We all have a story to tell. Why not tell yours? Whether you want to write your own memories or explore and share your family history in words, begin the new year right by starting (or jump-starting) your creative writing project in this brief workshop! We’ll use short “snapshots” or published pieces and writing prompts as inspiration to begin new work together in this supportive and interactive writing-intensive workshop. Suitable for all levels.

Sonja Livingston is the author of four books of nonfiction, including Ghostbread, a memoir of childhood poverty which won an AWP Book Prize for Nonfiction and has been widely adopted for classroom use. Sonja’s latest project, 52 Snapshots: A Memoir Starter Kit, provides writing prompts for works of creative nonfiction and memoir. Sonja’s writing has been honored with New York State Arts Fellowship, an Iowa Review Award, a VanderMey Nonfiction Prize, among others. Sonja is an associate professor of creative writing at Virginia Commonwealth University.