Kathryn Aalto is an American teacher, designer, speaker, and New York Times best-selling writer of creative nonfiction focused on the natural world.

For the past twenty-five years, her creative practice has fused nature and culture: teaching the literature of nature and place; designing beautiful and sustainable gardens; writing about the natural world. Based in England, she teaches popular online and live writing courses, mentors aspiring writers, and leads writing retreats.

“I strive to create compelling narratives: for readers in words, for clients in plants. As a teacher, I am committed to teaching with integrity and helping each student experience transformative individual growth through the literary arts. I am guided by a passion to grow and reimagine — the self, art and society, and greater-than-human life — through inspirational teaching, critical thinking, and radical empathy in the expressive arts.”

Kathryn is the author of three books including Writing Wild: Women Poets, Ramblers, and Mavericks Who Shape How We See the Natural World (2020), The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh (2015). A personal essayist and book reviewer, her work has appeared in magazines throughout the world.

Kathryn oversees thriving online writing courses in creative or narrative nonfiction for life-long learners. Limited in size and international in scope, Kathryn’s live classes criss-cross time zones with students attracted by quality course material, guest speakers, and detailed feedback.

Kathryn travels widely as a keynote speaker at museums, universities, libraries, arboretums, book festivals, garden clubs and conservation groups.