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Creative Nonfiction III

Online N/A, Portland

In creative nonfiction and memoir writing, the workshop can be particularly supportive and helpful as writers not only get practical help crafting their work from unbiased perspectives, they also share their stories with an encouraging audience who will notice and remark on thematic elements the writer might not have considered. In this class, we will deepen our practice with creative nonfiction forms by working with a new or established draft of a story or essay in a workshop setting. The teacher will provide revision exercises, publishing knowledge, and tips on how to run and maintain a writing workshop so the students can feel more confident facilitating their own. This course is designed for students who have taken Creative Nonfiction 1 and 2, but anyone can…

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$245

Stamp Collecting: Another Approach to Memoir Writing

Online N/A, Portland

Do you think in lengthy narrative strands, elegantly formed with a beginning, middle and an end? I don’t. I flit from image, to feeling, to recrimination, to joy. Light flickers over my memories, both happy and hard. I call these messy memories ‘stamps,’ events or moments that have imprinted upon me in unshakeable ways. In this workshop we will mimic our thinking on the page. We’ll write short pieces from our lives using strong storytelling techniques to enliven specific moments that changed us. We won’t be writing anecdotes, the funny stories we may tell a friend on a walk or a seatmate on a long flight. We will be writing the stories from our lives that haunt us, with joy and sorrow and growth. Finally,…

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$145

Nine-Month Memoir Intensive

Online N/A, Portland

This class begins in September, with the goal of finishing a complete draft of a memoir by June. Participants do not need to be published writers; however, they should have some experience with elements of memoir, including character, setting, dialogue and scene, and have a clear project in mind that they will devote nine months to. They should also be comfortable in a workshop setting, giving and receiving criticism on works in progress. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org with questions. Access Program We want our writing classes and Delves to be accessible to everyone, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and Delve tuitions at a reduced rate. The…

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$1450
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