Philadelphia Stories Inc

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5-WEEK WORKSHOP | $100 ($75 student/senior)&nbsp;The Art of Creative Nonfiction: Shaping Story into Essay&nbsp;with Jenny Burkholder &amp; Christopher DrajemLive on ZOOM | Sundays, Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, &amp; Feb. 7, 2027 |&nbsp;1:00-3:00 pm Eastern Standard TimeOpen to a maximum of 15 writers Our lives are filled with stories, some funny, some sad, some a mixture of both. These stories give our lives texture and depth. So how do you transform a story from your life into a creative nonfiction essay? In this five-week workshop, we will tackle that question and shape your story into an essay with plot, setting, and character that resonates with readers.&nbsp; In Shaping Story into Essay, you will shape&nbsp;an idea or story into a creative nonfiction essay. Together, we will explore the facets of creative nonfiction and generate&nbsp;an idea for an essay; develop plot, setting, and character; learn&nbsp;how to reflect and &ldquo;up the stakes&rdquo; within the essay; develop your writer&rsquo;s voice and practice endings; and finally, receive feedback from instructors and peers on an essay draft.&nbsp; Each week, we will introduce a new tool for writing a creative nonfiction essay, share and discuss examples of published essays, and provide prompts and writing time to help you develop your essay.&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1792182973/wysiwyg/iia8exlbxbfkfjmw0csn.jpg" style="width: 105px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 15px 5px 0px; text-align: left; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 105px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 15px 5px 0px; text-align: left; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Jenny Burkholder is the Creative Nonfiction Editor of Philadelphia Stories, writer, and teacher. Her creative nonfiction has appeared in Intima, The Healing Muse, Epiphany, So to Speak, and elsewhere. She is the co-host of OVERexpressed &amp; OUT, a podcast that amplifies the voices of Philadelphia-area artists, activists, pioneers, and more&ndash;women transforming their communities. Her website is: <a fr-original-style="" href="http://overexpressed.net/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">overexpressed.net</a>.&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1792183093/wysiwyg/vvj4t1xunfrfjrswkp32.jpg" style="width: 90px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 15px 5px 0px; text-align: left; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 90px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 15px 5px 0px; text-align: left; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Christopher Drajem is an educator, writer, and developmental editor. He has taught high school English, mostly in the Pacific Northwest, since 2000. His writing has been published in Philadelphia Stories&nbsp;and his collaborative memoir, written with his mother Linda Drajem, is titled Wandering Close to Home: A Gay Son and His Feminist Mother&rsquo;s Journey to Transform Themselves and Their Family. &nbsp;

5-WEEK WORKSHOP | $100 ($75 student/senior) The Art of Creative Nonfiction: Shaping Story into Essay with Jenny Burkholder &amp; Christopher DrajemLive on ZOOM | Sundays, Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, &amp; Feb. 7, 2027 | 1:00-3:00 pm Eastern Standard TimeOpen to a maximum of 15 writers Our lives are filled with stories, some funny, some sad, some a mixture of both. These stories give our lives texture and depth. So how do you transform a story from your life into a creative nonfiction essay? In this five-week workshop, we will tackle that question and shape your story into an essay with plot, setting, and character that resonates with readers.  In Shaping Story into Essay, you will shape an idea or story into a creative nonfiction essay. Together, we will explore the facets of creative nonfiction and generate an idea for an essay; develop plot, setting, and character; learn how to reflect and “up the stakes” within the essay; develop your writer’s voice and practice endings; and finally, receive feedback from instructors and peers on an essay draft.  Each week, we will introduce a new tool for writing a creative nonfiction essay, share and discuss examples of published essays, and provide prompts and writing time to help you develop your essay.  <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1792182973/wysiwyg/iia8exlbxbfkfjmw0csn.jpg" style="width:105px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 15px 5px 0px;text-align:left;float:left;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />Jenny Burkholder is the Creative Nonfiction Editor of Philadelphia Stories, writer, and teacher. Her creative nonfiction has appeared in Intima, The Healing Muse, Epiphany, So to Speak, and elsewhere. She is the co-host of OVERexpressed &amp; OUT, a podcast that amplifies the voices of Philadelphia-area artists, activists, pioneers, and more–women transforming their communities. Her website is: <a href="http://overexpressed.net/" target="_blank">overexpressed.net</a>.  <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1792183093/wysiwyg/vvj4t1xunfrfjrswkp32.jpg" style="width:90px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 15px 5px 0px;text-align:left;float:left;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />Christopher Drajem is an educator, writer, and developmental editor. He has taught high school English, mostly in the Pacific Northwest, since 2000. His writing has been published in Philadelphia Stories and his collaborative memoir, written with his mother Linda Drajem, is titled Wandering Close to Home: A Gay Son and His Feminist Mother’s Journey to Transform Themselves and Their Family.

Philadelphia Stories Inc

The Art of Creative Nonfiction: Shaping Story into Essay

General Admission

$100

Students/Seniors General Admission

$75

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