Personal Essay Writing Workshop with Author Jasper Joyner

Program Type:

Author Events, Literature Classes, Poetry and Writing

Age Group:

Adults, Adults-Seniors
Registration for this event will close on April 12, 2025 @ 1:00pm.
Allowed Ages: 18-64 to 65 and up
There are 11 seats remaining.

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!

 

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Special Notes

Memphis Library Foundation

This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation.

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