Master Class: Memoir Manuscript Workshop
Chloe Yelena Miller
Four Mondays:
January 7, February 11, March 11, April 8, and May 6,
7:00-9:30 p.m.
Price: $250 ($230 members)
Recommended Books:
The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative, Vivian Gornick
Writing About Your Life: A Journey into the Past, William Zinsser
Class will be held in the Modern Times Café @ Politics & Prose
THIS CLASS IS NOW FULLY ENROLLED. To be added to the waitlist, email Mike at mravenscroft@politics-prose.com.
REFUND POLICY: Please note that we can only issue class refunds within seven (7) days of the first class session.
Do you have a memoir manuscript (75 – 150 pages) to share with readers and receive feedback? In this class, we will workshop your complete manuscript. In the first meeting, we will discuss editing, revising and ordering a manuscript, as well as writing in response to a prompt. After emailing, reading and preparing notes, we will discuss the manuscripts together. Our careful reading and discussion will be on all aspects of the writing, including the narrative arc, the organization of chapters and themes, ethical and moral concerns, and individual line suggestions. Writers are encouraged to come with questions. By carefully reading and offering feedback on other writers’ manuscripts, each writer will become a better self-editor. Authors will leave with notes from the other writers and the instructor, as well as half a class dedicated to their manuscript. This class is limited to eight (8) students.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Chloe Yelena Miller received an MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Her poetry chapbook, Unrest, is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press. Her writing has been published in such journals as Alimentum, The Cortland Review, and Narrative. She is at work on a memoir that combines essay and verse.
