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The act of critiquing isn’t just some act of generosity. It is how most writers learn to write.
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—Steve Almond, AWP Blog
Online Memoir Workshops
Fragments & Conversations: Writing The Collage Memoir
Online – Taos Writers Conference
Friday, July 19
10:00 am – 4:00 pm MT
“A memoir isn’t a diary, it’s a curation of past experiences; an intimate collage.”
A collage memoir is composed of both original and borrowed material. Fragments of text are juxtaposed with non-literary elements – histories, interviews, lists, letters, images, photographs, etc. – to create a hybrid form of writing. By interacting with other “voices,” memoir writers are inspired to reach beyond the personal and follow an associative, rather than a linear, path.
In this day-long Intensive, writers will combine found material with original writing to reconstruct moments of life experience. Workshop format includes advance preparation, reading, writing exercises and supportive feedback. Class size is limited.
Fee: $175 until 6/17/23; $199 Late Registration
Conference enrollment & info at somostaos.org/taos-writers-conference
“I joined Connie’s Memoir Workshop to give myself a jump start and received much more. Her enthusiasm for my book concept, her skill with craft, and her creative approach to memoir were inspiring, supportive, and always instructive. I have rarely met a more gifted teacher.”
“Connie’s workshops are where I began to write, before I knew I wanted to write, or whether I could write. That’s where writing got under my skin.”
“It was a challenge to write in the second person, to plunge into a dream sequence and to write a braided essay. Listening to others read their stories and participating in discussions inspired me to write about bees, ancestors and fresh tomatoes in copper colanders. Every daily observation suddenly became food for story.”