Memoir I

WRITING X 423.1

Find the right true story to tell in this foundational class in writing book-length memoirs.

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Online
Remote
Starting at $720.00
As few as 10 weeks
3.0

What you can learn.

  • Identify significant moments from your life
  • Structure your story into a book-length work
  • Establish habits and tools for effective writing
  • Read successful memoirs to discuss their strengths
  • Complete an outline and draft of several chapters

About this course:

A memoir is a book-length narrative that is told from the writer's point of view and captures a meaningful slice of the writer's life. If you have a story to tell and would like to figure out how best to tell it, this course helps you get started. In-class writing exercises help you identify significant moments from your life, decide on a workable structure for telling your story and determine what exactly your story is about. You also focus on the habits and tools you need to establish and maintain a writing practice and read excerpts from a range of memoirs for inspiration and guidance. By the end of the course, you have an outline and a draft of one to two chapters.

Spring 2024 Schedule

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Tuesday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
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Instructor: Via Bleidner
396778
Fee:
$720.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
ENROLL BY: Apr 9, 2024
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Notes

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 23, 2024
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

THINKING ABOUT MEMOIR by THOMAS, ABIGAIL
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Tue Apr 9, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Tue Apr 16, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Tue Apr 23, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Tue Apr 30, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Tue May 7, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Tue May 14, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Tue May 21, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Tue May 28, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Tue Jun 4, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Tue Jun 11, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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This section has no set meeting times.
Available
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Instructor: Shawna Kenney
396777
Fee:
$720.00
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ENROLL BY: Apr 10, 2024
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Notes

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 24, 2024
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

WRITING LIFE STORIES: HOW TO MAKE MEMORIES INTO MEMOIRS IDEAS INTO ESSAYS AND LIFE INTO LITERATURE by ROORBACH, BILL

Summer 2024 Schedule

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Wednesday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens April 29, 2024 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Stephen van Dyck
398216
Fee:
$720.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
Notes

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after July 17, 2024
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Schedule
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Date
Time
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Online
Wed Jul 3, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Jul 10, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Jul 17, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Jul 24, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Jul 31, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Aug 7, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Aug 14, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Wed Aug 21, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Online
Wed Aug 28, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Sep 4, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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This section has no set meeting times.
Future Offering (Opens April 29, 2024 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Jayanti Tamm
398215
Fee:
$720.00
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Notes

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after July 17, 2024
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

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