Description
Note: This is a Bundle that includes the in-person writing workshop plus many more items. See list below.
What: Thresholds & Presence: Writing the Urban Sacred
A daylong 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 is $199 and includes lunch, handouts, readings, and a copy of Janisse’s book Craft & Current: A Manual for Magical Writing.
This Bundle contains:
- Tuition to the writing workshop, Thresholds & Presence: Writing the Urban Sacred ($179 value)
- Craft & Current: A Manual for Magical Writing ($20 value)
- Companion Workbook to Craft & Current ($15 value)
- Audiobook to Craft & Current ($10 value)
- Ebook to Craft & Current ($3 value)
- Blackwing pencil ($4 value)
- Journey in Place: A Field Guide to Belonging, Janisse’s brand-new book on belonging to a place ($20 value)
- A Georgia Food Forest (a fruit tree & permaculture guide for Georgia) that you can use as a gift ($20 value)
- Yearlong subscription to Trackless Wild, Janisse’s weekly newsletter ($33 value)
Total Value: $300
Bundle is $239.
FAQS
Is the workshop in person?
Yes.
How long does it last?
It starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 4.
Is lunch included?
Yes.
You mentioned a book. Is a copy of Craft & Current included in tuition?
Yes. You will receive a signed and dated paperback copy of Craft & Current, Janisse’s book on writing.
Will there be options for folks with dietary restrictions?
Yes, lots of options.
Do I need to already be a writer?
Absolutely not. You can be a raw beginner. This workshop is open to folks of all skill levels.
Will I have to share my work?
Definitely not.
Do I need to purchase a journal to write in?
You may use whatever writing supplies you have on hand. A fancy journal is not necessary. You don’t have to purchase anything for this workshop.
I have mobility issues. Will I be able to participate fully?
Yes, we welcome you.
May I be in contact with Janisse directly?
Yes, please feel free to contact her either using the Contact Form on the website or at this email address, wildfire1491@yahoo.com.
WHAT YOU GET FROM THE WORKSHOP ITSELF
- New ways of thinking about the sacred in the city.
- At least a dozen new pieces of writing (or starts) in your journal.
- A list of writing prompts to further your study of the divine.
- Many useful handouts.
- Practice with unexpected forms of the nonfiction genre.
- A warm day in the presence of other seekers.
- New people in your life.
- Access to a wonderful, loving, supportive author.
- Ability to ask questions of Janisse directly.
- A nutritious and tasty lunch.
- Signed copy of Craft & Current, Janisse’s guide to writing.
This Bundle contains many items that are in addition to these workshop benefits.
