Memoir Writing Workshop: Embracing Diversity & Vulnerability

This workshop invites writers to explore the art of memoir writing as a means of truth-telling, healing, and fostering human connection. We will focus on centering diverse voices and honoring the unique perspectives that each writer brings to the table.

Through guided prompts and group discussions, participants will be encouraged to lean into vulnerability, transforming personal experiences into powerful narratives.

Together, we will explore how identity, culture, and lived experience influence our stories, and how embracing difference enhances the collective writing community. Writers will have the opportunity to share their work in a supportive environment that values authenticity over perfection because perfection is never the goal.

Emphasis will be placed on building trust, listening deeply, and cultivating empathy for stories that may be very different from our own.

No prior writing experience is necessary, only a willingness to be open, brave, and curious.

By the end of the workshop, participants will have acquired new writing skills, sharpened their tools for memoir craft, and developed a deeper sense of connection to themselves and others.

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Details: Memoir Writing Workshop: Embracing Diversity & Vulnerability with Shalida A. Askanazi takes place Monday, August 3 from 6:30-8:30pm ET remotely online via Zoom.

‍Genre: Memoir/nonfiction

‍Level: Emerging

‍Format: One session craft talk

‍Location: This class takes place remotely online via Zoom.

‍Size: Limited to 25 participants (including two scholarship recipients).

‍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.