Snapshots & Portraits: Writing the Self and Family Across Generations

Writing family is a complex endeavor. There’s the mining of memories that grow murkier with the passage of time. There’s grappling with painful truths about ourselves and others. There’s gaining greater understanding of some things, while others remain a mystery. There’s weighing which stories are ours to tell, and when.

This 5-week generative nonfiction workshop is for writers who’d like to open the portal of intergenerational family narratives. Weekly prompts will help you examine your family’s history and lore. Throughout the course, you’ll gain clarity about your family story as well as prominent themes and through lines to be further explored. Writers of all levels welcome!

Classes run via Zoom July 24 - August 21 every Thursday from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (EST).

Cost: $450

A League of Our Own: Writing Single Motherhood

Raising a child is one of the greatest joys of life. It’s also one of the greatest challenges— even more so when you’re a single mom. When writing along this spectrum, we often find ourselves meandering in the middle. How do we write about our struggles without erasing our joy? How do we honor our motherhood when we are often vilified and marginalized? How do we write narratives that show who we and our families are, while confronting stereotypes and tropes.

This 5-week generative nonfiction workshop is for single-mothers who’d like to explore and write into their motherhood experiences in a warm and supportive community. Weekly prompts will help deepen your considerations and explorations. Writers of all levels welcome!

Classes run via Zoom July 30 - August 27 every Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (EST).

Cost: $450 (10% discount for BIPOC writers)

Fourth Fridays:

Want to share a nonfiction essay that you’ve been working on, and receive informal feedback from other writers? Drop-in on a “Fourth Friday!”

Sign-up is required no later than the Wednesday preceding the 4th Friday of the month. Limit: One essay (no longer than 1,100 words). Maximum: 5 writers per session.

Sessions will run via Zoom every fourth Friday of the month from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (EST). Writers of all levels welcome!

Cost: $60 per session