Meet the Author | SOLD OUT–Woods of Fannin | Georgia Writers Museum–SOLD OUT

The Plaza Arts Center Eatonton, Georgia

In the fall of 1945, eight children, brothers and sisters ranging in age from three months to ten years, vanished from a rented bungalow in Morganton, Georgia. They were taken by mule and wagon to a remote shack in the Blue Ridge foothills of Fannin County, near the North Carolina line. For the next four […]

Meet the Author | Georgia Writers Museum | Eatonton–SOLD OUT

The Plaza Arts Center Eatonton, Georgia

Janisse will be speaking at the Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton as part of the Meet-the-Author Series sponsored by the Georgia Writers Museum. Tickets are $20. UPDATE: This event is SOLD OUT.

$20

Paddle Georgia | Love for a River | SOLD OUT

Watermelon Creek Vineyard Glennville, Georgia

Janisse will be speaking to the folks doing Paddle Georgia, which this year is on the Altamaha River. She'll be speaking at Watermelon Creek Vineyard. By invite only.

Journaling Fools | 4 Sunday Sessions | July 7, 14, 21, 28 | Live via Zoom

Online via Zoom

Register here. I've done a lot of foolish things in my life. Back in my early 20s, for example, I jumped out of an airplane. Of course I was wearing a parachute, but still. I don't think I'd do that again. * I've played the fool & been played as a fool. * For the […]

Workshop | Master the Flash | Sat, July 27 | 9-12 am Eastern Time | Live via Zoom

Online via Zoom

$55 | Saturday, July 27, 2024, 9-12 am Eastern Time | Live via Zoom Writers with whom I've worked find almost instant success with the short form known as flash essay, flash nonfiction, or micro-memoir. I love teaching folks how to write these, because this form can open doors to fabulous places. I got introduced […]

$55

Workshop | Write Your Own Story | Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 | 9-1 Eastern Time

Online via Zoom

$77 | Sunday, July 14, 2024 | 2-6 pm Eastern Time | Live via Zoom You received a treasure of stories from your ancestors, your childhood, your life, places you lived, people you knew, your own children, your opportunities. You’d like to get them down on paper. That keeps you up at night. Sometimes it’s […]

$77

Ideas Festival Emory | Oxford @ Emory | Sept. 22, 2024

Janisse and chef Virgina Willis will team up on the stage to bring you a session of inspiration, humor, and great story. They'll be coming on as part of the brand-new Ideas Festival Emory, organized by Daren Wang (of Decatur Book Festival fame.) This is a weekend not to miss.

2024 Storyfest | South Carolina Writers Association | Columbia, SC | Sept. 27-29

DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia SC

I'll be teaching a Magical Craft Masterclass at the 2024 Storyfest. This is a really wonderful conference, one of the best I've attended in a long while. It's geared toward genre authors, but there's a ton of good programming for literary folks. Last year was my first time going--I was invited to give a keynote, […]