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Flash Memoir Writing Workshop
Learn how to transform a memory or experience from your life into the focused art of flash memoir (under 1000 words) with writer and editor Melisse Gelula. This is a nonfiction writing workshop for adults 18 years and up. No formal writing experience necessary!
Together we’ll read contemporary examples of flash memoir, identifying the tools writers use to achieve their short, sweet—and emotionally rich—stories.
Attendees will begin a draft of their flash memoir in the workshop and receive ideas and motivation for continuing independently at home. If time allows, some attendees may have the opportunity to share their new work.
Please bring a pen and notebook.
This workshop welcomes the participation and partnership of Tusten Social Sage Sessions.
Date
Jun 18, 2023, 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Featuring
Melisse Gelula
Melisse is the co-founder of Well+Good, an award-winning media company, and the founder of Memoiring, a book club and writing community that hosts memoirists such as Melissa Febos and Margo Steines for discussions and workshops. She has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Sarah Lawrence College and is currently writing a memoir about being raised by a child psychologist who starts to hear voices. Melisse’s work and expertise has been featured in dozens of outlets, including the New York Times, Vogue, and Electric Literature. She lives in Narrowsburg, NY. You can follow her on Instagram @MelisseJoy and @Memoir_ing
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