On this specialty Yampa rafting trip, science journalist Melissa L. Sevigny (award-winning author of Brave the Wild River) will lead nature writing workshops designed to help you tap into your creative side and connect more deeply with wild places. Open to writers of all levels and genres, we’ll explore the power of storytelling together as we delve into the extraordinary beauty of the wild Yampa. Learn more.
Coming up
Perrot Memorial Library
March 4, 2026
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Virtual
Vermont River Conservancy
March 26, 2026
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Virtual
Sweet Briar College
April 22, 2026
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Sweet Briar, Virginia
Writer’s Workshop on the Yampa River
June 22, – 26, 2026
— Holiday River Expeditions
Santa Fe Botanical Gardens
September 10, 2026
— Santa Fe, New Mexico
Women Writing the West
Oct 16, 2026
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Phoenix, Arizona
Hire me
Keynote talks
Past clients:
- Desert Botanical Garden
- University of Tampa
- Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum
- University of Michigan Biological Station
- Sundance Nature Alliance
Nature writing workshops
Past clients:
- Entrada Institute
- Holiday River Expeditions
Science communication workshops
A two-hour interactive workshop designed to help scientists talk to journalists and the public. Past clients:
- Lowell Observatory
- NAU School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems
Melissa L. Sevigny 