Memoir Writing: Finding Your Voice [F-15-35]
| Presenter: | Helen Condon |
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| Location: | SUNY: Van Housen Link (Bubble) Room |
| Classes: | 4 Sessions 2.0 hours |
| Dates: | Tue 2:30 PM 09/08, 09/15, 09/22, 09/29 |
| Status: | CANCELLEDCourse Update: The second session of "Memoir Writing..." has been changed from Tuesday 9/15 to Friday 9/11, same time 2:30-4:30; remaining classes are at the regular Tuesdays/times. |
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Participants will learn how to find the original subject, define who they are writing for, do research, determine the form, apply honesty, build structure, and use style laws and ethics when they write. But, most of all, a participant can discover his/her own writing voice.
LINKS:
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter - CBC Radio with Shelagh Rogers. On this site, find and listen to full episode 53:59 (NOTE: as of 10/01/15 this link was not working) "David Suzuki: Letters to My Grandchildren "Wisdom and inspiration from one of the most important thinkers on the planet." DOWNLOAD the TNC Special: "David Suzuki" [mp3 file: runs 00:36:31 minutes]
Helen Condon earned her bachelor’s degree at SUNY Potsdam, with a semester in Liverpool, England. She received her graduate degree in Creative Non-Fiction from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Helen writes poetry and plays and is now working on a novel. Her memoir, called “The Big Rug,” deals with the death of her husband of 33 years and how she found order and peace again in her life by making a 15” X 18’ braided rug.
NOTES: 1) Bring a pen and paper to class, and any memoirs you have to share with others; 2) Suggested book: Creative Nonfiction by Philip Gerard.
Cap: 8