Sallie will be presenting a workshop on writing the short story mornings from 8:30—10:00 at the Cape Cod Writers Center Conference. She will also be at the event's opening reception and be participating in mentoring sessions. More information is available at the conference website: http://capecodwriterscenter.org/conference/.
Sallie will be presenting a two-part workshop on the short story, "Writing What You Don't Know: Fiction as Transformation - Workshop in Short Story" on Friday and Saturday from 9 - 11:30 am. . On Saturday from 1:30 - 2:45 Sallie will be reading from Mending, her new collection of short stories, which is open
What is a crucial event? How can “fact” be transformed through changes in point of view? Does it work to change name, place, time, etc.? Why is transformation not hiding? In this seminar, we’ll look at these questions and apply them to inspire and improve our writing!
On Friday, September 21 from 9 - 10:15 I will be on a panel with Rebecca Howell and Crystal Wilkinson to discuss Adrienne Rich and from 3 - 4:15 Naomi Wallace and I will be doing a reading in playwriting.
All workshops include networking time and discussions of feminism, art for social change and grant application components. Free and open to the public. Healthy snacks or light meal provided.
All workshops include networking time and discussions of feminism, art for social change and grant application components. Free and open to the public. Healthy snacks or light meal provided.
All workshops include networking time and discussions of feminism, art for social change and grant application components. Free and open to the public. Healthy snacks or light meal provided.
I will be reading from The Blue Box and discussing using family materials for memoir, courtesy of the English department.
My experience of discovering letters, diaries and writings left by my mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, which became The Blue Box: Three Lives in Letters.
The workshop is limited to eight people. The group will read personal essays by noted writers. Each of the eight will also have an opportunity to share readings from her/his on-going project.
This year at the Southern Kentucky Book Fest I will be presenting a workshop on memoir writing on Friday afternoon and also be part of a nonfiction panel on Saturday morning.
From 9am to 12pm on Saturday, I'll be teaching a workshop entitled, Notching it up: Using reading and writing to sharpen your writing skills. This brief video chat has more information about the content of the workshop.
We need to expand our understanding of memoir; it is actually the writing of history from often ignored points of view.
Writing Memoir/Writing History: Using Context, Family Documents, and Imagination
We need to expand our understanding of memoir; it is actually the writing of history from often ignored points of view.
We need to expand our understanding of memoir; it is actually the writing of history from often ignored points of view.
For those thinking about writing a memoir, or already working on one, join renowned memoirist and writer Sallie Bingham for a two-day seminar designed to explore the process from beginning to end.
I believe that the genre of memoir, somewhat overused now, can be refreshed and made more relevant by considering the fact that when we write memoir we are in fact writing history.
To prepare for this workshop, please read my book Taken by the Shawnee. The workshop will begin with a discussion of memoir; if you are working on one, you will
A full weekend of workshops on fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, poetry, essays & more!