James Canton
Wild The World: Nature Writing
Friday 22 May, 10.30am
National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall
Tickets: £30.00 - £40.00
Step beyond your doorstep and into the beauty of the natural world around you. James Canton, author of Renaturing: Small Ways to Wild the World, invites you to explore the core techniques of nature writing through conversation, writing, and reflection.
No prior writing experience is required — just a desire to delve into the wild that surrounds us.
During this workshop, you will:
- Evolve your close observation and description skills
- Appreciate the variety of life around you
- Write on the wildness that we live with and our place in that wild world
James Canton is Director of Wild Writing at the University of Essex. His books include The Oak Papers (2020) – Radio 4’s Book of the Week – which explores some of the ties between humans and oaks since prehistory, meditating on our need to connect with the natural world. His recently published book, Renaturing: Small Ways to Wild the World (2025) investigates ways of democratising rewilding, how we can all be involved in nature restoration.
Important information
Tickets
Tickets: £40.00
Concessions: £30 for D/deaf or disabled, Full-time students, Go4Less cardholders and those on Universal Credit.
Essential Companions: Any audience member requiring an essential carer/companion can get one free ticket. Relevant discounts or concessions still apply to the paid ticket.
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Friday
22 May
10:30 am
£30.00 - £40.00
City of Literature is a Norfolk & Norwich Festival and National Centre for Writing presentation, programmed by the National Centre for Writing.