A 1-Day Nonfiction Workshop
Tuesday, October 27, 6-9 PM
Crafting scenes in nonfiction may feel more constrained than in fiction, but these constraints need not get in the way of strong writing. In fact, they can help fuel creativity and focus. In this workshop, we’ll explore how to draw a reader in and bring a moment alive while still sticking to our facts and staying true to our material. We’ll find inspiration in scenes written by a few different authors, discuss the tools we have available to us, and then craft a scene of our own. There will be time to give and receive feedback within the group.
Open to all genres of nonfiction.
$60 Members/$85 Nonmembers
Laura Poppick is an environmental writer and journalist with stories that have appeared in Smithsonian, Scientific American, National Geographic, Audubon, and elsewhere. She has a B.S. in geology from Bates College and a graduate degree in Science Communication from UC Santa Cruz. She is currently at work on STRATA, a book to be published by W.W. Norton that melds creative nonfiction, journalistic reportage, and personal narrative to bring our planet’s geologic history to life. She has taught science writing at Bates College, Inside Climate News’ Institute for Environmental Journalism, The Telling Room, and elsewhere. She lives in Portland, Maine.
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