BLANCHARDVILLE — The Blanchardville Public Library will be hosting a program on Feb. 22 called “Writing Personal Essay with Rebecca Jamieson.” The event will be at 10 a.m. at the library, 208 Mason Street, Blanchardville.

Jamieson is the author of the chapbook The Body of All Things (Finishing Line Press, 2017). She won the 2024 Tupelo Quarterly Prose Prize and is a Pushcart Prize nominee. Her writing has appeared in Entropy, The Offing, Rattle, and elsewhere. Rebecca holds an MFA in Writing and Publishing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and is the founder of Contemplate Create, where she teaches creative writing with a mindfulness lens. She lives on Ho-Chunk land in Madison.

All abilities are welcome.  The program is free.

Jamieson will go over how to write a stirring essay from the raw materials of one’s own life, desires, and curiosities. She’ll discuss what tools can be used to transform the mundane into the transcendent. She’ll dive into the rich realm of the personal essay, looking at pieces from other writers, deepening one’s craft through guided exercises, and drawing fresh inspiration for personal work.