Yolande Clark-Jackson

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style"    

-Maya Angelou

Meet Yolande

 

Yolande-Clark Jackson is a writer and author of the award-winning children’s book, Rocko's Big Launch. She is also an educator with over twenty years of experience teaching writing to a diverse group of audiences at varied ages and skill levels.  Yolande has been a judge and guest speaker for The LaPlume writing competition, and a presenter for the Mango Writer’s Conference. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Converse College and has published her non-fiction writing in Ruminate magazine, Sister’s Newsletter,  and The Fine Line. Her creative writing workshops are designed to use writing to connect people and spark their inner storytellers.

Speaking Events, Writing Workshops, and Tutoring Services

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Invite me to speak or facilitate a workshop. As an educator, I will bring to your organization opportunities for children of all ages to be inspired to tell their own stories while learning writing techniques.