1/14 Class - Memoir 101 with Oksana Marafioti - $25/$20 For Members
Time: 4:30 pm-6:30 pm PDT
Cost: $25/ $20 for members
Class Level: All
Link and materials will be emailed at least 30 minutes before class.
At first glance, writing our life stories seems easy, but anyone who's ever braved the task will tell you otherwise. What makes writing memoirs and creative non-fiction so tricky? The answer lies in recognizing the elements of our stories most appealing to our readers. In this class, we'll set off to dispel the myths about one of today's most popular genres. We'll also explore the main elements of memoir, and learn techniques a writer can use to create a dynamic personal narrative.
Your Instructor: Oksana Marafioti is the author of American Gypsy: A Memoir (FSG, 2012). Her writings have appeared in Rumpus, Slate, and Time magazines, literary journals The Fairy Tale Review and Pilgrimage, and in several anthologies. Oksana was the 2013 BMI - Library of Congress Literary Award Recipient. In 2016, she was the U.S. Government-sponsored literary ambassador to the Czech Republic. She was the 2020 recipient of the Picador Excellence in Literature Award from the University of Leipzig, Germany. A classically trained pianist, Oksana also holds a B.S. in Cinematography and an MFA in Creative Writing. Find Oksana at oksana-marafioti.com.
Time: 4:30 pm-6:30 pm PDT
Cost: $25/ $20 for members
Class Level: All
Link and materials will be emailed at least 30 minutes before class.
At first glance, writing our life stories seems easy, but anyone who's ever braved the task will tell you otherwise. What makes writing memoirs and creative non-fiction so tricky? The answer lies in recognizing the elements of our stories most appealing to our readers. In this class, we'll set off to dispel the myths about one of today's most popular genres. We'll also explore the main elements of memoir, and learn techniques a writer can use to create a dynamic personal narrative.
Your Instructor: Oksana Marafioti is the author of American Gypsy: A Memoir (FSG, 2012). Her writings have appeared in Rumpus, Slate, and Time magazines, literary journals The Fairy Tale Review and Pilgrimage, and in several anthologies. Oksana was the 2013 BMI - Library of Congress Literary Award Recipient. In 2016, she was the U.S. Government-sponsored literary ambassador to the Czech Republic. She was the 2020 recipient of the Picador Excellence in Literature Award from the University of Leipzig, Germany. A classically trained pianist, Oksana also holds a B.S. in Cinematography and an MFA in Creative Writing. Find Oksana at oksana-marafioti.com.
Time: 4:30 pm-6:30 pm PDT
Cost: $25/ $20 for members
Class Level: All
Link and materials will be emailed at least 30 minutes before class.
At first glance, writing our life stories seems easy, but anyone who's ever braved the task will tell you otherwise. What makes writing memoirs and creative non-fiction so tricky? The answer lies in recognizing the elements of our stories most appealing to our readers. In this class, we'll set off to dispel the myths about one of today's most popular genres. We'll also explore the main elements of memoir, and learn techniques a writer can use to create a dynamic personal narrative.
Your Instructor: Oksana Marafioti is the author of American Gypsy: A Memoir (FSG, 2012). Her writings have appeared in Rumpus, Slate, and Time magazines, literary journals The Fairy Tale Review and Pilgrimage, and in several anthologies. Oksana was the 2013 BMI - Library of Congress Literary Award Recipient. In 2016, she was the U.S. Government-sponsored literary ambassador to the Czech Republic. She was the 2020 recipient of the Picador Excellence in Literature Award from the University of Leipzig, Germany. A classically trained pianist, Oksana also holds a B.S. in Cinematography and an MFA in Creative Writing. Find Oksana at oksana-marafioti.com.