Eco-Writing Workshop with Janisse Ray

Lostintheletters and Trees Atlanta are proud to host acclaimed author Janisse Ray for a generative two-hour writing workshop in which we explore the intersection of story and trees.

The session will use mindful observation, sensory details, memories, and prompt-based writing to deepen our connections with trees and treescapes. The craft focus will be on metaphor, how trees can be used as powerful symbols in writing.

About the Instructor: 

Janisse Ray is an award-winning American author who explores nature and culture in her work. Her environmental memoir Ecology of a Cracker Childhood chronicled the story of growing up in the disappearing longleaf pine flatwoods. It was a New York Times Notable, is widely read, and is credited with bringing attention to an iconic and critically endangered ecosystem. That was followed by eleven other books. Her latest is a manual on writing, Craft & Current. She has won many awards, including an American Book Award, Pushcart Prize, Southern Booksellers Award, Southern Environmental Law Center Writing Award, Nautilus Award, and Eisenberg Award. Her collection of essays, Wild Spectacle, received the Donald L. Jordan Prize for Literary Excellence, which carries a $10,000 prize. Her books have been translated into Turkish, French, and Italian. Ray lives on a farm inland from Savannah, Georgia. She loves dark chocolate, the blues, and wildflowers. Find out more at her website, janisseray.com or subscribe to her popular free Substack newsletter, “Trackless Wild.”

About Lostintheletters: 

Lostintheletters is an Atlanta-based 501(c)(3) organization that empowers community members to effectively and artistically amplify their stories and experiences through creative writing and literacy empowerment. Founded in 2012, Lostintheletters builds and sustains Atlanta's literary community to be a place of vital creative communication and exchange through low-cost, high-quality education programs, including weekly Writing Studio Hours, the quarterly-presented Reading & Workshop Series, and the annual Letters Festival. The organization believes communities and individuals thrive when they have equitable access to opportunities to develop their skills and knowledge.

City in a Forest Certification: The City Forest Certification is Trees Atlanta’s newest community action program. This hands on program is designed to guide and empower everyday people with practical knowledge and skills. Neighbor by neighbor and property by property, we can grow and connect a network of forests big and small. By attending this program you can earn 1 Acorn towards your City Forest Certification

Additional Information:

• Doors open at 1:30 PM
• Getting Here: Bike racks are located on the side of the building (near the silo in the Picnic Patio). We are approximately 1 mile from the Oakland City and West End MARTA train stations (Red and Gold Lines). Limited number of parking spaces are available at our location, in addition to limited street parking. Lee & White is accessible via a walk on the Atlanta Beltline for those who plan to eat there before or after this event.
• Registration Required. Register for this event through our partners at Lost in Letters here. The cost of this event is a sliding scale: $0 -$40. Register here. 
• Safety and Cancellation Policy: Learn more about our current Safety Protocols for In-Person Education Events.
• Questions: If you have any questions or comments regarding this event, please email ZWR1Y2F0aW9uIHwgdHJlZXNhdGxhbnRhICEgb3Jn. Replies to this email may require up to 2 business days. The Trees Atlanta TreeHouse office hours are Monday through Friday (8:30 am - 4:30 pm). For questions day of this event please contact the Adult Ed Coordinator directly at 843-901-3635

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