Author Jessica Anne to present workshop, reading at CLC
Chicago-based author Jessica Anne will read from her multigenre book "A Manual for Nothing" at 7 p. m. Thursday, April 4, in Room A013 at the College of Lake County's Grayslake Campus. Anne also will offer a free creative writing workshop on the same date from 3-4:30 p.m. in Room T332.
"A Manual For Nothing," which incorporates fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, is the story of a young girl who sets out to paint a portrait of her sexual identity and her artistic ability.
A nonfiction editor for MAKE Literary Magazine, Anne also serves as an artistic director for the magazine's biannual Lit & Luz Festival, a celebration of literature and language held in Chicago and Mexico City. She also coproduces Lit Crawl Chicago, a yearly festival in Andersonville showcasing Chicago's literary scene.
Anne is also an alumna of the Chicago Neo-Futurist ensemble, an experimental theater company. During her tenure, she wrote, performed and directed more than 300 2-minute plays for the late night smash "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)." Additionally, Anne is the creator, writer and performer of her one-woman show "Mike Mother."
A lifelong Chicagoan, Anne holds a bachelor's degree in English, creative writing emphasis, from North Park University and a master's degree in creative writing from Roosevelt University. For more information, visit www.jessicaanne.me.
Anne's writing workshop, part of CLC's Spring 2019 Reading Series, will explore character voice. Writers will learn how to invent persona in their work using hybrid writing, found text, dialogue and rant.
No registration is required. For information, contact CLC English professor Esley Stahl at (847) 543-2049 or estahl@clcillinois.edu.
For information about the College of Lake County, visit www.clcillinois.edu.