Memoir Workshop

The first workshop of the season, the Memoir Workshop is especially exciting because mentee-mentor pairs are announced at the beginning of the day. During past Memoir Workshops, we’ve explored the genre by recalling and writing memories with our five senses, reading great examples of memoir from authors like Vivian Gornick (The Situation and The Story) and Jeannette Walls (The Glass Castle), and participating in guided visualization exercises to recall our childhood memories.

Next Memoir Workshop:
“In My House” : Personal Essay
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Workshop Leaders:
Heather Kristin, Christina Morgan, Jana Nordstrand, Mary Roma, Andrea Simon, Ruiyan Xu

Special Guest Authors:
Sarah Saffian, Ithaka: A Daughter's Memoir of Being Found
- Watch clips of Sarah's craft talk on YouTube!
Kelly McMasters, Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town
- Watch clips of Kelly's craft talk on YouTube!

Acknowledgements:
Kelly McMasters, Sarah Saffian, Poets & Writers Magazine, Teen Ink Magazine, Teen Voices Magazine

Past Craft Talk Speakers:
Janice Earlbaum, Have You Found Her
Nahid Rachlin, Persian Girls
StoryCorps

Inspired by the Memoir Workshop:
“Something in Common” by Rachel Garcia and Gindy Bladen
“Flashback” by Tashi Sangmo
“Where I’m From” by Samantha White