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Creating a Community of the Land Program Change What Wildness is This Conference e-Letter

Creating a Community of the Land

"We keep each other alive with our stories. We need to share them, as much as we need to share food. We also require for our health the presence of good companions. One of the most extraordinary things about the land is that it knows this, and it compels language from some of us so that as a community we may converse about this or that place, and speak of the need." ~Barry Lopez~ As we face the coming decades of climate change on our earth, creating an active, passionate community of the land may be one of our most significant tasks. Part of the work of community involves sharing our stories of the land. "A Land Full of Stories" is a two-day conference that celebrates writing about place and personal history, in conjunction with the publication of Story Circle's anthology, What Wildness is This: Women Write About the Southwest. The conference offers many different ways to explore and write about your places, your landscapes, and your connections to the earth. The conference will be held at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX, Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9, with pre-conference field-writing sessions on June 7 in the Austin and San Marcos areas. The program will include a reception and special exhibit featuring the book What Wildness is This, a keynote address by nature author Kathleen Dean Moore, small-group writing workshops, and optional field-writing sessions. Special conference rates are available at the Quality Inn in San Marcos. For more information or to make reservations, see Lodging. Information and online registration for the conference is available here. Regular registration ends May 31, so do yourself a favor and sign up now.

Program Change

Susan Wittig Albert will offer a Saturday workshop called "Personal Maps and the Meaning of Place." Read a full description here.

What Wildness is This

What Wildness is This: Women Write About the Southwest is a significant new anthology of writings by women, celebrating their experiences in the landscapes of the Southwest. Published by the University of Texas Press this month (March 2007), this collection demonstrates and illuminates the rich diversity of environments of the Southwest, as well as the extraordinary range of women's voices and women's experiences of the land. It is made up of a variety of literary forms—memoir, creative non-fiction, essay, poetry—and includes pieces by both emerging and established writers. Order the book. Your purchase of this book helps to support the work of Story Circle Network.

Conference e-Letter

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