20th Annual Jambalaya Writers’ Conference: Saturday, April 5, 2025

The Jambalaya Writers’ Conference has celebrated over 18 years of readers and writers attending panels with esteemed authors and publishing agents. This program would not be possible without the support of the Friends of the Terrebonne Public Library. JWC continuously strives to promote art within the community. Writers and readers alike are encouraged to attend. Stay tuned for more information.

 

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Keynote Speaker Tom Piazza

New Orleanian Tom Piazza is celebrated both as a novelist and as a writer on American music. His twelve books include the novels The Auburn Conference and City of Refuge, the short-story collection Blues and Trouble, the post-Katrina manifesto Why New Orleans Matters, and the essay collection Devil Sent The Rain. He was a principal writer for the innovative New Orleans-based HBO drama series TREME, and the winner of a Grammy Award for his album notes to Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey.

Keynote Speaker Tom Piazza

 

Funding for the Jambalaya Writers’ Conference was provided in part by a grant from the following:

  • Bayou Regional Arts Council
  • National Endowment for the Arts
  • Louisiana Office of Cultural Development

Support for the Jambalaya Writers’ Conference was provided in part by the

  • Friends of the Terrebonne Parish Library
  • Explore Houma

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