The Nature-writing Hours       1: The beauty of nature writing

Amanda Tuke - Goldcrest Projects

The first in a course of five relaxed, interactive nature-writing workshops

The Nature-writing HoursA programme of five relaxed, interactive Zoom workshops in which you'll write about nature and consider different aspects of nature writing and being a nature writer. Each workshop will be timetabled more than once with identical content and ticket-holders will have exclusive access to a recording of the workshop following the event.While each workshop will be self-contained, participants who join all five workshops in the programme will have the opportunity to:<ul><li>Write about nature in a variety of formats and lengths;</li><li>Read a variety of examples of nature writing;</li><li>Establish the unique selling points of their own nature writing; </li><li>Think about the ethics of nature writing; </li><li>Pitch a nature-writing idea to a publication;</li><li>Contribute to a workshop anthology. </li></ul>All sessions will be limited to 20 people to help participants get the most out of the event. Concessionary tickets are available, so please pay what you can.Sign up to all five workshops to qualify for a 20 minute online coaching session worth £25 with me, Amanda Tuke, following the programme. Workshop one - The beauty of nature writingIn the first session we'll think about the genre of nature writing, write a 50 word piece of #ThumbnailNature and take away a homework activity to build on the session.Pre-workshop activity: Before the workshop, participants will be asked to take a photo of something in nature (or make an audio recording) and find out about its subject matter to inspire their writing.About the workshop leaderAmanda Tuke is a nature writer, botanist and birder based in suburban south London. She contributes regularly to Bird Watching Magazine , the London Wildlife Trust blog and has written for BBC Countryfile and Resurgence &amp; Ecologist Magazines. Amanda blogs about <a href="https://suburbanwild.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">nature</a> and her <a href="https://freelancenaturewriter.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">freelance nature-writing journey</a>. Feedback from Amanda's nature-writing workshops: "Brilliant tutor! Really inspiring." "Very thoughtful and engaging workshop." "Thank you for a lovely workshop earlier today. I really enjoyed it".

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The Nature-writing Hours 1: The beauty of nature writing

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