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Don’t know where to start telling your life story? Join experienced writing teacher Carol Spindel and write a micro- memoir focused on a single category of objects or experiences. All about my life according to the houses I lived in or the cars I drove. My life told through my most memorable conversations or the photographs never taken. My life through hats, sports events, gardens, video games, people I will never see again. You know what has mattered to you, but you can only pick one!

This short workshop is for all writers and writing teachers — from just starting out to very experienced. If you love stories and playing with words, join us to craft a personal essay in a supportive community that doesn’t take itself too seriously. You’ll go home with a bare bones draft and some helpful guidelines for finishing on your own. 

JOIN US Wednesday, August 27 OR Sunday, September 7. 

A discount is offered for repeat participants on the 7th 

18 years and older. No writing experience necessary.

6 people maximum per workshop

Wednesday, August 27: 2-5 pm

Sunday, September 7: 1-4 pm

$85 per workshop; $75 if you sign up for both days

ABOUT CAROL SPINDEL

Writer, potter, ACLU activist, and grandma, Carol Spindel taught creative nonfiction for more than twenty-five years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and at the University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival. Her essays have touched on many topics and been published in many places, including Guernica, The Washington Post, Oxford American, and aired on NPR, where she won a PRNDI Award for Best Writing. When her first memoir, a New York Times Notable Book, went out of print, she re-published it herself (see carolspindel.com). She spends summers in coastal New Hampshire, where she is a member of the New Hampshire Potters Guild.