Write On 4 Corners Author Holds Writing Class

ABQ Writers Co-op Presents
Find Your Story: Writing the Memoir


Dates: Six Wednesday sessions, June 9th to July 14th Time: 4:00-6:00 pm
Location: Conference room, 2811 Indian School NE (NE corner Indian School & Girard, north on Girard, next to Tijeras Hair Salon)

Do you have a story but don’t know how to tell it? This is the class for you. Here’s what we’ll cover:

Session 1: From idea to the page: “It begins here because it’s about this.”
Session 2: Building a narrative: nuts, bolts, & other tools of the trade
Session 3: What’s your story? Storytelling techniques (incl’g pacing, voice, & style)
Session 4: Real people are characters, & characters are real people
Session 5: Painting the picture for readers: setting, detail, & imagery
Session 6: Workshop

Class includes weekly topic lectures, weekly writing assignments critiqued by instructors & classmates (outside of class), & weekly reading assignments.

Cost: $300 for six sessions ($30 deposit due by May 22nd)

Class is limited to eight participants. To reserve your place, please email lisalenardcook@gmail.com or millerlc18@comcast.net.

Instructors: Even before they joined forces to form ABQ Writers Co-op, Lynn C. Miller and Lisa Lenard-Cook had made names for themselves as both writers & teachers. Lynn’s illustrious career at the University of Texas at Austin included two major teaching awards; she received the Coger Award for Distinguished Performance for her solo performances and adaptations of fiction for the stage. Lisa’s first novel Dissonance was short-listed for the PEN Southwest Book; her subsequent books, the novel Coyote Morning and a book about writing fiction, The Mind of Your Story are also award-winners. Lynn is the author of two novels, The Fool’s Journey and Death of a Department Chair, and co-editor of Voices Made Flesh: Performing Women’s Autobiography. Her play, “Passenger on the Ship of Fools” (with Laura Furman) won a new play award in 2009. Both writers conduct workshops nationally as well as locally and serve as mentors to writers on individual projects.

ABQ Writers Co-op is a new joint venture founded by Lynn C. Miller & Lisa Lenard-Cook to foster the creative writing process, & provide community and support––including classes and retreats––for writing.

Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com

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