August 18, 2026 | 4 – 6 p.m.
Nature is often written as background, just as we often relegate the natural world to background in our daily lives. In this workshop, we begin the process of bringing nature back to the front and embodying it as a fully formed character.
This workshop is focused on slowing down and tuning in. Returning our awareness to the natural processes happening all around us and then bringing this restored focus to our writing. Each participant will choose an aspect of the natural world around Pine Meadow Ranch and embody it in a writing exercise. Participants engage in new strategies of observation, reflection, and craft, and will have the opportunity to share their work.
Price of the workshop includes a copy of Environmental and Nature Writing: A Writer’s Guide & Anthology by Sean Prentiss & Joe Wilkins.
This class is appropriate for writers of all levels who are ready to rigorously consider their place in the natural world.
About the Instructor:
Maxim Loskutoff (He/Him) – Missoula, MT
Maxim Loskutoff is the award-winning author of Old King, Ruthie Fear and Come West and See. His stories and essays have appeared in numerous periodicals, including the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Ploughshares, and GQ. He lives in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana.
