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THE NATURAL SUBJECT
Spring 2004 Program: Nature Writing and
Journalism The
Natural Subject: Nature Writing and Journalism spring program was
designed to expose participants to a variety of styles and approaches to
writing about nature as both a creative writing endeavor and as a
journalistic project. The program ran five sessions over a two month
period. Program presenters are each established
writers and/or journalists from the area and each of them has made a
career out of using nature as the subject of their writing.
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The
entire series was supported by the generous donations of Whole Foods
Market of Wayland, who provided delectable treats and wonderful wine
for each of the four evenings. |
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More
than three dozen people participated in the program, which included
discussions with the authors on their approach to the writing process,
and the challenges of being a writer. |
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March
23
John Mitchell,
Editor,
Sanctuary Magazine
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John Mitchell read material
from a forthcoming book and talked about his writing process, which
involved personal hands-on investigation and dogged research. |
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March
30
Jane Brox,
Author,
Here and Nowhere Else, Five Thousand Days like This One
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Jane
Brox read material from a forthcoming book. This will be the third in
her series about her family’s farm in Dracut, Massachusetts. |
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April
6
Tom Conuel,
Author,
Quabbin: the Accidental Wilderness
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Tom
Conuel reads from his book Quabbin: The Accidental Wilderness,
and discussed a number of practical strategies for producing polished
work. |
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April
13
Susan Pollack,
Author,
“The Wives of Gloucester”
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Susan
Pollack read her award-winning essay, “The Wives of Gloucester” and
shared her experiences as an environmental journalist and nature
writer. |
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