Are you writing a memoir? Personal essays? Creative nonfiction? There are so many ways to tell your story, and it’s all welcome in this multi-week class. This is a workshop where we write, but it’s not a writing workshop. We’re not critiquing one another’s work or giving feedback. Each week, we’ll examine creative nonfiction forms and draft our own pieces. Whether you want to write micro, or flash, or make progress on a long-term project, this course is your opportunity to experiment, play, and share.
Details: Creating New Memoir & CNF - June 2026 with Annmarie Kelly takes place Tuesdays June 16, June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14, and July 21 from 6:30-8:00pm remotely online via Zoom.
Genre: Memoir and CNF
Level: All levels are welcome.
Format: Craft and generative workshop with writing in and outside of class.
Location: This class takes place remotely online via Zoom.
Size: Limited to 15 participants (including two scholarship recipients).
Suggested Sequence: Follow this class with a craft and/or generative nonfiction workshop, a feedback course, or a publishing course.
Scholarships: Two scholarship spots are available for this class for writers in Northeast Ohio. Apply by April 19. Click here to apply.
Cancellations & Refunds: Cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the first class meeting to receive a full refund. Email info@litcleveland.org.
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Annmarie Kelly is the author of Here Be Dragons, a memoir about the wonderful misery of raising kids with someone you love. She is also the host of Wild Precious Life, a literary podcast about making the most of the time we have. Her writing has appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered, in the New York Observer, Today Parenting, Black Fork, Anodyne, and Gordon Square Review. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
Remotely Online via Zoom
Cleveland, OH
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