Brilliant: The Art of Literary Radiance, A Manual and Manifesto

by Jenny Forrester

The Art of Literary Radiance blends craft talk, creative nonfiction, and motivation for writers and teachers. It explores storytelling as witness, vision, and discovery—breaking rules, mingling forms, and embracing writing as prophecy, liberation, and joy. With reflection and exercises, it empowers writers to craft luminous, purposeful work. Cover Design by Olivia Hammerman. To check out the Voices of Radiance at Substack, go to Jenny Forrester's account there.

156 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 11, 2026

About the author

Author photo credit: Intisar Abioto

Colorado Book Awards Finalist, 2020 for Soft Hearted Stories: Seeking Saviors, Cowboy Stylists, and Other Fallacies of Authoritarianism. Author of Narrow River, Wide Sky: A Memoir, 2017, Brilliant: The Art of Literary Radiance, 2025, and Love: The Art of Cherishing the World, 2025.