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Bartram Trail Conference, 2011 Biennial Meeting Oct. 21-23
10.21.2011
Registration forms available at www.bartramtrail.org Friday, October 21, 10:00-5:00 Pre-Conference Workshop with Janisse Ray Mercer University Press (www.mupress.org) Writing Nature, a workshop with Janisse Ray. Also included: Getting published, with Marc Jolley (Director, Mercer University Press). $50.00. Preregister at wildfire1491@yahoo.com. Friday Evening, October 21, 6:00 p.m. Woodruff House, Mercer University Registration, Pig Roast and Plenary Reading Registration, Reception and Pig Roast (with vegetarian fare as...
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VOICES FROM THE AMERICAN LAND: THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
09.23.2011
VOICES FROM THE AMERICAN LAND: THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS (A Celebration of Mountain Landscape & Heritage) September 23, 7:30pm Community Room of Sylva Library Complex Jackson County Public Library, Sylva, NC Sponsored by: Tuckasegee Reader, Western North Carolina Alliance, the Tuckasegee Alliance, the Canary Coalition, The Wilderness Society, City Lights Bookstore, The Mad Batter Caf?, New...
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New Southerner Literary Contest
10.01.2008
Three prizes of $200 each and publication in New Southerner will be awarded for works of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. * 5,000 word limit for prose * 50 line limit for poetry * Entry Fee: $10 per entry * Multiple entries accepted * Postmark deadline: October 1, 2008 Final judges will...
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ASLE 2007
06.12.2007
The 2007 biennial conference of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) will officially begin with an evening reception and plenary on Tuesday, June 12, 2007. For the first time ASLE will be offering morning and afternoon pre-conference workshops and seminars (led...
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Chattooga: Wild River, Real and Imagined
04.22.2005
This conference, the second installment of the Southern Nature Project, combined major lectures from the fields of art history, environmental history, conservation biology, and film criticism to yield an exciting and fascinating exploration of the Chattooga River in all its manifestations.Jack Temple Kirby is professor...
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"Writing Nature" with Janisse Ray
10.21.2011
Join Janisse Ray at Mercer University Press in Macon, Georgia, for a day-long writing workshop. Also a discussion of getting published with Dr. Marc Jolley (editor, Mercer University Press). 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration is $50.00. Pre-register at wildfire1491@yahoo.com.
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Forest & Field- A Workshop for Creative Writers with Janisse Ray
10.07.2010
Forest & Field A Workshop for Creative Writers with Janisse Ray October 7-11, 2010 Reidsville, Georgia Come write and study writing for a long weekend in a unforgettable place -- our organic farm in rural southern Georgia. The days begin with coffee and songbird walks, then a country breakfast, and...
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Writing In, About, and for Nature: A Workshop
05.16.2010
A Nature Writing Workshop with Sue Cerulean at The FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory Sunday, May 16th, 2010 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM Cost $50 for Workshop ($40 for students) Susan Cerulean, Workshop Leader, is a long-time local writer, editor and naturalist. Her latest work is Unspoiled: Writers Speak for Florida's Gulf,...
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The Orion Grassroots Network?s Southeast Regional Gathering
11.07.2008
NOVEMBER 7 ? 9, 2008 COLUMBIA, NORTH CAROLINA The Southeastern United States faces multiple environmental challenges, from deforestation, drought, and development to climate change. Orion writer/activists Jan DeBlieu, Janisse Ray, and Erik Reece will take a small group deep into the territory of landscape, loss, and opportunity...
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New Southerner Literary Contest
10.01.2008
Three prizes of $200 each and publication in New Southerner will be awarded for works of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. * 5,000 word limit for prose * 50 line limit for poetry * Entry Fee: $10 per entry * Multiple entries accepted * Postmark deadline: October 1, 2008 ...
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Southern Nature Workshop for Writers
04.27.2002
1. The Importance of the Local -- John Lane, co-editor of The Woods Stretched for Miles and one of the founders of Hub City Writers Project (Spartanburg) talked about literature of place and why every place matters. The written word is powerful; as writers...
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Ossabaw 2005
2005
Writers included Melissa Walker, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Jan DeBlieu, Barbara Ras, John Lane, Franklin Burroughs, Janisse Ray, Susan Cerulean, Thomas Rain Crowe, and Dorinda Dallmeyer. Not pictured is Raven Burchard.
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Ossabaw 1999
1999
Writers included Bill Belleville, Franklin Burroughs, Susan Cerulean, Thomas Rain Crowe, Jan DeBlieu, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Will Harlan, Lola Haskins, Jim Kilgo, John Lane, Janisse Ray, Susan Schmidt, Gerald Thurmond, and Melissa Walker
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Ossabaw 1998
1998
Writers included Bill Belleville, Chip Blake, Franklin Burroughs, Susan Cerulean, Jan DeBlieu, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Lola Haskins, Jim Kilgo, John Lane, Janet Lembke, Barbara Ras, Janisse Ray, Jeff Ripple, and Melissa Walker.
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Forest & Field A Workshop for Creative Writers with Janisse Ray
Sunday, October 9
October 6-9, 2011
Come write and study writing for a long weekend in a unforgettable place -- Red Earth Farm in rural southern Georgia. The days begin with coffee and songbird walks, then a country breakfast, and proceed into morning classes on the craft of literary nonfiction and nature writing, surrounded by lovely views of coastal-plain forests and fields. Afternoons include hikes, yoga, farm experiences, and more writing. Evenings will be rich with bonfires, stargazing at the most amazing sky you
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News Archive
- A "Flycatcher" Among Us -- New Literary JournalJanuary 19th, 2012
The inaugural issue of "Flycatcher: A Journal of Native Imagination," an online literary magazine that emerges from suburban Atlanta and strives to explore what it means or might mean to...
- Belleville Book Wins National AwardDecember 19th, 2011
Florida author Bill Belleville's book "Salvaging the Real Florida" won the Natural History Literature category of 2011 National Outdoor Book Awards (NOBA). The book was published by the University Press...
- Dr. Buzzard's Hurricane PartySeptember 24th, 2011
Join Roger Pinckney at Dr. Buzzard's Hurricane Party, Saturday, September 24, Freeport Marina, Daufuskie Island SC. Wendell Matthews singing Beneath the Reefer Moon, Roger signing books and Miss Angel reading...
- Heaven by Drew LanhamSeptember 21st, 2011
Yesterday was one of those marathon travel/work days that have become more common in my life. I'm thankful to be going anywhere to deliver the "word" as far as conservation...
- SIBA Announces Award-Winning Southern WritersJuly 27th, 2011
The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance has just announced its 2011 winners, including three authors featured here on the Southern Nature Project Website: Fiction Winner: Burning Bright by Ron Rash (Ecco Press) Rash...
- Melissa Walker 1941-2011July 27th, 2011
Melissa Graves Walker --- author, college professor, and activist for civil rights, peace, and environmental issues --- died May 4th at Hospice Atlanta of breast cancer. Diagnosed and first...
- Bartram's Living Legacy Available from MercerNovember 24th, 2010
More than two centuries have passed since the publication of William Bartram?s Travels in 1791. That his book remains in print would be notable enough, but Bartram?s work was visionary....
- Forest & Field- A Workshop for Creative Writers with Janisse RayOctober 7th, 2010
If you're interested in nature writing, read on: A day-long workshop by Susan Cerulean on May 16 in the Panhandle of Florida that promises to be wonderful and a...
- Just Released -- "UnspOILed: Writers Speak for Florida's Coast"June 2nd, 2010
From the artist David Moynihan: "I have been working hard on the artwork for a new book these past few months. None of us could have guessed the book's release would...
- William Bartram and the Southern Environment: Two New BooksJanuary 28th, 2010
Coming from Mercer University Press in Fall 2010 Two New Books on William Bartram More than two centuries have passed since the publication of William Bartram?s "Travels" in 1791, and his...
