Help Lilyana Rise | Road to Joffrey 2026
Lilyana Rose is 16 years old, a dual-enrolled student at Macon Early College, and has been accepted to the Joffrey Ballet Summer Intensive for the second consecutive year. Five auditions. Five acceptances. She trains in ballet, contemporary, and circus arts — she is a hidden talent from the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Your support helps her step onto that stage and keep rising.
Campaign Goal: $3,500 | Deadline: May 31, 2026
Choose how you'd like to support her journey:
🩰 Direct Donation — Any amount. Every dollar counts. 🩰 Dream Big Bundle ($50) — Two signed books + hand-crocheted coquà frog + bookmark. Limited supply. 🩰 Bear Hug Bundle ($40) — Donated teddy bear + signed children's book. While supplies last.
Every donor of $25 or more is entered to win a signed hardcover of Solasta: The Highlander Fae by Nita Lipan — winner announced June 1st.
Questions? Visit linktr.ee/nitawritesfantasy A Fenix Rising Press Family Campaign.