Online
Four Tuesdays
7/1 – 7/22
10 – 12 EST
Online
In this workshop for new and beginning memoirists, we’ll examine elements of craft, interrogate our experiences and navigate how exactly to put our stories to the page. Additionally, we will practice constructive critiquing and enjoy prompts designed to help generate new ideas and refine existing ones. With the aim of cultivating a supportive and inspiring community of writers, helpful feedback and productive conversations will be a signature of this workshop. We will also discuss personal objectives and consider the best pathways towards reaching those goals.
Students can expect:
Rebecca Dimyan is an award-winning author, editor, and professor. Her memoir Chronic was published in 2023 and delves into her experience with chronic illness and alternative medicine. Her debut novel Waiting for Beirut explores love and identity against the backdrop of 1950’s Lebanon and Connecticut. Both books won the Firebird Book Award. Her personal and micro essays have been published in many places including Vox First Person, River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative, Sky Island Journal, Yahoo Health, and forthcoming in The 2026 CT Literary Anthology. Rebecca is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Fairfield University.
