SJF to 2018 VONA Workshop

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SJF to 2018 VONA Workshop

From Savannah Frierson

Attendance to 2018 Voice of Our Nations Arts (VONA) Foundation Writing Workshop for writers of color.

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Update #3

almost 6 years ago

For the month of March, I've been revisiting one of my backlist novels, RECONSTRUCTING JADA CHANNING, as its her birthday month and Jada's story in particular has been on my mind for a while. And when I say "her" story, I also mean her foremothers' stories. The writing sample I used for the #VONA application was about her great-great grandmother and her great-grandmother and a tragic incident that sets the stage for a lot of what Jada must navigate and negotiate as she constructs a version of a life she wants to live. It's definitely not a romance, that sample I submitted, but it is still a love story., complex and poignant.

I haven't decided if I'm going to use their story in the Genre Fiction class workshop I've been accepted into because the story isn't genre fiction. But, their story, Jada's story, has been a foundation for nearly every other story I write. It even helped me graduate college, y'all! So whatever project that goes with me to Berkeley, Jada, her mother Lynn, her grandmother Candace; her great-grandmother Calliope, and her great-grandmother Dorcas will be coming with me too.

Couldn't imagine the journey without them.

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Greetings! My name is Savannah J. Frierson, and I'm an author based in Charleston, South Carolina. I've recently been admitted into the VONA Workshop, Voice of Our Nations Arts Foundation Writing Workshop to support authors of color. It's my first time attending and I'm incredibly excited! However, I need some help to get there! Any assistance is greatly appreciated and thank you in advance for helping me make this opportunity a reality!

All the best,

Savannah 

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Savannah Frierson posted a new update:
almost 6 years ago

Update #3

For the month of March, I've been revisiting one of my backlist novels, RECONSTRUCTING JADA CHANNING, as its her birthday month and Jada's story in particular has been on my mind for a while. And when I say "her" story, I also mean her foremothers' stories. The writing sample I used for the #VONA application was about her great-great grandmother and her great-grandmother and a tragic incident that sets the stage for a lot of what Jada must navigate and negotiate as she constructs a version of a life she wants to live. It's definitely not a romance, that sample I submitted, but it is still a love story., complex and poignant.

I haven't decided if I'm going to use their story in the Genre Fiction class workshop I've been accepted into because the story isn't genre fiction. But, their story, Jada's story, has been a foundation for nearly every other story I write. It even helped me graduate college, y'all! So whatever project that goes with me to Berkeley, Jada, her mother Lynn, her grandmother Candace; her great-grandmother Calliope, and her great-grandmother Dorcas will be coming with me too.

Couldn't imagine the journey without them.

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Savannah Frierson posted a new update:
about 6 years ago

Update #2

I received my first donation and I'm a little misty about it. Thank you so much to Deanna! I'm so very grateful. So grateful. :)

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Savannah Frierson posted a new update:
about 6 years ago

Update #1

I've just set up my crowdfunding page and I'm incredibly nervous about it! I suppose because this now makes everything real. I have confidence and I will not approach this from a place of lack. I am abundant with talent and encouragement, and I hope to be able to share both with more people! Thank you to all your support - whether monetarily, with haring, or a positive word! :)

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