Writing with Trees

Do you frequently find yourself lingering under trees with your notebook? Do you want to? Learn about cultivating creative relationships with our arboreal neighbors and generate new work while making new friends (human and otherwise).

Suitable for beginning through advanced writers. Geared toward adults but children are welcome with participating grown up.

Bring your own pen and paper (or other favorite writing gear)

The workshop is free, but donations are welcome.

What We'll Do:

• Introductions
• Mini-Lecture and Tips
• Writing Time! (optional prompts provided)
• Optional Sharing

Led by Miranda Schmidt

Miranda Schmidt is a writer living in Portland, Oregon whose work circles the folkloric, the familial, queer magic, and the more-than-human world. Miranda’s debut novel Leafskin (Stillhouse Press 2025) is a story rooted in folklore and poetry that explores acts of creation in our time of environmental destruction. Their writing has also appeared in Triquarterly, Orion, Electric Literature, Catapult, and more. With an MFA from the University of Washington and a PhD from Bath Spa University, they have taught creative writing at Portland Community College, the University of Washington, the Loft, and the Portland Book Festival. They have also participated in the Lambda Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Writers, the Bread Loaf Environmental Conference, and the Tin House Workshop. Their ongoing newsletter and teaching project,Writing Toward Nature, explores methods for bringing the more-than-human more deeply into our writing craft.