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Lyric Biography Writing Workshop *

Explore your story in this workshop blending poetry and personal narrative. No prior writing experience required!

Our life stories deserve to be written beautifully. In this generative workshop, participants will explore their own stories and those of others through the creation of lyric biographies: short, image-driven works blending poetry and personal narrative. Through paired interviews (or solo reflection), attendees will gather meaningful details using guided prompts and then craft lyric biographies. No prior writing experience is required! Participants will leave with a completed draft, adaptable writing prompts, and practical strategies for incorporating poetic elements into their own writing or teaching.

About the instructor

Jane VB Larson holds an MFA in Fiction Writing from the University of Arkansas. She was a 2014 Lambda Literary Emerging Voices fellow, and her collection of stories, Understand Me, Sugar, was published in 2017 by Yellow Flag Press. Her novella, Mon Dieu, Love won the 2022 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize and was published by Texas Review Press in 2023. Jane’s stories and essays have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and appeared in Bayou Magazine, Cream City Review, Cherry Tree, SmokeLong Quarterly, and Foglifter, among others. She is the Associate Director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing and Translation at the University of Arkansas and the founder of The Diamond Line, the university’s undergraduate literary magazine. Originally from Louisiana, Jane lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

For disability accommodations, call 479.856.7250 or email questions@faylib.org 2-3 weekdays before a program. Plan your visit by viewing our building map and details on accessibility services.

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