Live and self-paced classes for writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry who want to tell animals' stories well, and a community to keep writing with.
Recorded classwith Gretchen Primack
The world is chock full of poems that treat animals like objects, vehicles, stepping stones—anything but vibrant individuals. Can we put work in the world that counters that? One way is through persona poems, poems in the voice of another, which focus us on their agency and…
$95
Recorded classwith Midge Raymond and John Yunker
Writing for Animals is a self-paced writing program designed to help writers become more effective advocates for animals.
$125
Live on Zoomwith Midge Raymond and John Yunker
Writing for Animals is a live, four-week writing program designed to help writers become more effective advocates for animals.
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Recorded classwith Cassie Premo Steele
Enjoy all four workshops led by Cassie Premo Steele, Ph.D., based on her book Earth Joy Writing, a writer’s guide to reconnecting to the earth.
$95
“The Writing for Animals course content and writing prompts helped me improve as a writer. This online class provided just the focus I need as I work on my nature blog and novel series. In addition, I now belong to a community of authors who are writing about and for animals. Midge and John are terrific teachers!”
“I thoroughly enjoyed this class from the reading material and the writing prompts to the presentations and exercises. As a first-time writer it really helped me to understand the craft of writing for animals and gave me the opportunity and confidence to start writing on a regular basis. Thank you to John and Midge.”
Articles, writing prompts, author interviews and a library of books about animals, sorted by species.
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