Upcoming
Crafting Personal Essays with Substance
Where: Imprint Writers' Workshoppe in Port Townsend
When: Thursdays - August 16th to October 11th (9 weeks)
Time: 2:00 – 4:00pm
Participants: Maximum 8
Price: $175
Description: Personal essays are more than just recaps of our lives; they take readers through life changing moments, both big and small, and show how the experience has changed them. Done thoughtfully, personal essays have the power to move readers, inspire fellow writers, and shape our worldviews.
During our time together, you can expect to:
For this class, please bring in a piece (personal essay, memoir, or other) that you feel is similar to your work. The similarity can be tone, shape, texture, theme, or subject. Be prepared to discuss why you feel the work is similar to yours. Also, please bring in whatever notes you may have on your work-in-progress.
Where: Imprint Writers' Workshoppe in Port Townsend
When: Thursdays - August 16th to October 11th (9 weeks)
Time: 2:00 – 4:00pm
Participants: Maximum 8
Price: $175
Description: Personal essays are more than just recaps of our lives; they take readers through life changing moments, both big and small, and show how the experience has changed them. Done thoughtfully, personal essays have the power to move readers, inspire fellow writers, and shape our worldviews.
During our time together, you can expect to:
- Read and discuss works that achieve all of the above mentioned
- Workshop your own personal essay in an open and supportive setting
- Learn how to write through and with emotion
- Learn how to find the larger, connective story within your personal essay
- Learn how to find the right publication for your work and how to pitch them
- Leave this class with a completed draft that is between 1,500 and 2,500 words
- Take home written feedback from me on your completed draft at the end of our time together
For this class, please bring in a piece (personal essay, memoir, or other) that you feel is similar to your work. The similarity can be tone, shape, texture, theme, or subject. Be prepared to discuss why you feel the work is similar to yours. Also, please bring in whatever notes you may have on your work-in-progress.