A RECENT SURVEY of Baby Boomers reveled that the number one pursuit they plan to undertake in retirement is writing a book. The Number 1 topic? Themselves. A Boomer myself, I’m comfortable with others my age, though I frequently speak to high school students, as well. Other populations I have taught include:
- Large assisted-living facilities
- Any other large treatment community
- Veterans
- Teachers
- Blogging conferences
- Parents of children with illness
- Mommy bloggers
- Children of parents with illness
- Spouses caring for the ill
- Anyone in recovery from any substance abuse
My primary home is The Arts Center of the Capital Region, where my weekly memoir classes concentrate on short-form memoir. I also teach a monthly Master Class for those who are writing long-form memoir. The Arts Center has a 99-seat black box in which I regularly conduct half-day, everything-you’ve-ever-wanted-to-know-about-memoir classes, called Memoirama.
This summer, I will be at the Chautauqua Institution in August (below).
And you can always find memoir writing instruction on the memoir writing blog on this site. Please be in touch. I’ll get that story out of you. I promise.
Events and Classes, 2011-2012:
- May 23, 7 PM, Borders, Columbus Circle, Manhattan
- June 4, 9 AM-1 PM, Author of the Day, Book Nook, The Crossings, Albany-Shaker Road, Albany, NY
- June 9, noon, Blog Radio
- June 9, 5:30 PM, The Ft. Orange Club, Albany, NY
- June 16, friend-raiser for the New York Council for the Humanities, Saratoga Springs, NY
- June 22, Memoirama, the Arts Center of the Capital Region
- June 28-July 12, three week summer version of Writing What You Know, the Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
- June 30, East Line Books, Clifton Park, NY
- July 1, The Roundtable, WAMC, Northeast Public Radio
- July 9, 4 PM, Barnes & Noble, Saratoga Springs, NY
- July 13, Talk of the Nation, NPR
- August 2, 6-8 PM, WORD, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
- August 6, The Chautauqua Institute
- August 18-September 1, three week summer version of Writing What You Know, the Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
- September 6, the launch of an online class at the fabulous site, cafemom
- September 14, Writing What You Know, 6-week class begins
- September 22, Memoirama, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 6-9 PM
- October 7, the 9-month, once-a month, 2011-2012 Master Class begins at The Arts Center of the Capital Region
- November 9, Writing What You Know, 6-week class begins
- November 10, Memoirama, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 6-9 PM
- November 18, 2011, The Chatham Public Library, memoir workshop
- December 14, Holiday Gala luncheon speaker, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY
- January 11, 2012, Writing What You Know, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 8-week class begins
- January 21, Memoirama and a lecture on the consequences of writing memoir, Columbia County Writers’ Series
- February 4, Memoirama, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 6-9 PM
- March 14, 2012, Writing What You Know, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 6-week class begins
- March 25, Memoirama, Hubbard Hall, Washington County, NY, 2-5 PM
- March 31, a small, all-day workshop in NY’s Hudson Valley. Lunch included. Details here.
- April 21, the Stockbridge Library, Stockbridge, Mass. A Reading.
- April 27, The National Association of Memoir Writers. Teleseminar. Live. 2 PM
- May 2, 2012, Writing What You Know, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 7-week class begins
- May 12, Schoharie County. Collecting stories of the storm. Info: reservations@schohariecountyarts.org.
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