Spring Labs
Join us this spring for labs with Krissy Kludt, Rowen White, Adam Himebauch, and J. Drew Lanham. Learn more…
Explore wild landscapes—without and within—through words.
Release your creativity and deepen your connection with the Earth.
We live in an age of crisis. Extinction, habitat destruction, species persecution, and climate change challenge nature on every front, while bias, division, and injustices connected to the human condition converge to threaten wildness and well-being.
How do we offer ourselves, our stories, for healing? How do we find fresh inspiration and rhythms to keep us grounded? How does our creativity become an outflow of our deep, personal work and connection to the Earth, one another, and the mystery that holds us?
Writing the Wild exists to explore these questions through artful work with words crafted into evocative prose and verse. We will workshop heart and mind to make a difference. We will not shy away from the essential hard work of blurring lines between art and science. We will look to the Earth as our teacher.
Writing the Wild is a year-long writing journey guided by Krissy Kludt and J. Drew Lanham. The journey guides participants into creative release, learning with and from other writers and artists, and deepening intimacy with the Earth and our place upon it among human and non-human beings.
We do this through:
mailed packages and prompts for writing, nature immersion, creative cross training, and playful rest
a variety of Zoom gatherings: craft workshops with special guest teachers, Q&As with established writers and artists, seasonal contemplative workshops, and more
Our 2023-2024 cohort is now full. Sign up for email updates to stay informed about our 2024-2025 cohort, Writing the Wild Labs, and other offerings!
Past Participants Say:
“Thank you for being such a wonderful teacher and gentle nurturer of my soul. Through your prompts and emails, you have been the one who’s walked quietly into the woods, and waited for more of me to emerge.”
“The experience was one of reflection and growth, of meeting and sharing with others who walk the path of creativity and grow from sharing their insights and creations. I loved every aspect. It guided and supported me while leaving me free to wander and wonder at my own pace on my own path.”
