NEXT COURSE STARTING JANUARY 2027
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‘Beautifully facilitated and generously curated – very special.’
‘It has been truly, wonderfully enriching.’
‘I’ve consistently been inspired and awed by this course and am so grateful that I found it.’
‘Each time, at the end, I feel so much more alive, uplifted and hopeful. It’s such a rich course!’
‘We all feel the benefit of immersion in Rebecca’s creative river.’
(Recent participants)
The times are calling for writers, both established and aspiring, to pick up our pens and respond to the earth crisis. But we cannot effectively write about the unfolding climate and ecological emergency unless we ground ourselves first, rooting ourselves in the natural world and the stories we have inside us whilst recognising our own self-worth and agency.
This ten-week course will blend climate, nature and life writing, offering tools to meet the challenges we face and drawing upon the immense power of writing to forge a path ahead with greater courage and clarity. If you have ever felt overwhelmed by the enormity of the crisis we face, you are not alone. I firmly believe that writing is a form of activism and during these ten weeks, you will come together with a small, supportive online community to share ideas and feel empowered.
No previous writing experience is necessary, only a willingness to participate, experiment and be bold with your ideas and your words. Spaces are limited to keep class sizes small and the timings will be as inclusive as possible for people living in different time zones.
Interested? Sign up here for more information and to be kept posted.
About Rebecca Stonehill
Rebecca Stonehill is a writer, teacher and activist from the UK. She is the founder of Norwich Writers Rebel, a local offshoot from Writers Rebel, the writing arm of Extinction Rebellion. She organises sell-out open mics for writers and musicians and has led a number of writing workshops, including ‘Write the Land’ events on re-wilded land in Suffolk, ‘Writing the Marshes’ alongside the Norfolk Wildlife Trust and a series of ‘Write the River’ on the banks of different rivers across Norfolk. She has also collaborated with Right to Roam to create a special ‘Write to Roam’ event, encompassing trespassing & writing as well as Stop the Wensum Link, a pressure group to prevent the destruction of ancient woodland and habitat for endangered species. Rebecca is passionate about the protection of the natural world and has taken action with Just Stop Oil to try to draw attention to the climate and ecological emergency. Rebecca is the author of four historical fiction novels (the fifth, themed around activism, has recently been completed), a memoir and has had many poems, short stories and articles published. The River Days of Rosie Crow was published by Stairwell Books in Spring 2026.
✨ Testimonials for Climate, Nature + Life Writing course ✨
‘I feel so fortunate that this writing course found its way to me! It is tender, thoughtful and timely and actually, it is so much more than a writing course! It is an invitation to engage with the world within us, the world around us, and to do so with a pen in our hand. Beautifully facilitated and generously curated – very special and would recommend taking part.’
DairÃne
‘I so appreciate the curriculum that Rebecca developed and her pedagogical methods. This was the best facilitated and prepared writing course of my life. I loved how Rebecca fostered a community through her use of breakout rooms, discussion, check in, check out — lots of mew methods for me.’
Marjorie
‘Rebecca is a wonderful writing teacher. This course has opened my eyes to where we are as humans with regards to the climate crisis and how writing about my experience can be used as a form of activism, which in turn will hopefully shift many people’s thinking and create change.’
Charlotte
‘I relished the chance to develop a flow of writing in the many short writing opportunities it provided. Rebecca’s authenticity in valuing everyone’s contributions was delightful to observe. I found lovely people expressing themselves within the culture Rebecca weaves around us in this course.’
Tony
‘A profoundly moving course dedicated to exploring feelings of grief, rage, and love around the climate and biodiversity crisis, genocide, and the many pressing issues that plague our world. I feel inspired and moved to take more action in the world because of it, and feel so blessed to have made connections with others through this life-affirming writing course.’
Lucy
‘Rebecca is a wonderful course facilitator. She is empathic, highly organised and well prepared, a fount of knowledge around the theme of the course and around other writers and poets, responsive to the moods of individual participants and of the global ‘climate mood’ and great fun too. I wholeheartedly recommend this course.’
Penny
‘This is a writing course with a difference. A place to connect with your experience of the natural world, to express how you feel about the climate crisis, and to find how your writing is a valuable part of your voice in this time. I found the exercises stimulating and the solidarity with the others in the group enlivening, inspiring and hopeful.’
Mary
‘On her Climate, Nature + Life Writing course, Rebecca provides space for contemplation, creativity and connection. One element of the course that has been particularly enjoyable is the opportunity to meet and share writing with the other participants. It has been a fun, engaging, thought-provoking and sometimes emotional experience that I have enjoyed immensely.’
Cel
‘The climate, nature and life writing program allowed the group to reflect on ourselves as part of deep ecology. It was an enjoyable and thought provoking weekly meet up with others.’
Eileen
‘As a complete newbie to writing I was very nervous, but from the start felt comfortable and at ease. I miss the weekly sessions.’
Trish
‘This is a well-thought-out course delivered with passion and leading to a transformative creative experience; it takes you from one class to the next with great sensitivity and brilliance into a world of increased complexity of writing and thought-provoking nature and climate themes, by accommodating all levels of writers (subtly inspiring the beginners and efficiently unblocking the experienced ones) while working with germane writing prompts in the companionship of nature-minded people.‘
Iuliana
‘If you’re looking to explore your views and emotions in relation to the natural environment around us then this course will challenge and inspire you and galvanise you to write those thoughts and feelings down.’
Caroline
‘The course fostered a real sense of community.’ Saskia
✨ Testimonials from other writing workshops that Rebecca has led ✨
“Rebecca always offers her insight and skill as a writer to help everyone channel their own passion into their writing. She holds space with a wisdom and sensitivity that allows for transformative writing to take place. I have always left a workshop of hers feeling inspired, and fuelled to continue on my writing journey.”
Chloe
“I’ve attended five or six of Rebecca’s writing workshops, as part of Norwich Writers Rebel and on an eco-therapy day course. There is a simplicity to the prompts and guidance she brings to the sessions, so I don’t feel confused. I feel freed up, like when you push off from the edge of a swimming pool. I immediately feel able to tap into my imagination and a sense of purpose for my writing. The sense of purpose in the exercises align with my own calling to inspire a more regenerative culture and stop the harm to our planet and communities. There’s never a sense of having to craft our writing in competition with others to meet certain rules or standards of a genre. I’m sure Rebecca is well able to advise on crafting pieces for an audience and publication, but that isn’t the starting point. We start with passion and connection.”
Bridget
‘Rebecca’s writing retreats are beautiful. I love the space she creates, the prompts she uses and the sense of community. Each time I attend a session with her I always leave overflowing with ideas and wanting to continue the conversation. My first ever retreat with her she guided us to write a stream of consciousness poem based on our senses in nature, I later edited it into some flash non-fiction which became my first ever published piece of work! I couldn’t recommend writing and reflective time spent with Rebecca highly enough, she’s a gem.’
Millie
At a Write to Roam event, October 2024, in collaboration with Right to Roam
‘A word after a word after a word is power.’
Margaret Atwood