Delving into the profound intersections of nature, creativity, and personal healing. Here, creative dreamers can explore their relationship with the natural world and participate in the Wild Muse nature writing prize.
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Paying Attention Helps us Remember who we Already Are
As part of the Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize, I had such a lovely conversation with as we explore how paying attention changes the way we live.
Even though the ending was cut short by my phone overheating, (again!) Alix helped me underst...
'A Thousand Flaming Torches' - Longlisted for the Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize
"Without saying a word Mother Mountain had shown me so much more about my true nature than anything I'd ever heard or read..."
Hannah Rae: Longlisted for the Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize, 2025
The 2026 Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize is...
Finding ourselves through nature with Vik Bennett
As part of the Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize, I had such a lovely conversation with as we explored what it means to find ourselves through nature.
We had Vik’s stories of gardening, sea swimming, writing and everyday life, and through th...
THE UNCONSCIOUS WAYS I MADE MYSELF OTHER
"I could have spent my whole life exhausting myself trying to be what I thought others wanted, instead of learning how to tend to the inner landscape where my own nature was waiting to flourish."
MEDITATING BY THE FOUNTAIN in the garden, I...
Nature, Memory & Belonging with Marchelle Farrell
“We belong. Of course we do. Of course we do.” Marchelle Farrell
In yesterday’s live conversation on Nature, Memory and Belonging, Marchelle Farrell () shared what happens when we shift our perspective, learn to listen again and enter into...
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Home of the Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize. For nature lovers, writers, & dreamers seeking deeper relationship with themselves, their work, & the living world. By award-winning writer Gabriela Blandy.
writer | environmentalist | creative entrepreneur | speaker | popular live online writing workshops & courses | Magical Craft of Creative Nonfiction | www.janisseray.com | award-winning books
#NorthernDebutAward 2020 | Long-listed #NanShepherdPrize | #WriteNow2020 | #IndigoPoet | Founder @WildWomenPress | F/T carer & mum | Unruly genes
These are the things my garden told me.
Helping writers find their creative flow. Essayist, photographer, and author of four poetry collections. Senior Poetry Editor at Phil Lit Journal.
The Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize invites personal stories, poems, and essays that explore our relationship with the living world - Submissions for 2026 are open until 14th Sept\ud83c\udf3fThis year's theme is nature's power to heal, guide and transform.
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