Artie’s Adventures in Writing

Join us for a fun-filled creative adventure! In this workshop, published authors will guide young writers through the exciting process of building their very own story. Kids will get to explore their creativity, share ideas, and leave with a story they can be proud of—all while learning tips and tricks from real authors. Perfect for curious minds and budding storytellers! This event is free to participants in the Hattiesburg Parks and Recreation Summer Camp. Presented with support from Forrest County, Lamar County, Landry, Kitchens, and Germany Architects, Coca-Cola, and Mississippi Tank Company About Jennifer Polson Peterson Jennifer Polson Peterson is the author of Degenerate Era of an Expanding Universe (forthcoming from Belle Point Press, 2026) and Must Resemble Leisure (Seven Kitchens Press, 2022). She serves as the 2024-26 Poet Laureate of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In 2025 she was named a Laureate Fellow of the Academy of American Poets. Jennifer’s poems have appeared in The Threepenny Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Colorado Review, Image, The Southern Humanities Review, Denver Quarterly, The Florida Review, and elsewhere. Her work has been adapted for performance by choir and orchestra, featured on Poetry Daily, and nominated multiple times for the Pushcart Prize. She teaches writing at the University of Southern Mississippi.