Class Description
Our earliest, rawest memories are among our most passionate, enduring and revealing. As a subject for literature, they never go out of style. Whether we are beginning writers or pros, working on poetry, fiction, memoir, or biography, these memories often lead to our most incandescent writing and help us identify resonant themes for our work. They can become the subject of a poem or chapter, or they can provide focus and shape to longer projects. As Flannery O’Connor famously said: “If you’ve survived your childhood, you have enough material to write about for the rest of your life.”
In this 3-hour seminar, we will plumb these memories for subjects for further writing. We will have the option to share some of these on the spot, and we will leave the class with new material and new insights into old material.
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
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This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. Please visit the Resources tab to access the video-conference link.
Zoom Participation:
Students are not required to turn their camera on, but are encouraged to participate any way they feel comfortable through functions such as the live chat, emoji reactions, and unmuting the microphone. Learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
We ask that instructors enable closed captioning and send a transcript of the session after class. You can also enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting. If your instructor forgets to send the transcript, just send ’em an email!