Embrace the beauty of the autumnal season with a Nature Writing weekend retreat at Rockvale Writers’ Colony, November 12-14, 2021. 

Nature writing is often defined as environmental literature, or as the literature of place, or as landscape writing. The borders of the genre, though, are porous; after all, most writers write about nature in one way or another—some lovingly, some strategically, some politically, some lyrically. 

At this retreat, participants will hone their definitions and perceptions of nature writing. Participants will also have the opportunity to spend time outside, engage with natural landscapes, learn mindfulness practices to deepen their sensory and intuitive experiences of the natural world and practice writing about nature in inventive ways.  These practices will be designed for people who feel a desire to write directly about the land in a variety of genres, as well as for people who want to learn to develop richer, more realistic, and more meaningful settings for their creative work.

Cost: $415 per person (includes 2 nights in a private suite, 5 meals, snacks, 4 workshops with Melissa, and plenty of personal writing time)

Date: November 12-14, 2021

Place: Rockvale Writers’ Colony
            6994 Giles Hill Road
            College Grove, TN 37046

Register at: https://rockvalewriterscolony.org/workshops/upcoming-events/trying-to-be-there-writing-in-and-about-nature/