Sackett Street Writers

8,000+ creative writers since 2002 in NYC & ONLINE

8-wk ONLINE Personal Essay & Memoir Writing – begins week of 6.12.23

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Begins: week of June 12th, 2023
Instructor: coming soon
Location: Online (weekly video meet-up weeknight tbd 7-9pm ET)
Fee: $600

A private conference with the instructor is included

Through group discussion of student work, plus that of published authors, writers in this workshop will examine the art and craft of creative nonfiction. The focus will be on learning to understand and use a full range of literary techniques in order to tell a truly compelling nonfiction story. Topics such as the use of dialogue, the creation of scene, attention to style and how to craft structure from true events will be discussed. Participants will also spend time talking about the particular responsibilities that come with writing creative nonfiction. In-class writing prompts will be used to inspire and motivate students to produce new work.

This workshop is open to writers working on memoir and personal essays.

A writing sample is not required (but welcome) for this class. Please fill out an application with your contact info.

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