Find the story beneath the story in your family narrative.
In this workshop, participants will receive guidance on writing about family relationships, dynamics, and experiences to start drafting stories that can be developed into personal essays. We’ll explore the emotional and ethical complexities of writing about family, the importance of understanding the intention behind your writing, and key elements to include in the personal essay format. Participants will do in-class writing exercises, share their work if they choose, and come away with themes for future writing.
Live video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it).
In this workshop you’ll learn:
- How to Identify themes and stories from family experiences
- How to translate personal moments into essay form
- How to navigate the challenges of writing about complex relationships
- Idea generation for future writing projects
Time requirements
- optional 1 – 2 hours
Materials
- All reading materials will be provided.
Who should take this workshop?
- This workshop is for beginning and intermediate writers seeking to explore and articulate family experiences with both insight and compassion.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
