Beginner Class - Non-Fiction

INSTRUCTOR: Joyce Boatright

TIME: Four Saturdays, May 17 & 24 and June 14 & 21, 4:30–7:30 p.m CDT

PRICE: Early bird price: $210 for members, $240 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, May 12. After Monday, May 12: $240 for members, $270 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here.

LOCATION: 1907 Sabine St., Suite #125, Houston, TX 77007

LEVEL: All levels

Interested in writing your life story; or someone else's? This is the class for you! With expert advice from instructor Joyce Boatright, learn all about memoir and non-fiction from a writing craft and project management perspective, building up from short fiction and memories to research and outlines. Over four class periods this workshop will take you from the genesis of an idea to feeling prepared to tackle your non-fiction project head on.

Joyce Boatright is a writer, teacher, and storyteller with several decades of experience. Published in literary journals and anthologies, she is also the author of Telling Your Story: A Basic Guide to Memoir Writing (available at the Jung Center Bookstore, Houston). She has been teaching and writing memoir since 1991. Joyce is an active member of the writing community, holding memberships In the National Association of Memoir Writers, Story Circle Network, Writers League of Texas, and Writespace Writing Center. Visit her online at ​JoyceBoatright.com.

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