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Janisse Ray is an American writer exploring borderlands & the edges between
nature & culture, landscape & story. She has written or edited over a dozen books & has been published in more than 40 anthologies.
She has received a Pushcart, American Book Award, & many other awards
& has been inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.
nature & culture, landscape & story. She has written or edited over a dozen books & has been published in more than 40 anthologies.
She has received a Pushcart, American Book Award, & many other awards
& has been inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.
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The Woods of Fannin County
stories are medicine
2023
March 16 | One Book One Community | Book Bound Books | Blairsville, GA
March 17-18 |Native Plant Society of Tennessee Conference, Chattanooga, TN
May 13 | Write Your Birth Story | Webinar| 11am-1:30 pm | Register here
May 20 | 50th Anniversary Celebration | Sandy Creek Nature Center | Athens, GA
March 16 | One Book One Community | Book Bound Books | Blairsville, GA
March 17-18 |Native Plant Society of Tennessee Conference, Chattanooga, TN
May 13 | Write Your Birth Story | Webinar| 11am-1:30 pm | Register here
May 20 | 50th Anniversary Celebration | Sandy Creek Nature Center | Athens, GA
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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