Thursdays, June 12th - July 3rd | This course will cover the building blocks for short-form memoir and personal narrative writing. (Much like the kind of work you read in "Modern Love" in the "The New York Times.") While billed for people interested in getting into memoir or personal narrative for the first time, those authors with projects underway are also welcome to brush up on their skills, and to provide themselves with structure and community to their writing practice.
We will focus on creating compelling stories from memory and experience. Each week, prompts will be provided, and we will write together in community. Expect to complete short readings of published authors, and weekly writing assignments outside of class. All writing assignments will receive instructor feedback and choice selections can be submitted for peer review. We will focus most on generating writing, and supporting your writing habits. You deserve a witness, and that witness can be you!