and Janisse Ray at the ASLE offsite reading, to be held at the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 4318 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, Maryland, on Thursday, July 10, from 7-8 p.m.