With
Robert Wilder
When
September 8 - 25, 2020
Category
SFW Online, Writers Lab
Tuition
795.00
Registration Info
Memoir is not only a method of telling our stories, but it’s also a way of deeply seeing and examining our lives. In some ways, it’s as if we get the great gift of living our lives twice and creating art from our material—your mother’s death, your children leaving home, that summer you hiked the Appalachian Trail or followed The Grateful Dead. Memoir helps us slow down and truly see what writer Vivian Gornick calls “the situation and the story”—the series of events and the deep emotional current rushing underneath.
This online memoir-writing workshop with Robert Wilder explores what’s at the emotional center of memoir and how to employ writerly craft so our stories resonate with the reader. This workshop combines the source of inspiration by sitting meditation, moments of silence, and Natalie Goldberg’s writing practice with precise writing exercises and the close study of successful published pieces to help hone our technical skills. There is time to write in-between our group sessions. Bring fast writing pens, notebooks or a laptop, and an open mind. A short reading list is sent to students in advance.
At the end of our time together, participants leave with pages and pages of new material as well as methods to shape your writing into a more cohesive work. In addition, you gain new insights into how to fit consistent writing practice into your daily lives. This workshop is guaranteed to inspire, delight and support you on your journey to create meaning from the raw cloth of living.
Additional Information
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This program is open to writers of all levels.
SPECIAL NOTES:
Class will meet 5:00-6:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) on Tuesdays and
Fridays starting September 8 and ending September 25 (six online group sessions).
Enrollment is limited to 12 participants.
Zoom Video
Conferencing software (available for no charge from Zoom.com) will be
used to facilitate the class sessions. Further details will be emailed
to registrants.
Santa Fe Workshops always aims to produce a high-quality
experience for our online attendees. That said, variables including
regional and local internet provider speeds, traffic on Zoom's servers,
and your own computing hardware can contribute to a less than ideal
streaming event. While we do our best to minimize the impact of these
variables, they are outside the control of Santa Fe Workshops.
TUITION INFO:
Includes tax.
Robert Wilder is the author of two critically acclaimed books of essays: Tales From The Teachers' Lounge and Daddy Needs a Drink. His debut novel, Nickel, was called “A humorous, poignant, and formidable debut” by Booklist (starred review).
He has published essays in Newsweek, Details, Salon, Parenting, Creative Nonfiction, Working Mother, and numerous anthologies. He has been a commentator for NPR's Morning Edition, The Madeleine Brand Show, On Point, and other national and regional radio programs. Wilder's column, “Daddy Needs A Drink,” was printed monthly in the Santa Fe Reporter for close to a decade.
An award-winning teacher for over twenty-five years, Rob has co-taught workshops with Natalie Goldberg and was awarded the inaugural Innovations in Reading Prize by the National Book Foundation. He lives and teaches in Santa Fe.
Website: robertwilder.com