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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 magical craft, where she teaches not only technique but how to court duende, the spirits, that make 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 magical craft, where she teaches not only technique but how to court duende, the spirits, that make 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
March 26 | Following Golden Strands | Live on Zoom Lecture | 7 pm ET | Register here
April 4 | The Magical Craft of Creative Nonfiction Level 1| Course Begins | Register here
April 5 | The Kittredge Essay Schema | Course Begins | Register here
May 13 | Write Your Birth Story | Webinar| 11am-1:30 pm ET | Register here
May 20 | 50th Anniversary Celebration | Sandy Creek Nature Center | Athens, GA
Oct. 7 | MTSU Writing Conference | Murfreesboro, TN (more info to come)
Dec. 12 | Sea Palms | St. Simons Island, GA (private event)
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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