Writing for Wellness In-Person
Author Jim Reese will return to lead a workshop on Writing for Wellness. He emphasizes the importance for victims, secondary victims, families, and communities to speak and write about the repercussions of crime. Writing for Wellness is essential for maintaining well-being and is a proactive approach for first responders, medical practitioners, high-performers, and anyone interested in the greater good. Please bring a notebook and pen. No registration is required.
Jim Reese is an associate professor of English and director of the Great Plains Writers’ Tour at Mount Marty University in Yankton, South Dakota. He spent fourteen years in residency for the National Endowment for the Arts’ interagency initiative with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, where he established Yankton Federal Prison Camp’s first creative writing and publishing workshop. He is the author of eight books, including the nonfiction collection Bone Chalk, and has received several awards for his writing and public service.
- Date:
- Tuesday, November 4, 2025
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Meeting Room A
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Literature & History