Transformative Story Writing

GenderNexus empowers transgender and nonbinary persons to lead authentically healthy and holistic lives by providing connections to supportive services in all areas of wellness: physical, emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual, occupational, and environmental

GenderNexus

This 12-week memoir writing workshop series has been designed to provide the space and time for transgender and nonbinary folks to tell their stories. “Writing about our lives doesn’t just record events, it helps us define and develop ourselves as human beings and make the next transition required of us in life” (Jerome Bruner, psychologist). For our community, writing offers the opportunity to illuminate the hardships and to celebrate the inner strength and resilience of the gender journey.
We will share a (free!) meal together at the beginning of each session, then write from prompts and models - with the opportunity to share work at the end of the session. Working in a community of writers who understand your challenges in a way no others can will bring insights that may be fundamental as you continue building a healthy, satisfying life as the person you are meant to be.
No writing experience is required, and anyone over sixteen-years-old is welcome!
Stories by each participant will be published in a book at the end of the workshop, celebrated at a public reading, along with a couple other surprises along the way!
The workshop will be led by Barbara Shoup, the author of eight novels and the Executive Director of the Indiana Writers Center, whose Memoir Project has conducted memoir workshops for homeless women, incarcerated girls, survivors of domestic violence, women veterans, and others. She has taught writers of all ages and abilities for more than forty years. (Read more about Barbara <A HREF="http://www.barbarashoup.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</A>!)
This workshop will occur weekly beginning Tuesday, March 5 through Tuesday, May 21, and you may choose the timeframe that works best for you: afternoon or evening!
Plan to bring a personal computer and/or writing notebook to each session.

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