SCHEDULE
September 26 - 29
All pre-recorded presentations will be released the morning of September 26th, 7am Pacific Time.
They will be available until midnight of September 29th Pacific Time.
Keep scrolling down to see the live workshop schedule!
To give yourself a supportive and self-paced experience, with ongoing access to the presentations
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Thursday September 26th
Getting Started, Writing the Dirt and the Dirty
We’ll kick things off with the dirt (as in, soil aka the substance that grows things, the juicy stories), with the ‘dirty’ (as in that which sparks guilt, shame, confusion, pleasure). We’ll also add in desire (as in, the state of strongly wanting something), and with these ingredients at play, we’ve got the perfect ingredients for a great memoir!
Sessions today will help you identify what stories you want to write, and how to approach writing them.
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Welcome and Opening the Space (LIVE)
7am Pacific Time | 10am Eastern Time | 3pm UK Time
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RESCHEDULED! Shifting Resistance and Writer's Block Using Your Body - working with your nervous system
Janelle Hardy, host, creator and teacher of transformational memoir-writing course, The Art of Personal Mythmaking
RESCHEDULED TO OCTOBER 10TH - you will receive an email with the details
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Booking Media for Your Memoir (as a non-celebrity) (LIVE)
Robin Barnett (she/her), Vice President of PR, Icon Media
11am Pacific Time | 2pm Eastern Time | 7pm UK Time
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The Rules of Creative Nonfiction (and when to break them!) (LIVE)
Nicole Breit (she/her), Writer + Creative Development Coach
1pm Pacific Time | 4pm Eastern Time | 9pm UK Time
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The Art of Auto-Ethnography: Exploring Culture, Subjectivity & Technology Through the Looking Glass
Dr. Treena Orchard (she/her), Anthropologist & Author of Sticky, Sexy, Sad: Swipe Culture and the Darker Side of Dating Apps
3pm Pacific Time | 6pm Eastern Time | 11pm UK Time
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You Will Get Rejected: how not to let it stop you
Brooke Warner, Publisher, She Writes Press
Anytime!
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Of Heat & Need & What It Takes: How Desire Propels Your Memoir And Brings It Alive For Readers
Jeannine Ouellette (she/her), Writer & Writing Teacher at Writing in the Dark
Anytime!
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Be the Person Who Does the Thing: How to Finish Major Projects Despite...Everything
Jessica Abel (she/her), cartoonist, author, and coach
Anytime!
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The Memoir-Writing Process for "The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards"
Jessica Waite (she/her), Author
Anytime!
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Lessons in Revisions
Racquel Henry (she/her), Writer, Editor, & Writing Coach
Anytime!
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Plan Your Week Like a Productive Writer
Rhonda Douglas (she/her), Writing Mentor of Resilient Writers
Anytime!
Friday September 27th
Navigating Challenges and the Messy Middle
What do you do when your memoir-writing gets messy? Whether it’s the sheer volume of writing you’ve already generated, navigating the ethics of writing about other people, or feeling overwhelmed about getting started, the memoir-writing path can feel messy and confusing.
Sessions today will help you turn a mess into map.
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Opening the Space: welcome and a brief writing session (LIVE)
7am Pacific Time | 10am Eastern Time | 3pm UK Time
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Getting Started on Your Graphic Memoir
Tom Hart, Graphic Novelist, The Sequential Artists Workshop
8am Pacific Time | 11am Eastern Time | 4pm UK Time
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Sex, Sexts, & Text Oh My! An intro to bringing (hot) sex into your writing
Shawnrey Notto, Embodiment & Creativity Guide, Author of Sensual Intelligence: The Lost IQ
11am Pacific Time | 2pm Eastern Time | 7pm UK Time
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Seven Drafts: Self-editing for Powerful, Publishable Writing
Allison K Williams, Writer & Editor
1pm Pacific Time | 4pm Eastern Time | 9pm UK Time
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You are Only as Sick as Your Secrets: telling your story is the medicine that can save your life
Gabrielle Pelicci Ph.D., Author and Writing Retreat Leader
Anytime!
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Writing About Family in Your Memoir: navigating code-switching, shame, cultural expectations and ethics
Nurjahan Boulden (she/her), Dancer, Storyteller
Anytime!
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Writing Diverse Characters: How to write about real people who are different from you
Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer, Creator of FictionCourses.com
Anytime!
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Writing to Alchemize Big Little Traumas
Tina Bruce, Author, Breathwork Mentor and Retreat Leader
Anytime!
Saturday September 28th
Writing the Alchemy of Being Alive, Animated and Alert
Writing about beauty, marvel and awe is anything but frivolous. Pleasure is a part of our stories, and deserves as much space as trauma, and, tending to our aliveness gives us a multitude of memoir-writing options.
Sessions today will help you explore uncommon ways to write memoir, and bring everything altogether.
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Opening the Space: welcome and a brief writing session (LIVE)
7am Pacific Time | 10am Eastern Time | 3pm UK Time
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How to Find Places to Get Your Writing Published Using the Chill Subs Platform (LIVE)
Karina Kupp and Ben, Chill Subs founders
8am Pacific Time | 11am Eastern Time | 4pm UK Time
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How to Serialize Your Memoir on Substack (LIVE)
Mercedes O'Leary (she/her), Writer
11am Pacific Time | 2pm Eastern Time | 7pm UK Time
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ADHD, neurodivergence and Uncommon Writing Strategies (LIVE)
Cathy Kirch, writing prof, writing consultant, of My Writing Hero
1pm Pacific Time | 4pm Eastern Time | 9pm UK Time
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Uncovering Your Memoir’s Structure as an Intuitive Writer
Brooke Adams Law (she/her), Intuitive Writing Coach & Founder of Writing Brave
Anytime!
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Writing Yourself as a Character: fiction-writing techniques for memoir
Daniel David Wallace (he/him), Teacher
Anytime!
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Diverse Narrative Structures for Memoir-Writers
Henry Lien, Author/Instructor
Anytime!
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Exploring Our Stories and Our Voices through Generative Writing and Poetry
Preeti Kaur Dhaliwal (she/her), Writer & Facilitator (BA, LLB, BCL, LLM, MFA)
Anytime!
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Hermit Crab Essays: finding freedom in forms
Rayya Liebich (she/her), Writer and Educator
Anytime!
Sunday September 29th
Claiming, Writing and Sharing Your Stories
Who are you as a character in your memoir? How do you study and write about yourself? What makes you compelling? And as your write, how do you be yourself, while also being a character in your memoir, and the author sharing their story?
On our last day together we explore how how and why writing and telling our stories is so very important, as well as how to get your work out there.
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Opening the Space: welcome and a brief writing session (LIVE)
7am Pacific Time | 10am Eastern Time | 3pm UK Time
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Writing Class Radio's Tips Clinic & Writing Workshop (LIVE)
Writing Class Radio, Allison Langer & Andrea Askowitz, Co-producers
8am Pacific Time | 11am Eastern Time | 4pm UK Time
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Outline Your Memoir Using Fairy Tale and Myth as Your Guide (LIVE)
Janelle Hardy, host and creator/teacher of transformational memoir-writing course, the Art of Personal Mythmaking
11am Pacific Time | 2pm Eastern Time | 7pm UK Time
Note: this is a 2.5 hour super productive workshop, so book the full amount of time to participate!
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Self-Publishing and Funding a Hybrid Memoir Using a Modest Kickstarter Campaign
Yin Xzi Ho (何吟曦) (she/her), Author and Live Poet
Anytime!
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Navigating Editing Services: Understanding the Process and Finding Your Editor Best Match
Kirsten McNeill, Confidence & Writing Lifestyle Coach
Anytime!
Click here to watch the presentation
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Human Design for Writers and Creatives
Megan Febuary, Trauma-Informed Writing Coach
Anytime!
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Talking About Yourself Publicly: social media and marketing for memoir-writers
Shelby Leigh (she/her), Book Marketing Teacher
Anytime!
Post-Festival Integration Call
Wednesday October 9th, 9am Pacific Time
Embodied Writing Circle for All Access Pass Holders
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