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
Live Online
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.

Fall 2024 Schedule

Date & Time
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Tuesday 5:00PM - 8:00PM PT
Enrollment Closed
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Instructor: Eileen Cronin
399499
Fee:
$720.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
Notes

No meeting November 26. Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 15, 2024
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

MODERN AMERICAN MEMOIRS by DILLARD, ANNIE
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Tue Oct 1, 2024
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
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Tue Oct 8, 2024
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Tue Oct 15, 2024
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Tue Oct 22, 2024
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Tue Oct 29, 2024
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Tue Nov 5, 2024
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Tue Nov 12, 2024
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Tue Nov 19, 2024
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Tue Dec 3, 2024
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Tue Dec 10, 2024
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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This section has no set meeting times.
Enrollment Closed
See Details
Instructor: Liz Stephens
399498
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 October 16, 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
THE LIARS' CLUB : A MEMOIR by KARR, MARY
THE ART OF MEMOIR by KARR, MARY

Winter 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
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Wednesday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens November 04, 2024 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Stephen van Dyck
401005
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 January 22, 2025
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Online
Wed Jan 8, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Jan 15, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Jan 22, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Jan 29, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Feb 5, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Feb 12, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Feb 19, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Feb 26, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Mar 5, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Mar 12, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
-
This section has no set meeting times.
Future Offering (Opens November 04, 2024 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
Instructor: Liz Stephens
401006
Fee:
$720.00
Onlineformat icon
Notes

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

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 22, 2025
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

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