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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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