Rian N. Jenkins
Rian N. Jenkins’ has been in love with writing since sixth grade. Over thirty years, she has inspired, entertained, and educated many through poetry, novellas, journalism, and performances. In 2021, she can added author to her resume. As of 2024, she has self published three poetry anthologies. What is up next is her first children’s book, A Blessing for The World, and first middle grades novel, Reverse.
Along with being a gifted writer, she was a middle school teacher for nineteen years and a high school teacher for one. She is mentor and program director of Crown Her, formerly known as the ROSES mentoring program.
She is the mother of a brilliant and talented young king.
In her spare time, she loves to watch sports, especially football, thrift, and read a lot of YA lit she shares with her students and the world via YouTube.
As the host, Rian is tapping into her journalism skills from high school.