Classes

Upcoming Events

February 19, NYC: Books That Changed My Life Festival, JCC Manhattan

March 5, Baltimore: Lilith at AWP, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Theater

March 6, Baltimore: Body of Work: Readings on the Physical Self, Meander Art Bar

March 7, Baltimore: Writer’s Best Friend: A Cat Reading, Meander Art Bar

May 2, NYC: Open Secrets Live, Symphony Space's Leonard Nimoy Thalia

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Upcoming Classes

Telling Shared Stories: Writing About Other People in Memoir

Saturday, April 18 1-4pm EDT, $125 Online via Zoom Memoirists and personal essayists not only expose intimate details about themselves, but often about their families, friends, lovers, and enemies, too. But where’s the line between what’s yours to share and what’s not?

The Braided Essay (live version)

Tuesdays, April 14-May 5 7pm EDT, $225 Online via Zoom This course will guide you through the process of writing a braided personal essay that incorporates research, criticism, and/or other external elements—from generating an idea and identifying the various strands, to developing those strands, and, of course, braiding them together. GENERATIVE ONLY, NO FEEDBACK.

The Braided Essay (expanded version)

Tuesdays, April 14-May 5 7pm EDT, $350 Online via Zoom This course will guide you through the process of writing a braided personal essay that incorporates research, criticism, and/or other external elements—from generating an idea and identifying the various strands, to developing those strands, and, of course, braiding them together. WITH FEEDBACK.

Independent Studies

The Braided Essay (independent study)

This independent study course will guide you through the process of writing a braided personal essay that incorporates research, criticism, and/or other external elements—from generating an idea and identifying the various strands, to developing those strands, and, of course, braiding them together.

Generative Essay Lab (independent study)

Whether you’re in a creative drought and need help coming up with new essay ideas, or you just feel like you keep repeating the same essay forms and want to try something new, this Generative Essay Lab is for you.

Finding Your Memoir's Structure (independent study)

In this independent study, a series of craft lessons and assignments will walk you through the process of translating the messy, complex, ongoing story of your life into a satisfying narrative arc for your memoir.