Born: 1962 near Baxley, Appling County, Georgia
Janisse Ray is an activist and memoir writer
Writes about childhood in rural southern Georgia and the ecological history of that region
Her literature usually deals with nature and the people connected to the land
She was born on land surrounded by junkyards, wiregrass, and mobile homes adjacent to the US Highway.
Lived in rural isolation
Janisse had a very religious father who was also passionate about wildlife
Her father and grandfather both had a mental illness
Janisse left home at 18 to attend North GA College (or N. GA College and State University) in Dahlonega
She became a dedicated naturalist and environmental activist