๐ฃ๏ธ Calling All Memoirists! โ๐ป๐๏ธโ
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Don't miss your chance to study with instructor Margo Steines @redstateblues in 2024. This February, she will be teaching "writing the Hybrid Memoir" where students will share practical techniques (like how to use index cards and your wall or floor to visually represent ideas and structures, and how to use the sonic rhythms of poetry to link disparate chunks of text), will workshop rough pages, and will serve as sounding boards for each otherโs new work. โ
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To learn more and register, head to the link in our bio ๐โ
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Join the distinguished Sarah Lawrence literary heritage at The Writing Institute and become the writer you want to be!
Enroll in a virtual or in-person workshop at The Writing Institute, where everyone—from the novice to seasoned writers, pre-teens to retirees—can find a class where they will explore their talent, engage with a genre, and bring their inner writer to life.
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The Writing Institute offerings include:
Traditional writing workshops in:
- Fiction
- Creative Nonfiction
- Memoir
- Poetry
Specialized classes on topics ranging from:
- Building Your Author Website
- Writing the Hybrid Memoir
- Experimental Fiction
- Writing for Young Readers
- and more!
Many writers who have studied at The Writing Institute have gone on to publish novels, memoirs, poetry chapbooks, children’s books, young adult novels, and more.
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There's a chance to study with instructor Cindy Beer-Fouhy @cindymaddy in both sessions this Spring! In April, she will be running a five week version of "Life Stories: A Writing Workshop for ages 50+", a fav favorite among many writing institute students. โ
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If this class sounds like a good fit for you, click on the link in our bio ๐ to learn more and register! โ
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๐๏ธ HAPPENING TONIGHT! โ
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Come join us for our December Community Reading! This event will be happening on campus at Slonim House, and will feature readings by instructor Janet Pfeffer MFA '22 as well as eight student readers. Come on out for some nice refreshments, great writing, and even better people! โ
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You can RSVP Using the link in our bio! ๐โ
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WRITING PROMPT WEDNESDAY! ๐๐โ
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As you go through your day, make a list of ten objects you encounter, and five emotions that you feel. Then, write a poem or short story that inhabits on of the emotions, and includes at least five of the objects. โ
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Check out "Writing The Family" with instructor Jenessa Abrams @jenessaabrams โ๐ป๐๏ธโ
This course is designed for writers at all stages of their careers to engage in the intimate, sometimes messy, very often meaningful, act of writing about family through fiction and creative nonfiction. โ
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Sound like the class for you? Learn more by heading to the link in our bio. ๐โ
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๐ผThis Could Be The Perfect Class For You๐ผโ
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How it works: In this workshop we will look at various kinds of appropriation in poetry, from the homage to the mixtape poem, the cento, the glosa, the golden shovel, and others! We will discuss the ethics of sampling, the importance of attribution, and try out a different form each week. This workshop is for writers at all levels. Beginners welcome!โ
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To learn more about "In Dreams Begin Responsibility" with instructor Elaine Sexton, clink the link in our bio๐โ
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Happy Writing!โ๐ป๐๏ธโ
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โจ Happy book birthday to @barbara_josselsohn_author for THE LOST GIFT TO THE ITALIAN ISLAND, out today from @bookouture! โจ Weโre excited for this sequel to Barbaraโs captivating historical novel SECRETS OF THE ITALIAN ISLAND to be out in the world! ๐
The author of seven novels, Barbara got her start right here at the Writing Institute ๐ Itโs a delight to celebrate her new novel and her upcoming classes! Donโt miss Writing From Our Jewish Roots & Intermediate 2.0 Novel Workshop starting in January & February! ๐ป Link in bio for details!
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๐๏ธ2024 is the Year to Get Published๐๏ธโ
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Our Spring Classes are open for registration, and this class with instructor Melissa Petro could be perfect for you!โ
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Learn more about "Get Writing, Get Published: Pitching Workshop for Essayists" by clicking the link in our bio๐โ
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In "Life Writers: Memoir 101" with instructor Janet Pfeffer you will learn to identify and practice the craft tools to make moments linger in the minds of your readers. You will see how these moments become scenes, and how scenes become chapters. โ
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If this sounds like the perfect class for you, check it our via the link in our bio๐โ
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Westchester Magazine is conducting their annual Best of Westchester poll! If youโre local and interested in participating, please consider nominating The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College as one of the best Adult Classes (non-fitness) offerings in the Services section. โ
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You can nominate using the link in our bio ๐โ
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We canโt wait to see all the great businesses and communities honored this year! โ
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