Reading Animals/Writing Animals with Nadja Lubiw-Hazard

We are delighted to present Reading Animals/Writing Animals, sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Writers’ Union of Canada, with Siskiyou Prize winner and Among Animals 3 contributor Nadja Lubiw-Hazard. This event took place live on Wednesday, May 24, and we had a spectacular turnout. We are pleased to share the recording …

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A Q&A with EARTH JOY WRITING author Cassie Premo Steele

Cassie Premo Steele is the author of Earth Joy Writing and creator and instructor of A Year of Earth Joy Writing, a series of four workshops aligned with the seasons and with Earth Joy Writing. These workshops, available online and via Zoom, can be taken individually or as a four-season course; learn more here. In …

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Presenting: Release the Dark, Receive the Light

We are delighted to invite you to enjoy the workshop Release the Dark, Receive the Light: An Earth Joy Writing Winter Workshop with Cassie Premo Steele, Ph.D. This workshop is part of the Year of Earth Joy Writing series, four hour-long workshops aligned with the seasons that are designed to help you harness your creativity, connect more …

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10 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day

Another year, another Earth Day! As much as we love to celebrate our beloved planet, Earth Day can feel a little sad sometimes, when it seems as though so many people (and especially so many governments) are ignoring the important work that needs to be done to keep our Earth healthy and happy and livable. …

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W4A Open Mic Wrap-Up

We were thrilled to host our second Writing for Animals alumni open mic yesterday, featuring writers from several W4A classes in 2021, including our self-paced version. It was an absolutely fabulous reading, featuring beautiful writing about animals from cats to rhinos to pythons to falcons to kingfishers to mustangs to coyotes (and more!), in genres …

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