Jessica Elisheva Emerson is a native Tucsonan who spent 22 years in Los Angeles before returning to the Sonoran desert where she lives with her husband and children.

Her debut novel Olive Days, was published by Counterpoint Press and was awarded the GLCA New Writers Award. Her poems and stories have been published in a number of journals, and she is also a produced playwright.

Sponsored by the John C. Sturtevant Memorial Lectureship and the Professor Bill Bywater Endowment. For more information, contact Christopher Bakken at cbakken@allegheny.edu

Are you thinking of writing your memoir? Join the Margaret Shontz Memorial Library for two motivating writing sessions offering tips and ideas for crafting compelling stories about your life. Please being a pen & paper, or your laptop.

$10/person for two classes. Suitable for all skill levels.

Are you thinking of writing your memoir? Join the Margaret Shontz Memorial Library for two motivating writing sessions offering tips and ideas for crafting compelling stories about your life. Please being a pen & paper, or your laptop.

$10/person for two classes. Suitable for all skill levels.