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SUMMARY:Nature Memoir: What Next?
DESCRIPTION:James Canton\nNature Memoir: What Next?\nSaturday 13 June 2026\, 1.00pm - 2.00pm\nLakeside Theatre\, University of Essex\, Colchester\, CO4 3SQ\nIn the last decade from H is for Hawk to Raising Hare via The Salt Path\, nature memoir has witnessed a meteoric rise. Where does the genre go from here? Join our panel\, chaired by James Canton\, author of The Oak Papers and Renaturing\, to discuss what the future holds for nature-writing\, and nature memoir specifically.\n\nJoin our panel\, chaired by author James Canton\, to discuss what the future holds this compelling genre.\n\nThis event is kindly funded by The Bean Trust.\n\nTickets: £8 / £5 concessions (students\, under 27s and unwaged)\nBox Office: eventbrite.co.uk\n\n \nThis event is part of The Writers Room\nEssex Book Festival and the University of Essex are hosting an exciting 1-day programme of writers’ and writing events. Events include author talks and workshops\, multi-genre panel discussions\, and The Pitch (a 10-minute speed-date with an industry professional). Plus\, an opportunity to engage with and explore the J.A. Baker Archive.\nThe Writers Room Day Pass\nFive events for £25 / £15 concessions\n1. What it takes to Make a Book - Eva Verde in conversation with Sabah Khan\n2. Nature Memoir: What Next? - James Canton\n3. Breaking the Mould - Holly Pester\, Ben Pester and Rebecca Perry\n4. Freedom to Write\, Freedom to Read - English PEN\n5. How to Become a Peregrine - The Cabinet of Living Cinema\n\nBook a Writers Room Day Pass here\n\n \nRenaturing\n\n\nWhen James Canton moved to a farm labourer's cottage\, he knew that the two-acre patch of earth behind it held potential as a place for nature to return and flourish. While 'rewilding' requires vast landscapes to become self-sustaining\, he wondered what might be possible on the scale of his field - or even that of a garden or a window box.\n\nRenaturing is the story of how he learned to dig a pond\, forge meadowlands\, create habitats for birds and insects and encourage plants that support wildlife. Gradually\, what was once just a grassy space was buzzing with life. The process revealed that rather than rewilding\, we could all 'renature': even on the smallest scale we can create habitats to support diverse ecosystems.\n\nAbove all\, it shows how we can all make positive change\, however large or small\, in caring for and restoring the natural world.\nPhoto of James Canton © Lawrence Cawley\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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LOCATION:Wivenhoe Park\, Colchester\, CO4 3SQ
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Nature Writing
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