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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: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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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: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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T190000
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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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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: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: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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T200000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250816T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250816T160000
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CREATED:20250715T142516Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250816T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250816T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T024035
CREATED:20250715T142936Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251005
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SUMMARY:Thresholds & Presence: Writing the Urban Sacred | In Person | Atlanta\, GA | Daylong Writing Workshop | $199
DESCRIPTION:A daylong\, in-person writing workshop with Janisse Ray  \nWhen: Oct. 4\, 2025 \nHours: 10 am – 4 pm \nWhere: Central Congregational United Church of Christ \n2676 Clairmont Road \nAtlanta\, GA 30329 \nCities 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. \nTuition: $199 \nIncludes: Lunch\, handouts\, readings\, and a (signed & dated) copy of Janisse’s book Craft & Current: A Manual for Magical Writing. \n*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.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/thresholds-presence-writing-the-urban-sacred-atlanta-ga/
LOCATION:Central Congregational United Church of Christ\, 2676 Clairmont Road\, Atlanta\, 30329\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T183000
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SUMMARY:DeepDive | An Evening with Janisse Ray | Lockerly Arboretum | Macon\, Georgia
DESCRIPTION:This is part of the Book Club & Speaker series. It will be held at Rose Hill Historic Home at Lockerly. \nJanisse Ray is best known for her book Ecology of a Cracker Childhood\, chronicling her childhood growing up in Baxley\, GA\, alongside the natural history of the longleaf pine. But she has authored over a dozen books\, including The Woods of Fannin County and The Seed Underground. She has received the Pushcar Prize\, an American Book Award\, the Green Prize for Sustainable Literature Award\, Nautilus Award\, and Arlene Eisenberg Award for Writing that Makes a Difference. Janisse’s lecture will focus on her forthcoming book\, Journey in Place. How we come to call a place home\, and weave into our identity.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/deepdive-an-evening-with-janisse-ray-lockerly-arboretum-macon-georgia/
LOCATION:Lockerly Arboretum\, Milledgeville\, Georgia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T024035
CREATED:20250614T134931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250614T134931Z
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SUMMARY:Great Old Broads Campout | Private Event
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URL:https://janisseray.com/event/great-old-broads-campout-private-event/
LOCATION:St. Marys\, Georgia\, St. Marys\, GA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Wildlife Arts Festival | Thomasville\, Georgia
DESCRIPTION:This year Janisse will be appearing at the iconic Wildlife Arts Festival held in Thomasville\, Georgia. Her talk is part of the Land & Lore series. \nThe Land & Lore Speaker Series showcases powerful voices at the intersection of art\, nature\, and culture. \n\nExperience Young Fires\, a documentary film about the future of prescribed fire\nHear Georgia author Janisse Ray reflect on the ties between story\, land\, and belonging\nTravel through the Okefenokee with photographer David Walter Banks\nGain an insider’s perspective on collecting art with Atlanta gallery owner Spalding Nix\nLearn how sculptor Walt Matia transforms his passion for wildlife into bronze sculptures.\n\nTogether\, these five speakers will spark curiosity\, invite reflection\, and reveal how creativity and conservation are intertwined. \nRSVP not required to attend.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/wildlife-arts-festival-thomasville-georgia/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260108
DTSTAMP:20260416T024035
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SUMMARY:Lecture | Narrative Nonfiction MFA | University of Georgia | Athens\, Georgia
DESCRIPTION:Janisse will be joining the writers in the Narrative Nonfiction MFA program at UGA on January 7\, 2026 for a lecture\, “Finding Form: Structure in Creative Nonfiction.” This event is not open to the public.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/lecture-narrative-nonfiction-mfa-university-of-georgia/
LOCATION:University of Georgia\, Athens\, GA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaking Engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T160000
DTSTAMP:20260416T024035
CREATED:20260215T080037Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture | Black Prong Nature Resort | Bronson\, Florida
DESCRIPTION:The outdoor resort Black Prong\, located near Bronson\, Florida at the edge of Goethe State Forest\, is organizing a speakers series for winter 2026. Black Prong is a keen supporter of conservation and wildlife organizations. The goal of the series is to attract audiences that share a passion for the environment and conservation and to support relevant conservation organizations. Tickets will be sold for individual events or the entire series\, and the proceeds will go to chosen organizations. Speakers will be Jack Davis\, Cynthia Barnett\, and Janisse Ray.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/lecture-series-at-black-prong-bronson-florida/
LOCATION:Black Prong
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260315
DTSTAMP:20260416T024035
CREATED:20260115T130736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T130927Z
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SUMMARY:Keynote | Columbus Botanical Garden | Columbus\, Georgia
DESCRIPTION:I’ll be giving the keynote address at the annual naturalist symposium. This year’s theme is Tap Into Nature: Using apps\, social media and citizen science to explore the outdoors. \n 
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/columbus-botanical-garden-annual-naturalist-symposium/
LOCATION:Columbus Botanical Garden\, Columbus\, Georgia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T190000
DTSTAMP:20260416T024035
CREATED:20251224T125759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251224T130006Z
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SUMMARY:Oxford Conference for the Book | Ann Abadie Lecture in Southern Studies | Oxford\, Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:I am so happy to be giving the Ann J. Abadie Lecture in Southern Studies at the Thirty-Second Oxford Conference for the Book this spring. I knew Ann well and enjoyed many conversations with her. She was a quiet force and a lovely person. \nThis lecture is the opening keynote of this iconic conference and will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday\, March 25\, 2026 in Nutt Auditorium on the University of Mississippi campus. You will need to register. \nI highly recommend this book conference. It takes place March 25-27. Consider coming.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/oxford-conference-for-the-book-ann-abadie-lecture-in-southern-studies/
LOCATION:Nutt Auditorium\, University of Mississippi Campus\, Oxford\, Mississippi
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260621T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T024035
CREATED:20250630T181834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251224T125941Z
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SUMMARY:Legacy Club | The Nature Conservancy | Private Event | Little St. Simons\, Georgia
DESCRIPTION:This is a private weeklong exploration into one of Georgia’s finest barrier islands\, Little St. Simons. I will be leading nature journaling and nature writing explorations with participants.
URL:https://janisseray.com/event/little-st-simons-island-legacy-club-the-nature-conservancy-private-event/
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