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Writing the First-Person Essay

X457 (1 semester unit in English)

If you've got a pulse and a point of view, you are qualified to write the first-person essay. This nonfiction form embraces almost every topic, from the trials of parenthood to the courage of turtles, and every mode from a two-paragraph journal entry to a book. So what, exactly, should you write? And where might you begin? In this course you learn three forms of the first-person essay: portrait, story, and reflection. You read sample pieces in each form, discuss the pieces in class, write your own pieces in similar modes, and share your work with the class. Through reading and writing and steady encouragement, you begin to find your way in the wide world of the essay. Enrollment is limited.

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Tues. June 9, San Francisco

EVAN ELLIOT, M.F.A., is a writer and editor whose essays and stories have appeared in the New York Press, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Iowa Review.

• 6 meetings
• June 9 to July 21: Tues., 7-10 pm
• San Francisco: Room 216, Art and Design Center, 95 Third St.
• $350 (EDP 015172)

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