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Memoir Writing Essentials

Make a living telling your life story

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Memoir Writing Essentials

WHEN Wednesday, November 7, 6:45-9:45 pm

WHERE mediabistro.com, 494 Broadway (Spring and Broome), New York, NY 10012

PRICE
$65 ($50 for )
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Course Details

Everybody has a story to tell, but some people make a living sharing theirs. How do they do it? This three-hour seminar divulges the secrets. In addition to learning good craft techniques -- such as character development, narrative arcs, and description -- you'll delve into the business. We'll discuss strategies for finding an agent, drawing up a first-rate book proposal, and promoting your work (including paid speaking gigs). We'll also debate some of the ethical dilemmas inherent in this business, such as when to use a pen name and when to call a lawyer.

In this seminar, you'll learn how to:

  • Mine your memories for material
  • Write with the finesse of fiction
  • Engage in guerrilla marketing techniques
  • Find grants and residencies to help support your work

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Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Stephanie Elizondo Griest has mingled with the Russian mafia, polished Chinese propaganda, and belly danced with Cuban rumba queens. These adventures inspired her award-winning memoirs Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana, Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines, and the guidebook 100 Places Every Woman Should Go. She has also written for The New York Times, Washington Post, Texas Monthly, Latina Magazine, and the Associated Press.

A 2005-2006 Hodder Fellow at Princeton University, Stephanie lectures and performs nationwide. She recently won the Richard J. Margolis Award for social justice reporting and a gold prize in the International Latino Book Awards. Visit her website at www.aroundthebloc.com.

Testimonials


Stephanie has so much to say in person and she is so interesting. I can only imagine what she is capable of in print. What a wonderful experience to meet with her. -- Heidi Garcia, teacher, Chester Township Board of Education

"Stephanie explains the mystery that is the memoir world and reveals the art and business of writing with her stories, exercises, and humor. She encourages, provokes, and listens, and you won't want the class to end." -- Lisa Tradup, researcher, Fox News

"This course emphasized pragmatic ways to approach and improve the craft of memoir writing as well as the practical details of publishing memoirs." -- Rhonda Ray, freelance

"This was an amazing class. Stephanie was engaging and lively. She was filled with such great information for those of us who would like to follow the path of the memoirist." -- Andrea Katzer

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