The Art of Personal Essay Writing

Service Description

The personal essay is a wonderfully flexible form for capturing your unique perspectives on life. Longer than a flash memoir piece, but shorter than a full-length memoir, a personal essay can be the perfect option for examining stories from your life and for mining them for meaning. In this 4-hour workshop we will explore some of the many structures available to the personal essayist. We’ll read a few and write a few of our own. This class will be taught by Deborah Nedelman with guest essayist, Heather Durham (heatherdurhamauthor.com) This in-person class is open to anyone who has taken a prior writing class with Deborah or with special permission. Workshop will be held at South Whidbey Community Center, Langley, WA