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Discover the power of tapping into your memories and bringing them to life through vivid storytelling in this creative nonfiction writing class. Join Molly Wizenberg in this online workshop as she guides you in evoking your experiences and finding meaning in the raw material of your life. All skill levels are welcome.

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Wed. Jan 13, 2027, 9:30am PT (6 sessions)


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Class Description

Description

In this class for creative nonfiction writers, we will practice tapping into our memories, rebuilding scenes from the past, and writing vividly from within them.

Writing about our own lives might sound simple; you’ve lived it, and now you’ll just write it down. But the work of a writer is not just to recount what we remember. Our job is to evoke our experiences in words, so that another person might feel what it was like — and so that we might understand why it was important, why we remember what we do.

In this small-group online workshop, Molly Wizenberg will share an approach she’s used time and again in her own writing. We will begin with a single image — the slant of a stranger’s nose, the way a lover tied her shoes, the thing your father always said — and through the act of writing, we will travel back to inhabit the old scene again, get curious and poke around, ask questions of ourselves, and search for meaning in the raw material of our lives.

Alongside writing exercises and assignments, we will also read and discuss short readings from a broad swath of writers, from Jenny Erpenbeck to M. F. K. Fisher, Francis Lam, Joan Didion, Ryan Van Meter, and poet Sharon Olds. Participants will share some of the work they produce and will receive constructive feedback from the instructor and the group. No experience is necessary, and all skill levels are welcome. In fact, this workshop is for anyone with access to the Internet and a curiosity about your own life, whether or not you call yourself a ‘writer.’

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Refund Policy

Refund Policy

A $25 administrative fee will be charged on all refund requests.

  • The request must arrive greater than 7 business days prior to the course start date.
  • No refunds will be provided for requests arriving 6 business days or less prior to the course start date.

All refund requests must be submitted via email to [email protected]

Note: Special Guests Workshops carry different refund policies. Please refer to “Special Guest Refund Policy” sections below.

Upon receipt of a refund request, students will be provided the option of receiving course credit towards the purchase of another course. If a student elects to receive credit, no administrative fee will be charged. All credits must be used within two years from the date of issue.

Refund Policy for Rare Circumstances

In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, we are revising our refund policy for “Rare Circumstances.” These circumstances may include, but are not limited to, pandemic outbreaks, natural disasters, and economic collapse/depressions. During troubling times such as these, refunds are not permitted. Instead, students will be given credit good for three years from date of issue. Credits are good toward any class or workshop, except travel.

Credits

Credits may not be redeemed for refunds or cash back. A student’s decision to receive credit in lieu of a refund is final and may not be changed at a future date.

Transfers

Students may elect to transfer applicable course fees towards the purchase of another course, limit of one transfer per class. All transfer requests must adhere to the refund policy noted above and/or in conjunction with Special Guests Workshop refund policies below.

Course Cancellations

On occasion a course may cancel due to low enrollment or unforeseen instructor conflicts. If such a case occurs, all students will be refunded in full. We do not take responsibility for non-refundable airline tickets, hotel expenses, or any other costs that may be attributable toward enrolling in a course.

Special Guest Refund Policy

  • A $75 administrative fee will be charged on all refund requests arriving 62 business days or greater before the course start date.
  • If the request arrives 32-61 days prior to the course start date, 50 percent of the applicable workshop fee will be retained.
  • No refunds are provided for requests arriving 0 – 31 days prior to the course start date.

All refund requests must be submitted via email to [email protected]

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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