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Janisse Ray is an American writer exploring borderlands & edges between
nature & culture, landscape & story. She believes in the power of stories to transform--a single person, a community, or a nation--and leads writing workshops on creative nonfiction, grief journaling, the flash essay, a journey in place, and writing your own story. In The Magical Craft of Creative Nonfiction she teaches not only technique but how to court the mystery in order to make your writing sizzle. Ray has written or edited over a dozen books, beginning with Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, and has been published in more than 40 anthologies. Her books have been translated into French, Turkish, and Italian. She has received a Pushcart, American Book Award, among many others, and has been inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame. She loves dark chocolate, the blues, and any kind of wildflower.
nature & culture, landscape & story. She believes in the power of stories to transform--a single person, a community, or a nation--and leads writing workshops on creative nonfiction, grief journaling, the flash essay, a journey in place, and writing your own story. In The Magical Craft of Creative Nonfiction she teaches not only technique but how to court the mystery in order to make your writing sizzle. Ray has written or edited over a dozen books, beginning with Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, and has been published in more than 40 anthologies. Her books have been translated into French, Turkish, and Italian. She has received a Pushcart, American Book Award, among many others, and has been inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame. She loves dark chocolate, the blues, and any kind of wildflower.
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THE WOODS OF FANNIN COUNTY
stories are medicine
2023
June 22 | The Art of Ossabaw | Senior Learning Center | Savannah, GA
Aug. 17 | Emanuel Arts Council | Swainsboro, GA
Oct. 7 | Middle Tennessee State Univ. Writing Conference | Murfreesboro, TN
Nov. 3-5 | South Carolina Writers Assn Annual Conference | Columbia, SC
Nov. 10-13 | Wilderness Writing Retreat | Moab Museum | Moab, UT
Dec. 12 | Sea Palms | St. Simons Island, GA (private)
Aug. 17 | Emanuel Arts Council | Swainsboro, GA
Oct. 7 | Middle Tennessee State Univ. Writing Conference | Murfreesboro, TN
Nov. 3-5 | South Carolina Writers Assn Annual Conference | Columbia, SC
Nov. 10-13 | Wilderness Writing Retreat | Moab Museum | Moab, UT
Dec. 12 | Sea Palms | St. Simons Island, GA (private)
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I wanted to say thank you again for your wonderful online writing workshop. One of the essays I worked on in your class is going to be published! I just received word this morning of its acceptance. Thank you for your guidance and teaching. It made quite an impact on me and my writing!
stories make a difference
WILD
SPECTACLE
Seeking Wonders in a World Beyond Humans
Ray repeatedly sets out to immerse herself in wildness, to be wild, and to learn what wildness can teach us. From overwintering with monarch butterflies in Mexico to counting birds in Belize, the stories in Wild Spectacle capture her luckiest moments—ones of heart-pounding amazement, discovery of romance, and movement toward living more wisely. In Ray's worst moments she crosses boundaries to encounter danger and embrace sadness. Wild Spectacle explores our first home, the wild earth, and invites us to question its known and unknown beauties and curiosities.
stories save us
stories change us permanently
stories change the world