Foundations of Nonfiction

Currently available through The Porch starting July 6

In The Art of Memoir Mary Karr writes, “A memoirist starts with events, then derives meaning from them.”

In this 6-week workshop, we’ll explore the ways in which techniques of narrative craft can be harnessed to impose order, or shape compelling stories out of real-life material. We’ll read examples of creative nonfiction including personal essays, narrative reportage, memoir excerpts, and flash creative nonfiction, and we’ll draft new works of our own.