4/27 In-Person Class - Descriptive Writing Essentials with Oksana Marafioti - $25/$20 For Members
Date: 4/27
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST
Cost: $25/$20 for members
Location: Grouchy John’s Coffee, 8520 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89123
Class Level: All
Good stories are filled with amazing images that draw readers in, but how do writers accomplish this rich imagery and create characters and story worlds that seem real? Through vivid language! In this class, we'll go on a world-building adventure and explore two of the most important components of writing with impact, show vs. tell, through readings and exercises.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Oksana Marafioti is the author of the best-selling book American Gypsy: A Memoir (FSG, 2012). Her writings have appeared in Rumpus, Slate, Time, and LA Times magazines, literary journals, and anthologies. Oksana was the 2013 BMI - Library of Congress Literary Award Recipient. She was the 2020 recipient of the Picador Excellence in Literature Award from the University of Leipzig, Germany, and the 2022 grant recipient from the National Endowment of the Arts. She teaches writing at the UNiversity of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Date: 4/27
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST
Cost: $25/$20 for members
Location: Grouchy John’s Coffee, 8520 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89123
Class Level: All
Good stories are filled with amazing images that draw readers in, but how do writers accomplish this rich imagery and create characters and story worlds that seem real? Through vivid language! In this class, we'll go on a world-building adventure and explore two of the most important components of writing with impact, show vs. tell, through readings and exercises.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Oksana Marafioti is the author of the best-selling book American Gypsy: A Memoir (FSG, 2012). Her writings have appeared in Rumpus, Slate, Time, and LA Times magazines, literary journals, and anthologies. Oksana was the 2013 BMI - Library of Congress Literary Award Recipient. She was the 2020 recipient of the Picador Excellence in Literature Award from the University of Leipzig, Germany, and the 2022 grant recipient from the National Endowment of the Arts. She teaches writing at the UNiversity of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Date: 4/27
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST
Cost: $25/$20 for members
Location: Grouchy John’s Coffee, 8520 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89123
Class Level: All
Good stories are filled with amazing images that draw readers in, but how do writers accomplish this rich imagery and create characters and story worlds that seem real? Through vivid language! In this class, we'll go on a world-building adventure and explore two of the most important components of writing with impact, show vs. tell, through readings and exercises.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Oksana Marafioti is the author of the best-selling book American Gypsy: A Memoir (FSG, 2012). Her writings have appeared in Rumpus, Slate, Time, and LA Times magazines, literary journals, and anthologies. Oksana was the 2013 BMI - Library of Congress Literary Award Recipient. She was the 2020 recipient of the Picador Excellence in Literature Award from the University of Leipzig, Germany, and the 2022 grant recipient from the National Endowment of the Arts. She teaches writing at the UNiversity of Nevada, Las Vegas.