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SUMMARY:Trees | A Reading with Lost in the Letters & Trees | Atlanta\, GA
DESCRIPTION:Lost in the Letters will host a reading with Trees Atlanta on August 16\, 2025 from 7-9 featuring writers whose work focuses on nature.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/trees-a-reading-with-lost-in-the-letters-trees-atlanta/
LOCATION:Trees Atlanta
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SUMMARY:Treelines/ Songlines | An eco-writing workshop | In Person | Atlanta\, GA
DESCRIPTION:Join acclaimed author Janisse Ray for a generative 2-hour writing workshop in which we explore the intersection of story and trees. The session will use mindful observation\, sensory details\, memories\, and prompt-based writing to deepen our connections with trees and treescapes. The craft focus will be on metaphor\, how trees can be used as powerful symbols in writing. \nThis workshop is sponsored by Lost in the Letters and Trees Atlanta\, and will be held at Trees Atlanta. \nRegistration is necessary. Tuition is sliding scale.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/treelines-songlines-an-eco-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:Trees Atlanta
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SUMMARY:Terrain Reading at ASLE
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/terrain-reading-at-asle/
LOCATION:Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center\, 4318 Gallatin Street\, Hyattsville\, MD\, 20781\, United States
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SUMMARY:Association for the Study of Literature & the Environment Biennial Conference
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/association-for-the-study-of-literature-the-environment-biennial-conference/
LOCATION:University of Maryland\, MD\, United States
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SUMMARY:On Place | Talk to Historic Macon Foundation | May 31 | Macon\, Georgia
DESCRIPTION: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. \nA 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 place is the coastal plains of southern Georgia. She will talk about why place matters and why embark on a journey to become a scholar of your place. \nA deep relationship with place will deepen your sense of belonging\, build more meaning into your life\, and strengthen the fabric of living things around you. But questions abound—How do we live in place? How do we get to know our place? How do we feel grounded? What happens to us if we live a life without a relationship to any place? Can we have more than one place? What if we’re out of place? \nCome hear Janisse’s engaging talk on the important of place in our lives. \nTickets for this event are $10. HMF members\, email membership@historicmacon.org for a special discount code! \nPLEASE NOTE: We use Zeffy because they do not charge us fees for paid tickets. When you buy your ticket\, they will ask if you would like to make an additional donation. You do not have to do this to purchase a ticket. If you do not wish to make an additional donation to Zeffy to offset the costs they incur by not charging us fees\, click on the dropdown menu\, go to “Other” and type in a zero. You will then be charged for only your ticket\, nothing more. Thanks!
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/on-place-talk-to-historic-macon-foundation-10-a-m/
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SUMMARY:Poetry Society of Tennessee Workshop via Zoom | Nature Poetry
DESCRIPTION: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 passion for nature into poetic form. Whether you are a seasoned poet or new to writing\, you will leave this workshop with \n1) copies of nature poems to inspire you; \n2) drafts for a few of your own nature poems; and \n3) a better awareness of your voice as an eco-poet. \nMEETING INFORMATION \nThis program will be presented during our upcoming PST member meeting\, to be held May 10\, 2025\, from 2:00-4:00 pm Eastern / 1:00-3:00 pm Central via Zoom. Members will be provided a link a few days prior. \nThe workshop is open to members of the Poetry Society of Tennessee. Free to members. \nTo become a member\, fill out this form: \nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnIYFLni78PHKlFjnbTuIu5gjiondvGJNyEcosSYjdKPrJaw/viewform \nIf you are interested in learning more about PST\, check out our website. \nIf you’d like to attend our meeting as a guest\, contact us at poetrytennessee@gmail.com.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/poetry-society-of-tennessee-workshop-via-zoom-nature-poetry/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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SUMMARY:Plug Into the Mysterium | 2-Hour Workshop for Writers | Online via Zoom | $33
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe thing is Spirit. Invisibles. Magic. Mystery. Myth. The Imaginal Realm. Dream-worlds. Intuition. The Unconscious. \nHow does a writer access this mysterium? \nPlease join me\, Janisse Ray\, for a live online workshop in How to Magic to be held Tuesday | April 29\, 2025 | 7-9 pm Eastern Time | Live-on-Zoom.  \nSign up here. You will be sent the link for the event. \nIf you are unable to attend\, the workshop will be recorded and you will be sent a link to access the recording. \nI will be talking about our relationship with spirit in many of its forms\, from gut feeling to dreams to divination. We will examine deeper sources of power\, ways to tap that power\, and ways to transfer it to the page. This workshop is about finding meaning in words\, reanimating language\, and turning to invisibles in order to help us better our stories and ourselves. \n* \nWe see spirit at work in good writing and we want to know where it comes from and how we employ it.  How do we engage the unconscious and get to the magic? Do psychedelics work? Can the ancestors assist us? Does wildness help? Does a land-centric life get us closer to it? \nFinally here is a workshop that addresses this most vital & never-talked-about part of writing. \nI hope you join me Tuesday | April 29\, 2025 | 7-9 pm Eastern Time | Live-on-Zoom. \n* \nWHAT YOU GET \na list of avenues to approach and access the mysterium \nquotes from literature about spirit & writing \na bibliography of resources \nhandouts on getting there \n* \nTOPICS ADDRESSED \nhow mystics do it ~ rewilding ~ golden strands ~ mantra ~ divination ~ dream-work ~ prayer-flags-wheels ~ archetypes ~ manifestation ~ psychedelics (briefly) \n* \nFAQS \nHow many sessions are there? \nOne 2-hour session one evening \nIs the workshop recorded? \nYes\, the session is recorded and will be uploaded to a shared Google Drive. \nIf there are handouts\, how do I access them? \nThey will be loaded to a shared Google Drive. \nHow do I access the Drive? \nJanisse sends you a link to it. \nHow will I get the Zoom link? \nYou will receive it by email from Janisse directly after you register.  \nMay I be in contact with Janisse directly? \nYes\, please feel free to contact her either using the Contact Form on the website or at this email address\, wildfire1491@yahoo.com. \n* \nPRAISE \n“Janisse\, your writing has always been like magic to me as a reader.  And after taking your class\, I now see your writing as double magic. It is still magic for me as a reader. This “11 things” piece made me feel like I was truly there feeling the cold\, seeing the hawk\, smelling the blood of that squirrel\, tasting the crispness of the apple\, and hearing the laughter of that sweet baby when she tastes the cold air. Thank you.” \n–Allison G. \n* \nBIO \nWriter Janisse Ray has earned a living from her work for 30 years and after many years as a starving artist now makes a 5-figure income. Her first book\, Ecology of a Cracker Childhood\, told the story of growing up on a junkyard in south Georgia amid endangered longleaf-pine flatwoods. The book sold well\, won awards\, and was named a New York Times Notable and a Book All Georgians Should Read. \nJanisse has published many books of literary nonfiction\, two collections of poetry\, and a short novel. Her collection of essays\, Wild Spectacle\, was chosen by Pam Houston for the Donald L. Jordan Prize for Literary Excellence\, which carried a $10K award. In 2024 Ray indie-published Craft & Current: A Manual for Magical Writing. \nJanisse has won a Pushcart Prize\, an American Book Award\, and a Southern Environmental Law Center Writing Award\, among many others\, and has been inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame. She has taught at the University of Mississippi\, Hollins University\, Florida Gulf Coast University\, Bread Loaf Environmental\, Orion Online\, and many more. She holds an MFA from the University of Montana\, where she returned to teach as the William Kittredge Distinguished Visiting Writer. Janisse lives and works on a historic farm an hour inland from Savannah\, Ga. She’s crazy about dark chocolate\, wildflowers\, blackwater rivers\, and the blues.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/plug-into-the-mysterium/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T080000
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SUMMARY:Bird Fest 2025
DESCRIPTION:Friday and Saturday\, April 25 and 26 on Jekyll Island\n9:00 AM to 3:30 PM\, with pre-summit field trips\nLocation: Villas By The Sea\, Jekyll Island\, GA  \nPricing:\nRegular Registration: $100\nRegular Student rate: $62*\n*If you are choosing the student rate\, you must use your student (.edu) email address to register. \nRegistration will close at midnight on Tuesday\, April 15\n​\nThe Georgia Bird Fest Summit is headed to the coast! We’ll convene at Villas by the Sea on Jekyll Island on April 25 and 26 for the second annual Georgia Bird Fest Summit. \nFriday\, April 25\nIf you are able to get to the coast on Friday we have some amazing trips scheduled to help you get acquainted with your coastal feathered friends before the conference on April 26th. Trips include:\n​\n10:00 AM to 1:30 PM:  Hampton River Boat Ride – St. Simon’s Island\, ($80 per person in addition to Summit registration fee)\n11:45 AM to 4:45 PM:   Cumberland Island Trip – St. Mary’s\, GA\, travel about 4.5 miles\, accessibility wheelchair available (This event is free to attend with Summit Registration\, but participants must make their own ferry reservations and expect to pay a $37 to $50 ferry fee to Cumberland Island making the reservation.)\n3:30 PM to 6:00 PM:  Altamaha WMA – Townsend\, GA (Free with Summit registration)\nTime TBD (after 12 PM):  Rookery Tour – St. Mary’s\, GA\, travel about 2 miles (Free with Summit registration\, separate waiver required) \nSaturday\, April 26\n7:00 to 9:00 AM – Participants may choose from the following optional pre-Summit Field Trips occurirng on Jekyll Island on Saturday\, April 25:  \n\nSouth Beach **Patron Only Event**\nClam Creek\nCampground Feeders\n\n9:30 AM – Opening Remarks \n10:00 to 11:00 AM – Keynote Address by Janisse Ray \n11:00 AM – Tabling Hour and Book signing with Janisse Ray\nJanisse Ray’s publications will be available for purchase on site. \n12:00 to 12:40 PM – Breakout Session I \n1:00 PM to 2:00 PM – Lunch and a feature film showing of Wings Over Water\nWings Over Water tells the story of the epic journeys of three amazing bird families – the Sandhill Crane\, the Yellow Warbler and the Mallard Duck – with extraordinary footage of their fascinating behaviors. Narrated by Michael Keaton. \n2:00 to 2:40 PM – Breakout Session II \n2:50 to 3:10 PM – Acknowledgments/Awards Ceremony  \n3:30 PM – Event Ends  \nAbout our Keynote Speaker:\nJanisse Ray is an acclaimed writer\, naturalist\, and environmental activist whose work blends personal narrative with ecological themes. Born in 1962 in Baxley\, Georgia\, her deep connection to the southern Georgian landscape profoundly shapes her writing. In addition to her memoirs\, Ray has authored poetry and essays featured in over 40 anthologies\, with her works translated into multiple languages. She lives on a family farm in southern Georgia\, practicing organic farming and seed saving\, aligning her lifestyle with her environmental values. An inductee of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame and recipient of a Pushcart Prize\, Ray inspires through her writing and teaching\, championing stories as tools for ecological and social change. \nLunch is included in Summit registration fee. \nLodging: Villas by the Sea \nGuests must call the Villas by the Sea to make their own reservations. Reservation Phone: 912-635-2521\nPlease mention Group Code: BIRDS when calling. \nA credit card is required to guarantee reservations. Guests are responsible for their own charges.\nAll lodging room accounts with a balance must be paid in full at check-in.\nRates are subject to 7% Sales Tax\, 5% Hotel Occupancy Tax & 5% Resort Fee. 2-night minimum stay.\n​\nRESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY March 25\, 2025 THEREAFTER ROOMS NOT PICKED UP OR WITHOUT A DEPOSIT WILL BE RELEASED.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/bird-fest-2025/
LOCATION:Villas by the Sea\, Jekyll Island\, GA\, United States
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SUMMARY:How to Market Your Book | Workshop for Writers | Online via Zoom | $44
DESCRIPTION:You’ve poured your heart into your book—now it’s time to get it out into the world. But how?  \nWhether 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 to find your readers. Janisse will share lessons she’s learned from over 25 years of promoting her books\, from traditionally to indie published. \nMarketing isn’t about gimmicks or degrees—it’s about showing up for your work and your readers. If you’re ready to move beyond myth\, that books sell themselves and that selling is not your job\, this workshop is for you. Start making real connections that drive real sales. Expect a high-energy session filled with actionable guidance\, a chance to ask questions\, and the inspiration to take charge of your book’s success. \nReserve your spot now.  \nGAIN ACCESS TO \n\nJanisse’s backdoor numbers\na structured marketing plan template\nan e-booklet of author insights\nbibliography of other resources\n\n—all designed to help your book succeed. \n~*~ \nCONSIDER THIS \n\nOver 650 million books sell each year.\nThe average amount spent yearly on reading is $113.\n60% of adults read at least one book in the past year.\nThe average reading time is at least 20 minutes a day.\nAdults over 75 read twice that long.\n\nYou don’t need a degree in marketing to get your book out into the world. You just need to get activated to show up for your work. \n~*~ \nThis is Janisse. I’ve been selling books for over 25 years. I’ve written or edited over a dozen of them—some with a major publishing house\, some with small presses\, some independently. I’ve had publicists\, no publicists\, book tours\, no book tours\, big hotels\, a friend’s sofa. In every case\, the marketing that I myself did made the most difference. I’ll tell you why. Because I showed up for the book and for the people who love stories and who wanted to read it. \nWhere and how you market books has completely changed\, and I’ve made it my business to keep up. \nMarketing is fun. Marketing is chess.\nMarketing is community-building with your people.\nMarketing is finding your tribe. \nThis workshop is for \n\npublished authors\nwriters who want to publish\nwriters with a book under contract\nfolks in public relations\nfriends helping writer friends\n\nWHAT YOU GET \n\na multi-level approach to launching your book into the world\nJanisse’s father’s 7 Principles of Selling\nthe #1 secret to selling books\nways to tackle social media\nreasons to think about real-world markets\nhow to do events\nJanisse’s story\nsecrets she’s learned over the years\na chance to ask questions & get answers\na blank author interview (where everything starts)\na template for a marketing plan\nan e-book of insights\n\na receipt for the course to use in preparing your taxes\, if you claim writing income. \nMaybe you think you’re late to the game. \nMaybe you think that publicity is not the job of the writer. \nMaybe you thought that once you did the hard work of writing the book that you’d be done. \nMaybe somebody told you that selling is creepy. \nI’m telling you that you’re not too late. It is your job. You’re not done. And selling is an exchange that can be based on joy and pleasure. Lots of people helped me and I’d like to help you. I’ll tell you what I know. I’m not saying this is easy or that you won’t have to work hard. \nBut these marketing ideas work.\n~*~ \nFAQS \nHow many sessions are there? \nOne 2-hour session one evening \nIs the workshop recorded? \nYes\, the session is recorded and will be uploaded to a shared Google Drive. \nIf there are handouts\, how do I access them? \nThey will be loaded to a shared Google Drive. \nHow do I access the Drive? \nJanisse sends you a link to it. \nHow will I get the Zoom link? \nYou will receive it by email from Janisse directly after you register.  \nMay I be in contact with Janisse directly? \nYes\, please feel free to contact her either using the Contact Form on the website or at this email address\, wildfire1491@yahoo.com. \nBIO \nWriter Janisse Ray has earned a living from her work for 30 years and after many years as a starving artist now makes a 5-figure income. Her first book\, Ecology of a Cracker Childhood\, told the story of growing up on a junkyard in south Georgia amid endangered longleaf-pine flatwoods. The book sold well\, won awards\, and was named a New York Times Notable and a Book All Georgians Should Read. \nSince Ecology\, Janisse has published many books of literary nonfiction\, two collections of poetry\, and a short novel. Her collection of essays\, Wild Spectacle: Seeking Wonder in a World Beyond Humans\, was chosen by Pam Houston for the Donald L. Jordan Prize for Literary Excellence\, which carried a $10K award. In 2024 Ray published Craft & Current: A Manual for Magical Writing. \nJanisse has won a Pushcart Prize\, an American Book Award\, and a Southern Environmental Law Center Writing Award\, among many others\, and has been inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame. She has taught at the University of Mississippi\, Hollins University\, Florida Gulf Coast University\, Bread Loaf Environmental\, Orion Online\, and many more. She holds an MFA from the University of Montana\, where she returned to teach as the William Kittredge Distinguished Visiting Writer. Janisse lives and works on a historic farm an hour inland from Savannah\, Ga. She’s crazy about dark chocolate\, wildflowers\, blackwater rivers\, and the blues.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/how-to-market-your-book-workshop-for-authors-online-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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SUMMARY:Mackey Keynote Reading | Beloit College | Beloit\, Wisconsin | Feb. 20 | 7:30 pm
DESCRIPTION:Janisse Ray–award-winning writer\, naturalist and environmental activist–is the 2025 Mackey Chair at Beloit College during winter semester 2025. She’ll give the Mackey Keynote Reading at 7:30 pm\, Thursday\, Feb 20 in Moore Lounge\, Pearsons Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Please come enjoy this lovely campus and inspiring reading.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/mackey-keynote-reading-beloit-college-beloit-wisconsin-feb-20-730-pm/
LOCATION:Beloit College\, Beloit\, WI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Keynote,Speaking Engagement
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T170000
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SUMMARY:Mackey Chair | Beloit College | Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/mackey-chair-beloit-college-wisconsin/
LOCATION:Beloit College\, Beloit\, WI\, United States
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SUMMARY:Online Event | Thames Talbot Land Trust | Ontario\, CANADA
DESCRIPTION:Details forthcoming.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/online-event-thames-talbot-land-trust-ontario-canada/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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SUMMARY:2024 Storyfest | South Carolina Writers Association | Columbia\, SC | Sept. 27-29
DESCRIPTION: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\, which is how I heard about Storyfest. I truly enjoyed myself and met some wonderful people\, many of whom I’m still in contact with. So I worked hard to get invited back this year. I’m not giving a keynote but I am teaching a Masterclass on Friday from 1-3:30\, and the rest of the weekend I’ll have a table set up in the vendor’s area with copies of Craft & Current: A Manual for Magical Writing. If you decide to attend\, please stop by my booth and let’s have a chat.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/2024-storyfest-south-carolina-writers-association-columbia-sc-sept-27-29/
LOCATION:DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia SC
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SUMMARY:Ideas Festival Emory | Oxford @ Emory | Sept. 22\, 2024
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/ideas-festival-emory-oxford-emory-sept-22-2024/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240920
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SUMMARY:Slow Exposures Photography Exhibit | Zebulon\, GA
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URL:https://janisseray.com/event/slow-exposures-photography-exhibit/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240907T090000
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SUMMARY:Workshop | Write Your Own Story | Saturday\, Sept. 7\, 2024 | 9-1 Eastern Time
DESCRIPTION:$77 | Sunday\, July 14\, 2024 | 2-6 pm Eastern Time | Live via Zoom \nYou received a treasure of stories from your ancestors\, your childhood\, your life\, places you lived\, people you knew\, your own children\, your opportunities. \nYou’d like to get them down on paper. That keeps you up at night. Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. It’s hard to keep going once you get a few words. It feels like WORK when it should be FUN. \nLet me help you Write Your Own Story. \nThis is a 4-hour memoir workshop for writers of all levels. No experience needed. \nAll you need is a desire to get your stories down on paper for children\, grandchildren\, family\, friends\, and the reading public—while you can. \nNo Life Is Too Large\, No Life Is Too Small. Everybody has amazing stories. All you have to do is recognize them. \nWHAT YOU GET \n\n4 hours of guidance on writing structure\, technique\, and craft\nA dozen writing prompts\nUseful handouts in pdf form\nA work plan for putting stories together\nHonest\, authentic interest in your story & belief in you\nOpportunities to ask questions of Janisse Ray\nEngagement with other writers\nWays to make this fun\n\nYOUR INVESTMENT \n\n$77\n4 hours of your time\nSincere desire to write your stories\nCommitment to write during our time together\n\nWHAT YOU LEAVE WITH \n\nAt least a dozen new pieces of stories that may be used alone or in a larger work\nInformation that clarifies where you are & where you need to go\nThe toolbox you need to put a larger work together
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/workshop-write-your-own-story-saturday-sept-7-2024-9-1-eastern-time/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172127
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SUMMARY:National SeaGrant Leadership Conference | Savannah\, GA
DESCRIPTION:By invitation only.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/national-seagrant-leadership-conference/
LOCATION:Savannah\, Georgia
CATEGORIES:Keynote
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240727T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240727T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172127
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SUMMARY:Workshop | Master the Flash | Sat\, July 27 | 9-12 am Eastern Time | Live via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:$55 | Saturday\, July 27\, 2024\, 9-12 am Eastern Time | Live via Zoom \nWriters with whom I’ve worked find almost instant success with the short form known as flash essay\, flash nonfiction\, or micro-memoir. I love teaching folks how to write these\, because this form can open doors to fabulous places. I got introduced to it only a few years ago\, and it has changed my life and my thinking. The short essay holds infinite possibilities for publishing—from a magazine-ready piece\, to a well-crafted social-media post\, to meaningful newsletter copy\, to a short chapter in a book. \nI’ll guide you in writing a short essay or two in one morning from the comfort of your own writing room or backyard. Make yourself a thermos of tea and Zoom with me from idea to finished product in a matter of a few hours. \nWHAT YOU GET: \n1. You get an inspired space to ship the work. \n2. You get Janisse to motivate you. \n3. You get a guide for every step of the way. \n4. You get to leave with a short essay that’s either ready or close to being ready. \n5. You get to feel like you did your job. \n6. You get useful handouts. \n7. You get publishing ideas. \n8. You get time to ask questions. \n9.You get to see other people\, like you\, working toward their goals & visions. \n10.You get to try your hand at the flash essay. \n  \nYou will receive a Zoom link for the workshop. Please note that participant numbers are not limited.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/workshop-master-the-flash-saturday-july-27-9-12-am-eastern-time/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T180000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172127
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SUMMARY:Workshop | Write Your Own Story | Sunday\, July 14\, 2024 | Live via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:$77 | Sunday\, July 14\, 2024 | 2-6 pm Eastern Time | Live via Zoom \nYou received a treasure of stories from your ancestors\, your childhood\, your life\, places you lived\, people you knew\, your own children\, your opportunities. \nYou’d like to get them down on paper. That keeps you up at night. Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. It’s hard to keep going once you get a few words. It feels like WORK when it should be FUN.  \nLet me help you Write Your Own Story. \nThis is a 4-hour memoir workshop for writers of all levels. No experience needed.  \nAll you need is a desire to get your stories down on paper for children\, grandchildren\, family\, friends\, and the reading public—while you can.  \nNo Life Is Too Large\, No Life Is Too Small. Everybody has amazing stories. All you have to do is recognize them. \nWHAT YOU GET \n\n4 hours of guidance on writing structure\, technique\, and craft\nA dozen writing prompts\nUseful handouts in pdf form\nA work plan for putting stories together\nHonest\, authentic interest in your story & belief in you\nOpportunities to ask questions of Janisse Ray\nEngagement with other writers\nWays to make this fun\n\nYOUR INVESTMENT \n\n$77\n4 hours of your time\nSincere desire to write your stories\nCommitment to write during our time together\n\nWHAT YOU LEAVE WITH \n\nAt least a dozen new pieces of stories that may be used alone or in a larger work\nInformation that clarifies where you are & where you need to go\nThe toolbox you need to put a larger work together
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/workshop-write-your-own-story-live-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240707T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240707T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172127
CREATED:20240701T193359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240701T193455Z
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SUMMARY:Journaling Fools | 4 Sunday Sessions | July 7\, 14\, 21\, 28 | Live via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Register here. \nI’ve done a lot of foolish things in my life. Back in my early 20s\, for example\, I jumped out of an airplane. Of course I was wearing a parachute\, but still. I don’t think I’d do that again.\n*\nI’ve played the fool & been played as a fool.\n*\nFor the next 4 Sunday evenings in July I’ll be leading 1-hour journaling sessions on Fools. I’m excited to get a chance to examine this zany archetype within us all. The fool is often willing to speak honestly\, playfully\, and courageously. The fool often turns out to be the wise one.\n*\nQuestion–Do you think The Fool actually steps off the cliff because they’re looking away? It’s just a question.\n*\nEach session will have a theme\, and within those themes we’ll write about foolish things we’ve done\, foolish things we wish we’d done\, foolish things we’d like to do\, foolish ideas that stuck\, how we’re being environmental fools\, the times we’re fully alive\, and new\, wacky journeys we’re beginning. Yes\, us journaling fools.\n*\nFoolish Us\nFools for the Earth\nTomfoolery\nThe Fool’s Journey\n*\nThe sessions are 7-8 pm Eastern on July 7 | 14 | 21 | 28\, four Sundays in a row.\n*\nBest of all\, you choose the price. I do not jest.\n*\nRegister here.\n*\nEach session includes a short PowerPoint on some aspect of The Fool\, timed writing prompts\, time for reading aloud (if you want)\, juicy interaction in the Chat\, a joke or two.\n*\nCome with me & ye shall see:\nan increase in creative output.\na chance to generate AT LEAST 16 writing pieces that can be used alone or in a longer work.\n1 hour in the week JUST FOR YOU.\na good time. A fun\, cheerful\, encouraging vibe.\n*\nAs you can imagine\, one hour flies by. So have your journal and pencils ready.\n*\nAnd that skydive that I mentioned at the beginning of this post? I landed in a tree! For real. That was poetic justice\, wasn’t it?
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/journaling-fools-4-sunday-sessions-july-7-14-21-28-live-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240617T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240617T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172127
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SUMMARY:Paddle Georgia | Love for a River | SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Janisse will be speaking to the folks doing Paddle Georgia\, which this year is on the Altamaha River. She’ll be speaking at Watermelon Creek Vineyard. By invite only.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/a-literary-paddle-georgia/
LOCATION:Watermelon Creek Vineyard\, Glennville\, Georgia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172127
CREATED:20240601T182058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240601T182058Z
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author | Georgia Writers Museum | Eatonton--SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Janisse will be speaking at the Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton as part of the Meet-the-Author Series sponsored by the Georgia Writers Museum. Tickets are $20. \nUPDATE: This event is SOLD OUT.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/meet-the-author-georgia-writers-museum-eatonton-sold-out/
LOCATION:The Plaza Arts Center\, Eatonton\, Georgia
ORGANIZER;CN="Georgia Writers Museum":MAILTO:info@georgiawritersmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172127
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T234352Z
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author | SOLD OUT--Woods of Fannin | Georgia Writers Museum--SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:In the fall of 1945\, eight children\, brothers and sisters ranging in age from three months to ten years\, vanished from a rented bungalow in Morganton\, Georgia. They were taken by mule and wagon to a remote shack in the Blue Ridge foothills of Fannin County\, near the North Carolina line. 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. \nAbout Janisse \nJanisse Ray grew up in a junkyard along U.S. Highway 1 near Baxley\, Ga. She is the author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood\, which won the American Book Award and other honors. Since Ecology she has published five books. \nThe Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food came out from Chelsea Green Publishing in 2012. Most of her work is literary nonfiction and deals with the human relationship to nature. \nShe earned an MFA from the University of Montana and holds two honorary doctorates\, one from LaGrange College in LaGrange\, GA and one from Unity College in Unity\, ME. In 2016 she was inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame and in 2019 won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia Writers Association. \nShe lives on an organic farm in Georgia. \nShe writes poetry and fiction in addition to creative nonfiction.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/meet-the-author-janisse-ray-the-woods-of-fannin-county/
LOCATION:The Plaza Arts Center\, Eatonton\, Georgia
ORGANIZER;CN="Georgia Writers Museum":MAILTO:info@georgiawritersmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172127
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T224407Z
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SUMMARY:Green Fire Symposium | ASLE | Jacksonville\, FL
DESCRIPTION:More info forthcoming. This event is a collaboration between the University of North Florida and ASLE (Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment). \n 
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/green-fire-symposium/
LOCATION:University of North Florida
CATEGORIES:Keynote
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240416
DTSTAMP:20260408T172127
CREATED:20231208T011324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T014746Z
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SUMMARY:Conservation Heritage Lecture | Missouri University of Science & Tech | Rolla\, MO
DESCRIPTION:More info forthcoming.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/conservation-heritage-lecture-2/
LOCATION:Missouri University of Science & Technology\, Rolla\, MO\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240410T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172127
CREATED:20240103T194301Z
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SUMMARY:Environmental Studies Minor Kickoff | Reinhardt University
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/environmental-studies-minor-kickoff-reinhardt-university/
LOCATION:Reinhardt University\, Waleska\, Georgia
CATEGORIES:Keynote
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