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Introduction to Memoir Writing

X6 (3 semester units in English)

An elective in the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Writing

The notion that we each have a distinct and compelling story to tell is the essence of memoi—a genre that depends on the past as we remember it. Through reading and writing exercises, you explore the shifting landscape of memory and the creative license that it affords you on the page. You also examine why the concepts of truth and nonfiction can sometimes seem at odds and learn to reconcile the two. The assigned writing exercises build toward a 15–20 page memoir.

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Tues. Sept. 8, Online

MELISSA HART, M.F.A., is a published memoirist, novelist, and professor in Eugene, Ore. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in literature from the College of Creative Studies at UC Santa Barbara. She earned her master's of fine art in creative writing at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vt.

• Online course: Internet access required
• Sept. 8 to Dec. 1
• $770 (EDP 841221)

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