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NOTE: THIS CLASS IS NOW SOLD OUT. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email us at Flatironwritersroom@gmail.com with the subject line WAITLIST FOR MEMOIR ESSAY and request to be added. We will notify you if we have any cancelations.

This workshop will focus on the craft of writing memoir essays—true, first-person narratives that explore life experiences through storytelling and reflection. Participants will focus on a specific event, relationship, or theme as they develop their voice, shape narratives, and craft vivid scenes using literary techniques. Open to all levels, the workshop will also address ethical considerations in personal writing. Through discussions, exercises, and structured critiques, writers will acquire the tools to refine their work and uncover a deeper meaning in their stories.

Lori Horvitz’ first collection of memoir-essays, The Girls of Usually, won the 2016 Gold Medal IPPY Book Award in Autobiography/Memoir. Her creative nonfiction has appeared in a variety of journals including Hobart, South Dakota Review, The New York Times, The Guardian, and Hotel Amerika. Professor Emeritus of English at UNC Asheville, Horvitz has been awarded fellowships from Yaddo, Cottages at Hedgebrook, VCCA, Ragdale, Blue Mountain Center, and Brush Creek. She holds a Ph.D. in English from SUNY Albany, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College. In a starred review from Kirkus, the critic calls Lori’s latest book, Collect Call to My Mother: Essays on Love, Grief, and Getting a Good Night’s Sleep: “A scintillating collection, full of subtle wit and passionate yearning.