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JoliAmour DuBose-Morris is a writer, avid film nerd, and poet from Jamaica Queens, New York, now residing in Bushwick. She received her B.A. at the University of San Francisco in 2023 for media studies, with a focus on scriptwriting and film theory.
JoliAmour's writing portfolio extends across creative writing (hybrid poetry & creative nonfiction), scriptwriting (magical realism, drama, coming of age), and journalism (film, fashion, music, art, and beauty).
She has won accolades for her work, and her resume includes collaborations with multiple publications: Behind the Blinds, StyleCaster, Polyester Zine, Document Journal, Red Bull, Wallpaper*, Ladygunn Magazine, InStyle, Harpers Bazaar, Okayplayer, and more.
JoliAmour is immensely passionate about writing in all mediums and looks to explore angles that challenge the status quo. She's a Girls Write Now alum, a 2024 Emerging Voices PEN America Finalist, and currently working for Authors Equity.
hiiii love, how are you?
On a less ‘here’s my work, and you should read’ tip or bio, in more honest words—I've been writing since I was fourteen. Feet perched in a scuffed charcoal-colored chair in the Jamaica Estates apartment I shared with my mother and sister. Feet perched in the backseat of an older family friend’s car, writing about feelings and thought bubbles that felt difficult to converse about more publicly—openly—physically. I still get my words caught in spin cycle when I speak, and writing has been my anchor since I was a child. I just didn’t know this language would still be something I’d love, years later.
I pray it is something each person loves, because words are precious, and to see them on paper is something we must appreciate. Thank you for coming across this page, I hope we have something in common.
Love always,
j.
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