ONLINE: Coming of Age in Nonfiction

ONLINE: Coming of Age in Nonfiction

Adult Multi-Week | This class has been canceled

1812 West Main Street Richmond, VA 23220 United States

Online

Beginner

4/10/2023-5/15/2023

6:00 PM-8:00 PM EDT on Mon

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$145.00

$130.50

$5.00

In this introduction to memoir class, we'll study coming-of-age stories as a window into the art of character development. Each week, we'll read an essay or book excerpt and use it as a foundation for writing our own 500-word piece. There will be opportunities to share in class and edit our own work outside of class. Our reading list will include Leslie Stainton, Samantha Irby, Esme Weijun Wang, Marina Benjamin, and Brian Morton.

  • This instructor speaks Spanish, but class is held in English.

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Steiner, Samantha

Samantha Steiner is a writer and visual artist interested in the relationships between text and images. A winner of Best Microfiction 2021, she has received fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation, the Saltonstall Foundation, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She holds a BA in Comparative Literature from Brown University and an MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. She is currently a Ph.D. student in English at the University of Rochester. Find her on social media @Steiner_Reads.