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Telling Life Stories
Introductory/Intermediate. How will you tell your life story? Personal writing is an exciting area to explore, and this class offers you multiple approaches to digging into your life and writing about your experiences—and the world around you. From memoir to lyricism, nature writing to travel writing, we’ll explore our stories and voices in the company of contemporary authors like David Sedaris, Eula Biss, Annie Dillard, and David Foster Wallace while trying out several short, inspirational assignments to get you underway.
Due to COVID-19, all classes will take place online until further notice. If there's a possibility that your class might take place in person, you will be notified in advance. Even if classes can be held in person, there will always be a hybrid option to participate via Zoom.
Classes with "Zoom" in the title will be held via Zoom even after our doors open. Classes listed as "Online" will be held on Wet Ink, our platform for asynchronous learning.
All times are listed in Pacific Time.
Instructor: Susan Meyers
Class Type: 8 Sessions
NonfictionStart Date: 09/13/2017
End Date: 11/01/2017
Days of the Week: Wednesday
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Minimum Class Size: 5
Maximum Class Size: 15
$337.50
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Susan Meyers
Susan V. Meyers has lived and taught in Chile, Costa Rica, and Mexico. She earned an MFA from the University of Minnesota and a PhD from the University of Arizona, and she currently directs the Creative Writing Program at Seattle University. Her fiction and nonfiction have been supported by grants from the Fulbright foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, 4Culture, Artist Trust, and the Squaw Valley Community of Writers, as well as several artists residencies. Her novel Failing the Trapeze won the Nilsen Award for a First Novel and the Fiction Attic Press Award for a First Novel, and it was a finalist for the New American Fiction Award. Other work has recently appeared in Per Contra, Calyx, Dogwood, The Portland Review, and The Minnesota Review, and it has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.