Masterclass Recording: Nature Writing

Do you want to write about the natural world? Do you think about ecological issues and how these can be tackled in a piece of writing? This online masterclass with environmental author Joanna Pocock will give participants practical approaches to writing about nature, the environment and our place in it. She will provide suggestions for making space for observing and documenting the natural world around us, and for using these as springboards for creative non-fiction. For writers of all styles, abilities and genres, this class will look at ways of thinking about the place of writing in this time of climate disruption. Joanna will guide you through technical aspects of writing, from establishing a point of view to creating vivid descriptions of place, as well as the importance of editing and fitting writing into one’s life. Discussion will then open up about the differences between ‘Nature Writing’ and ‘Environmental Writing’ and how we can involve ourselves and our stories into this expanding genre of creative non-fiction.

For the live event participants were asked to  bring an object to the session – preferably something natural, such as a conker, a shell, a piece of moss and wrote about this object during the session.

This recording will be available to watch at your convenience. Please see the ‘Access’ tab for information on how to find it.

Online: £25.00

Concessions: £12.50

We are committed to making our Arvon at Home programme accessible to as many people as possible.

When you make your purchase, you will receive an email confirmation, including a link to the recording. You can access it at any time using that link. It can also be accessed by logging in to your account on our website, opening the course card on your ‘My Bookings’ page, and clicking on the red ‘Recording’ button. Any course materials that may have been shared for the live session will also be available via a button in the course card. All Masterclasses are recorded with auto-generated captioning, which appears on the recordings.

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