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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Starting at $720.00
As few as 10 weeks
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
October 1
- December 10
Tuesday 5:00PM - 8:00PM PT
Enrollment Closed
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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
©1996
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
ISBN 9780060927639
Schedule
Online
Tue Oct 1, 2024
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
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
October 2
- December 10
This section has no set meeting times.
Enrollment Closed
See Details
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
©2008
WRITER'S DIGEST BOOKS
ISBN 9781582975276
THE LIARS' CLUB : A MEMOIR
by KARR, MARY
©2005
PENGUIN PUBLISHING GROUP
ISBN 9780143035749
THE ART OF MEMOIR
by KARR, MARY
©2016
HARPER PERENNIAL
ISBN 9780062223074
Winter 2025 Schedule
January 8
- March 12
Wednesday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens November 04, 2024 12:00:00 AM)
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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
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
January 8
- March 18
This section has no set meeting times.
Future Offering (Opens November 04, 2024 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
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.