Green Storytelling: Writing About Nature

Explore the connection between storytelling and nature in Green Storytelling: Writing About Nature. This class invites you to write with honesty and precision, capturing the beauty and complexity of the natural world. Through simple, creative exercises, you’ll develop skills to craft compelling narratives that resonate. Discover how your voice can inspire connection and care for the planet.

Jen Cullerton Johnson is an award-winning children’s author, educator, and environmental advocate. She teaches for Chicago Public Schools, writes about nature and social justice, and founded Books on Benches, a nonprofit bringing books to community spaces.

Jen is the co-author of The Green Literacy Handbook (Solution Tree 2025) a book for educators that helps young people think, read and write critically about environmental issues. Her children's books, including Seeds of Change (2011) and its Spanish edition Semillas de Cambio (2024), and The Story of An Environmentalist (2019) inspire young readers to care f…