IN PERSON Own Your Own Story - Personal Writing
Wednesdays
8 weeks
February 1 - March 22, 2023
10-12pm MT
Instructor: Ellen Kelly
MEMBER PRICE: $255.00 (with member coupon AWCSM25)
NON-MEMBER PRICE: $340.00
Do you have true stories to tell? Experiences you would like to share? Skeletons in your closet that you want to write about? Passionate feelings about a subject that you would like to explore?
This eight-week course gives participants the opportunity to find deeper meaning in their writing by experimenting with various personal essay types including descriptive, narrative, how to, comparison/contrast, argument/persuasion and more. These are not formal essays – just a way to touch readers, be it family/friends or a much larger audience with your personal writing. Through discussion of characterization, scene, narration, theme and voice, discover the best way to tell your true stories. Markets and publication will be discussed throughout. Specific interests of the class participants will be addressed and sharing is encouraged.
This class take place in person at the Alexandra Writers’ Centre in Calgary.
Ellen Kelly has taught creative writing for more than 30 years and has had short fiction, personal essays, creative nonfiction and poetry published in magazines, anthologies and literary journals. She has been shortlisted twice for the Jon Whyte Essay Prize. Her teaching/mentoring experience includes courses and workshops in short fiction, creative non-fiction, personal essays, legacy writing and various motivational creativity courses. She conducts private workshops on a contract basis. Ellen also has extensive experience as an editor. She is an occasional freelance journalist, avid quilter and crazy dachshund lady. She lives and works in Airdrie and is thankful to be able to follow her passion for writing on a daily basis.