Program Description
Event Details
Everyone has a story to tell, and every story matters. Join us for this personal essay writing class, presented by author Jasper Joyner, where we’ll explore the key elements of a powerful personal essay. After a brief warm-up, students will craft a short personal essay inspired by the memoir genre. All skill levels are welcome!
Jasper Joyner is an author, poet, and teaching artist from Memphis, TN. Jasper's chapbook, A Flamboyance, with Bottlecap Press, and YA fantasy novel, Juniper Leaves, are out now. Their most recent work, PANSY: A BLACK AMERICAN MEMOIR, was voted one of PUBLISHER WEEKLY’s BookLife Best Books of 2024.
Registration opens on March 29th, 2025 following Jasper's lecture on overcoming writer's block!
Special Notes
Memphis Library Foundation
This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.
