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Leaving Atlanta Named as a Best Debut (2000-2009) 7 Aug 2013 | 05:40 pm
Bookpage lists Tayari Jones’s 2002 debut, Leaving Atlanta, as one of the best debuts of the decade. Which signal the beginnings of a successful career? Which are flashes in the pan? It’s often hard t...
Learning To Value My Education, A Love Letter 23 May 2013 | 05:58 pm
Me and My Brilliant Advisees Originally uploaded by kleopatrjones This is a repost, but as I am about to put on my regalia and get on the subway, I felt like sharing it again. I would like to take thi...
Pep Talk For A Young Writer 14 May 2013 | 07:00 pm
Dear A– Every rejection letter starts something like this: ”Dear Ms. Jones, I am sorry to tell you that we are unable to offer you a fellowship/residency/admissions/whatever.” Then there is a statem...
Tayari Jones to Receive Inaugural Girls Write Now Award 7 May 2013 | 10:12 pm
NEW YORK, NY – Girls Write Now (GWN), New York’s first and only writing and mentoring program for high school girls, celebrates its 15th Anniversary with the launch of the Girls Write Now Awards. This...
Let’s Get Something Done This Summer. 5 May 2013 | 06:10 pm
Every January I get excited about making New Year’s Resolutions. I love the idea of a clean slate and 365 days of possibilities stretched out before me. Every year I say– I’m going to get in shape! ...
Is Lisbon too far? Let’s Work Together in New York 21 Mar 2013 | 05:01 pm
This summer, I am teaching a fiction workshop in Lisbon, Portugual as part of the DISQUIET workshops and I am also teaching a workshop a little closer to home. Please join me at the Manhattanville Su...
Brazos Valley Reads Chooses Leaving Atlanta 11 Mar 2013 | 08:52 pm
Brazos Valley Reads (BVR) is a community effort organized by Texas A&M University’s Department of English with extensive support from various groups in the university and the community. It was started...
http://www.writersdigestconference.com/ehome/51706/speakers/?&Tayari Jones to Deliver Closing Keynote at 2013 Writers Digest Conference 11 Mar 2013 | 09:10 am
On April 7th, Tayari Jones will deliver the closing keynote address at the 2013 Writers Digest Conference in New York City. The address, “You Already Have Everything You Need,” will be an inspiration...
The Best Way to Get Over Rejection? Get Rejected More Often 4 Mar 2013 | 08:57 pm
It’s March and that means all those applications I sent off in January will be sending out YAYS and NAYS pretty soon. Nothing feels as good as an acceptance. A couple of years ago, I received a call...
February Travel 6 Feb 2013 | 10:22 pm
This month, I will be giving readings and signings in Tennesee, Maryland, Alabama and Tennessee. If you’re in the area, I’d love to see you there. Here are the details: Thursday, February 21, 7:00p,...
