Memoir and Personal Essay Two-Sunday Workshop

WRITING X 424.6E

Get your creative juices flowing with this focused weekend workshop that helps you jump-start work on several new pieces of creative nonfiction writing.

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In Person
Starting at $269.00
As few as 2 weeks
1.5

What you can learn.

  • Complete exercises and writing prompts to spark your creativity and generate new ideas
  • Begin several new pieces of creative nonfiction in class
  • Learn tools for continuing progress on your writing once class ends

About this course:

Everyone has a story (and often many stories) to tell, whether your life has been a wild ride or a quiet stroll. This course is designed for those interested in learning more about the similarities and differences between the two forms and how to explore and shape your stories. Through exercises, prompts and workshop, you begin work on several stories; you may develop some of these into longer pieces, while others may simply get your creative juices flowing. Because both personal essay and memoir call upon the writer to dig deep and hover patiently over the material of memory, this weekend's worth of writing and exploration gives you tools for staying the course long after the actual class has finished.

Fall 2024 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Sunday 9:00AM - 5:00PM PT
Available
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Instructor: Amy Friedman
399505
Fee:
$269.00
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Location: UCLA
Notes

Enrollment limited to 20 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 19, 2024
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

(Optional) THE ART OF THE PERSONAL ESSAY: AN ANTHOLOGY FROM THE CLASSICAL ERA TO THE PRESENT by LOPATE, PHILLIP
(Optional) I COULD TELL YOU STORIES : SOJOURNS IN THE LAND OF MEMORY by HAMPL, PATRICIA
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Discussion
Sun Oct 20, 2024
9:00AM PT - 5:00PM PT
UCLA
School of Public Affairs Bldg. 2278
Discussion
Sun Oct 27, 2024
9:00AM PT - 5:00PM PT
UCLA
School of Public Affairs Bldg. 2278

Winter 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Saturday 9:00AM - 5:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens November 04, 2024 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Amy Friedman
401016
Fee:
$269.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
Notes

Enrollment limited to 20 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 31, 2025
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Discussion
Sat Feb 1, 2025
9:00AM PT - 5:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
Discussion
Sat Feb 8, 2025
9:00AM PT - 5:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood

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