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Writing With the Seasons: Summer
Our outdoor adventures take us to some incredible places where we interact with nature in direct ways. From toadstools to thunderheads, there is much to put our imaginations to work. Now capture those serene glens and stunning vistas into your own words, to tell your story and find the meaning in your journeys outside. This is a one-day workshop for people who already like to write and want to join a community and get feedback to hone their craft.
During a day long writing workshop, participants will:
Read examples of great nature writing to understand how they work
- Take a guided hike for inspiration
- Generate their own personal essay
- Share it with the group for feedback
About Brian Castner
Brian Castner is a nonfiction writer, former Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer, and veteran of the Iraq War. His most recent book is Stampede, a new history of the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush. He is also the bestselling author of Disappointment River, All the Ways We Kill and Die, and the war memoir The Long Walk, which was adapted into an opera and named a New York Times Editor’s Pick and Amazon Best Book of the Year. His journalism and essays have appeared in the New York Times, WIRED, Esquire, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, and on National Public Radio. He is the co-editor of The Road Ahead, a collection of short stories featuring veteran writers, and has twice received grants from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, to cover the Ebola outbreak in Liberia in 2014, and to paddle the 1200 mile Mackenzie River to the Arctic Ocean in 2016. In March 2018 he joined Amnesty International as a Senior Crisis Advisor. Brian is one of OC’s wilderness guides.
Cancellation Policy:
A full refund minus the 3% payment processing fee will be given for a cancellation request more than 7 days prior to the scheduled event. A 50% refund minus the 3% payment processing fee will be given for cancellations less than 7 days but more than 48 hours prior the scheduled event. No shows or cancellations less than 48 hours of the scheduled event will not be refunded.