Intermediate Memoir

This course is designed for students actively engaged in writing a memoir. The course will include a blend of workshop and craft topics: finding your structure, creating compelling scenes, developing setting and sense of place, and creating a sense of emotional stakes and conflict. Each writer will have at least two opportunities to share brief (five page) excerpts of their writing in class, and to obtain feedback from the instructor and their fellow students. Each meeting will feature a mix of short readings, focus on a particular craft topic, and in classes #2-8, a discussion of student work, along with short in-class writing exercises.

Instructor: Judah Leblang is a storyteller, memoirist and writing teacher. His essays and commentaries have been broadcast throughout the US on more than 150 NPR and ABC-network radio stations, as well as several Canadian stations. He is a regular columnist for Bay Windows, Boston’s gay newspaper, and an instructor at Grub Street. The 2nd edition of his memoir, Finding My Place: One Man’s Journey from Cleveland to Boston and Beyond, was published in 2013. His new book Echoes of Jerry is about his Uncle Jerry, an orally-educated deaf man as well as Leblang's own struggles with his sexuality and trying to find his place in society, finally coming out in the mid-1980s. Clips of his performances and writing are at www.judahleblang.com.

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Details: Intermediate Memoir with Judah Leblang takes place Tuesdays October 1 - November 19 from 6:30-9:00pm remotely online via Zoom.

Prerequisite: A beginner-level workshop class in nonfiction or another genre. b

Genre: Nonfiction

Level: Intermediate

Format: Workshop

Location: This class takes place online via Zoom.

Size: Limited to 12 participants (including scholarships).

Scholarships: Two scholarship spots are available for this class for writers in Northeast Ohio. Apply by August 19.

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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