BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wenatcheeriverinstitute.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2. 30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:b1fa8360-30e6-4fec-947b-23e78cff51f1 X-WR-CALDESC:Take a walk with writing in mind and find a world of inspirati on!\n\nOn Sat.\, Oct. 12th\, 8:30am-4:30pm\, WRI and Write on the River wi ll bring together three North Central Washington writers in one workshop\, Walking the Wild Side\, The Nature of Nature Writing: Ana Maria Spagna of Stehkin\, Heather A. Wallis Murphy of Leavenworth\, and Derek Sheffield a lso of Leavenworth. Each writer offers unique perspectives on observing\, recording\, and sharing words inspired by the natural world. \n\nThe works hop will be held on WRI’s Barn Beach Reserve property and along the banks of the Wenatchee River. The morning hours offer presentations and writing prompts from Spagna\, Wallis Murphy\, and Sheffield\, with afternoon field writing. The workshop will conclude with readings by participants and gue st writers.\n\n“By the end of the day\, the workshop will have enriched pe oples’ understanding of their own words and of the wild surrounding them\, ” explained Wallis Murphy.\n\nAna Maria Spagna is an award winning author of seven books including\, Uplake: Restless Essays of Coming and Going\, P otluck and Now Go Home\, with her work recognized by the Society of Enviro nmental Journalists\, the Naurilus Book Awards\, The Pacific Northwest Boo ksellers Awards\, and the Washington State Book Award. After working on ba ckcountry trail crews for the National Park and U.S. Forest Services\, Spa gna turned to teaching and writing full-time.\n\nSpagna will guide partici pants through Writing for Change: In an era of mounting ecological challen ges\, many environmental writers feel an urgency to make a difference\, to write for change. What exactly is meant by this phrase and how can famili ar pitfalls\, such as being too didactic or preaching to the choir\, be av oided? This session proposes that effective writing for change should also be about change\, with techniques for bearing witness to a changing plane t.\n\nHeather A. Wallis Murphy\, a US Forest Service wildlife biologist fo r 30-years\, now retired\, has served as an artist in residence\, consults and leads workshops locally and in Europe. A watercolorist and nature wri ter\, she donates 10% of the proceeds from her businesses\, Walleye Cards and Wildtales Journals\, to conservation and arts organizations.\n\nWallis Murphy will give writers A Sense of Place\, with specific journaling exer cises using all five senses\, developing intimate connections between peop le and the land they love. During a sense of place\, observation skills wi ll be honed with opportunity to become a part of the silence\, immersing o neself in nature journaling. Through Field Study Techniques\, Writing the Senses and Sense of Place Color Squares\, the meaning of words will be dee pened.\n\n“Sense of place is a mindfulness thing\, where we will write abo ut colors and shapes\, sounds and smells\, touch and taste. And it’s fun!” said Wallis Murphy.\n\nDerek Sheffield’s award-winning poetry has appeare d in many literary journals and anthologies. Sheffield is a print and on-l ine poetry editor\, and Washington Book Award finalist. He has received fe llowships from Artist Trust and the Sustainable Arts Foundation. Derek liv es in Leavenworth and teaches poetry and ecological writing at Wenatchee V alley College. \n\nSheffield will teach about Writing Wildly\, reconnectin g creatively through prose and poetry with the more-than-human world while in an age of screen-time and nature deficit disorder. He will help writer s see the wildness thriving beyond walls and windows\, and the many differ ent ways prose and poetry help expand this awareness.\n\nCost for full-day workshop with picnic lunch is $70. Members of WRI or Writers On The River pay only $60. \nAttendance is limited to 45\, so register soon! X-WR-RELCALID:e250963825daf31a65efe9d867feca0a X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20191103T020000 RDATE:20201101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20200308T020000 RDATE:20210314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:347d5f95-b63a-4733-b590-efae05104828 DTSTAMP:20260425T174249Z DESCRIPTION:Take a walk with writing in mind and find a world of inspiratio n!\n\nOn Sat.\, Oct. 12th\, 8:30am-4:30pm\, WRI and Write on the River wil l bring together three North Central Washington writers in one workshop\, Walking the Wild Side\, The Nature of Nature Writing: Ana Maria Spagna of Stehkin\, Heather A. Wallis Murphy of Leavenworth\, and Derek Sheffield al so of Leavenworth. Each writer offers unique perspectives on observing\, r ecording\, and sharing words inspired by the natural world. \n\nThe worksh op will be held on WRI’s Barn Beach Reserve property and along the banks o f the Wenatchee River. The morning hours offer presentations and writing p rompts from Spagna\, Wallis Murphy\, and Sheffield\, with afternoon field writing. The workshop will conclude with readings by participants and gues t writers.\n\n“By the end of the day\, the workshop will have enriched peo ples’ understanding of their own words and of the wild surrounding them\,” explained Wallis Murphy.\n\nAna Maria Spagna is an award winning author o f seven books including\, Uplake: Restless Essays of Coming and Going\, Po tluck and Now Go Home\, with her work recognized by the Society of Environ mental Journalists\, the Naurilus Book Awards\, The Pacific Northwest Book sellers Awards\, and the Washington State Book Award. After working on bac kcountry trail crews for the National Park and U.S. Forest Services\, Spag na turned to teaching and writing full-time.\n\nSpagna will guide particip ants through Writing for Change: In an era of mounting ecological challeng es\, many environmental writers feel an urgency to make a difference\, to write for change. What exactly is meant by this phrase and how can familia r pitfalls\, such as being too didactic or preaching to the choir\, be avo ided? This session proposes that effective writing for change should also be about change\, with techniques for bearing witness to a changing planet .\n\nHeather A. Wallis Murphy\, a US Forest Service wildlife biologist for 30-years\, now retired\, has served as an artist in residence\, consults and leads workshops locally and in Europe. A watercolorist and nature writ er\, she donates 10% of the proceeds from her businesses\, Walleye Cards a nd Wildtales Journals\, to conservation and arts organizations.\n\nWallis Murphy will give writers A Sense of Place\, with specific journaling exerc ises using all five senses\, developing intimate connections between peopl e and the land they love. During a sense of place\, observation skills wil l be honed with opportunity to become a part of the silence\, immersing on eself in nature journaling. Through Field Study Techniques\, Writing the S enses and Sense of Place Color Squares\, the meaning of words will be deep ened.\n\n“Sense of place is a mindfulness thing\, where we will write abou t colors and shapes\, sounds and smells\, touch and taste. And it’s fun!” said Wallis Murphy.\n\nDerek Sheffield’s award-winning poetry has appeared in many literary journals and anthologies. Sheffield is a print and on-li ne poetry editor\, and Washington Book Award finalist. He has received fel lowships from Artist Trust and the Sustainable Arts Foundation. Derek live s in Leavenworth and teaches poetry and ecological writing at Wenatchee Va lley College. \n\nSheffield will teach about Writing Wildly\, reconnecting creatively through prose and poetry with the more-than-human world while in an age of screen-time and nature deficit disorder. He will help writers see the wildness thriving beyond walls and windows\, and the many differe nt ways prose and poetry help expand this awareness.\n\nCost for full-day workshop with picnic lunch is $70. Members of WRI or Writers On The River pay only $60. \nAttendance is limited to 45\, so register soon! DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191012T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191012T163000 LOCATION:Wenatchee River Institute SUMMARY:Walking the Wild Side: The Nature of Nature Writing END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR