Class title: SO YOU WANT TO WRITE A MEMOIR?

Date and Time: Tuesday May 7, 2024 at 7 pm via Zoom

Class Description: A memoir, unlike an autobiography, is an up-close look at your life that focuses on a particular topic or time period. It might be about why you love playing bluegrass fiddle music so much or what happened during your first year of marriage. A good memoir will reveal what you learned from your experiences as well as provide something meaningful for the reader to think about. In this interactive workshop, we will take a look at some well-written memoirs, examine different ways to organize them, and then try writing an excerpt or two. Join the class with your computer or pen/paper on hand and be prepared to begin your personal memoir journey.

Instructor Bio: LYNNE HEINZMANN is an author, book coach, editor, and writing instructor from North Kingstown, Rhode Island, with an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairfield University and an Author Accelerator Certification in Book Coaching. She has taught English and creative writing courses for the University of Rhode Island, Community College of Rhode Island, GrubStreet Providence, and URI’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). Lynne is the author of the award-winning historical fiction novel, Frozen Voices, as well as The Curious Childhood of Wanton Chase and The Island Adventures of Paul Stedman, historical story books from the Rose Island Lighthouse Series. Her latest book, But Cats Don't Talk, is a YA novel about a spunky professional pianist with a trash-talking cat. For more about her, visit LynneHeinzmann.com.