A 5-Week Online Memoir Workshop
Tuesdays, January 6 - February 3, 5-8 PM
Are you longing to write your life story? This five-week nonfiction workshop will help you get started. The workshop is open to all skill levels and is designed especially for those who might not consider themselves “writers,” but feel a pull to commit their life stories to paper. Everyone’s story matters, and each life story makes up part of the huge tapestry of our human story. Writing your life story can serve as a legacy for your friends and family. It can be a tool for examination and self-reflection. It can lead to moments of discovery and celebration, and even bring a sense of closure and healing. If you’ve lived a long life, then you already have a treasure trove of experiences, stories and memories to draw from. Maybe what you need now is motivation and accountability. Maybe you need ideas for what to include and ways to organize your narrative. Maybe you need encouraging feedback, or craft techniques to make your writing more engaging. If you’ve ever wanted to get your life story down on paper, join us now and start writing!
$275 Members/$475 Nonmembers
Gretchen Legler is a farmer, gardener, teacher, writer, and lover of the natural world. Her three booklength works of literary nonfiction include: All The Powerful Things: A Sportswoman’s Notebook, On The Ice: An Intimate Portrait of Life at McMurdo Station Antarctica, and Woodsqueer: Crafting a Sustainable Rural Life. Her writing has won numerous awards including the 2023 Maine Book Award for memoir, and the John Cole Award for Maine-based nonfiction. She has been awarded two Pushcart prizes, a Notable Essay mention in Best American Essays, and has been published in venues including Orion and The Georgia Review. For more than 40 years, she's taught creative writing in undergraduate and graduate programs and in community settings, including environmental writing workshops for Orion Magazine and wilderness writing in Alaska. For more, visit https://www.gretchenlegler.com/.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
All MWPA workshops require advanced registration. We accept registration by phone, mail, and online via our website. We cannot guarantee registration in the final 24-hours before a workshop, and can rarely accommodate day-of registration.
PAYMENT & CANCELLATION POLICIES
If you need to withdraw from a class after registering for any reason, please email or call the MWPA immediately. You may be eligible for a partial refund or credit, depending on how far in advance you cancel. → MORE INFORMATION
QUESTIONS
For any questions regarding this workshop, please contact programs@mainewriters.org.
REGISTER BY PHONE
Call 207-200-7180 and register with your VISA or MasterCard.
REGISTER BY MAIL
If you prefer to pay by mail, please print this registration form (downloadable PDF) and mail it to the MWPA with a check or credit card information.
SCHOLARSHIP
The MWPA is proud to offer one partial scholarship to this workshop for members-only. Scholarships are awarded on a combination of need and merit. Application Due two weeks prior to the workshop start date, at 9:00 a.m.
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