Classes

Nonfiction, The Writing Life

  • Term: Winter 2023
  • Start Date: January 19, 2023
  • End Date: January 19, 2023
  • Day of Week: Thursday
  • Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm PT
  • Level: Open to all levels
  • Audience: Adult
  • Location: Online
  • Availability: Full
  • Public Price: $60.00
  • Member Price: $54.00

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How to Write a Modern Love Essay

The Modern Love column in the New York Times has been a reader favorite since its inception in 2004. In this class, we will look at a few example columns and discuss their structure as well as insider tips on how to write an essay that is more likely to be a "yes." Students will write to a number of prompts designed to help them create their own Modern Love essay. Bring writing tools and questions.

Registration dates:

December 5: Scholarship Donation Day (Learn more.)

December 6: Member registration opens

December 13: General registration opens

Theo Nestor

Theo Nestor

she/her

Theo Pauline Nestor is the author of Writing Is My Drink: A Writer’s Story of Finding Her Voice (And a Guide to How You Can Too) (Simon & Schuster, 2013) and How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed: A Memoir of Starting Over (Crown, 2008). Nestor's essays have appeared numerous places including the New York Times, Seattle Times, and the Rumpus.

Website theonestor.com

Instagram: @theonestor