Event Listing - Literary Arts
Sat May 3

Coming Up at the San Francisco Writing Salon

From Memory to Memoir

The art of writing memoir


Tel. 415.609.2468
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$85 - $95

Location
Date and Time
The San Francisco Writing Salon
720 York St.
San Francisco, CA 94110 map
cross street: between 19th and 20th streets
district: Mission

Sat May 3 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) - Class size limited; pre-registration required.

Description
What is true and what do we "create" from our reminiscences? "It is not the factual truth of our memories that is necessary for crafting them into memoir," says instructor Maureen Murdock, "but the emotional truth of our experience that reveals the underlying patterns of our lives. Beginning with the concept that memory is a particular angle of perception that shapes our sense of identity, we will examine how the memories we tell establish our sense of self."

In this workshop you will look at elements of memoir writing such as narrative voice, types of memoir, and the self-reflection necessary to move a memory into the realm of memoir. Please come prepared to write in class. Designed for both experienced memoir writers and those just getting started.