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Jenea Havener

Adult & Youth Visual Arts


Jenea Havener is a Lawrence native with a creative writing and history degree from KU. She has been published in Narrative Magazine and was a finalist in Narrative's 2022 spring contest for another piece which will be published this year. She also received a fellowship to the Writing By Writers 2022 Tomales Bay Workshop, began the MFA program at the Bennington Writing Seminars in 2023, and won the 2023 Langston Hughes Award for fiction. She loves helping others find their writing voice and the confidence to create. 

Teen Writers Workshop (A)[25WSP]
02/22/25 - 02/22/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | SA
Ages 13 to 18 | Jenea Havener | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | WYTWRTA
Members $50 | Non-Members $50
Hang out with fellow teen writers for an afternoon packed with fun writing prompts, engaging challenges, and creative games designed to spark new ideas and sharpen your storytelling skills. Fuel your imagination with snacks while we craft unique stories together! Each workshop will present fresh challenges, so you can sign up for one or both days of creative writing exploration.
Teen Writers Workshop (B)[25WSP]
04/12/25 - 04/12/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | SA
Ages 13 to 18 | Jenea Havener | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | WYTWRTB
Members $50 | Non-Members $50
Hang out with fellow teen writers for an afternoon packed with fun writing prompts, engaging challenges, and creative games designed to spark new ideas and sharpen your storytelling skills. Fuel your imagination with snacks while we craft unique stories together! Each workshop will present fresh challenges, so you can sign up for one or both days of creative writing exploration.
Jump Start Your Creative Writing[25WSP]
02/1/25 - 02/1/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | SA
Ages 14 to 120 | Jenea Havener | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | WAW16
Members $60 | Non-Members $60
Calling all writers. Love to write but feeling stuck? Together we will use writing prompts and creative activities to generate new ideas and, more importantly, renew your creative energy.
Revision to Submission: Getting Your Work Ready for Publication[25WSP]
04/9/25 - 05/14/25, 7:00PM - 8:30PM | WE
Ages 14 to 120 | Jenea Havener | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | SAW13
Members $130 | Non-Members $130
Have a short story or essay you'd like to see published? In this class we'll discuss how to edit and revise your work to give it the best chance followed by the ins and outs of submitting to literary journals.

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