Our all-day Memoir Writing workshop is designed for all levels of writers who have a personal or family story they’ve begun to write. The intention of the day is to assist you in improving your work by critiquing your stories in a supportive, workshop environment. Gilda will help you to revise and edit your words for character and point of view, dialogue and voice, and descriptive language. Your papers will be returned to you with helpful feedback that will inspire more writing. If you haven’t started writing yet, consider our Memoir Starter workshop on Sept. 15, in addition to this one. Limited to 10 writers!

About the Instructor: Gilda Morina Syverson is an artist, poet, writer and teacher. Her Italian-American heritage is the impetus for her memoir My Father’s Daughter, From Rome to Sicily. Gilda's story was a Finalist for both the Novello Literary Award and the 2015 Ragan Old North State Award for Nonfiction. Gilda's award winning poems and prose have appeared in literary journals, magazines and anthologies in the United States and Canada. She is also the author of two poetry books, Facing the Dragon and In This Dream Everything Remains Inside. Gilda has taught memoir writing for the last 16 1/2 years, 15 years at Queens University, as well at The Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius, and other locations. Her fine art has been exhibited regionally, nationally and internationally. Her website is www.gildasyverson.com.