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Writing Memoir Writers Group

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For students who have completed Writing Memoir-Let’s Begin, this is a writing group where students can workshop their pieces at a weekly gathering. Students will bring in material to read aloud and receive feedback from fellow students and the instructor.

Prompts will be given for students to use at home during the week.

Payment options are for 8-weeks, 6-weeks, and 4-weeks. Please use the dropdown menu to make your selection. The workshop is limited to 7 participants.

COVID POLICY – Until further notice, proof of vaccination is no longer required to attend classes and workshops. Masks remain optional.

Nancy McMillan of Bethlehem is the award-winning author of March Farm: Season by Season on a Connecticut Family Farm (www.marchfarmthebook.com). She holds a graduate degree in writing from The Graduate Institute and one in music from Lesley University, where she studied historical women composers. She also studied in the MFA program at Manhattanville College. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her essays and articles have appeared in Connecticut newspapers and magazines as well as online. In her writing classes, she helps students embrace and inhabit their innate creativity. She is the Director of Writing and Literature Programs at Arts Escape. Find more at www.nancymcmillan.com.

Writing Memoir: Let’s Begin

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In-person

Are you interested in writing your story but not sure how to begin? Or do you have stories started that you’d like to develop? This class will launch your memoir-writing journey.

This class is designed for those who would like to get their own stories down on paper. Through writing exercises and discussion, students will delve into the themes, times, places, and people of their lives. From this material, stories will be developed.

If you already have started a story or stories, this class will help you shape them and discover threads within them that deepen their meaning and their impact on the reader. Students will leave class with a draft of at least one story, and ideas for more.

Students will write during class and have at-home assignments. All levels of writers are welcome.

The fee for the six-week workshop is $180. The workshop is limited to 8 participants.

***Students must be registered and paid in full three business days before the start of the class/workshop. Exceptions only with permission from the Director of Writing Programs.

COVID POLICY – Only fully vaccinated students will be permitted to attend classes. Physical proof of vaccination will be requested on the first day of class (one time only). Don’t forget to bring your vaccination card.

Nancy McMillan of Bethlehem is the award-winning author of March Farm: Season by Season on a Connecticut Family Farm (www.marchfarmthebook.com). She holds a graduate degree in writing from The Graduate Institute and one in music from Lesley University, where she studied historical women composers. She also studied in the MFA program at Manhattanville College. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her essays and articles have appeared in Connecticut newspapers and magazines as well as online. In her writing classes, she helps students embrace and inhabit their innate creativity. She is the Director of Writing and Literature Programs at Arts Escape. Find more at www.nancymcmillan.com.

Writing Memoir Writers Group

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In-person

For students who have completed Writing Memoir-Let’s Begin, this is a writing group where students can workshop their pieces at a weekly gathering. Students will bring in material to read aloud and receive feedback from fellow students and the instructor.

Prompts will be given for students to use at home during the week.

The fee for the three-week workshop is $60. The workshop is limited to 7 participants.

COVID POLICY – Only fully vaccinated students will be permitted to attend classes. Physical proof of vaccination will be requested on the first day of class (one time only). Don’t forget to bring your vaccination card.

Nancy McMillan of Bethlehem is the award-winning author of March Farm: Season by Season on a Connecticut Family Farm (www.marchfarmthebook.com). She holds a graduate degree in writing from The Graduate Institute and one in music from Lesley University, where she studied historical women composers. She also studied in the MFA program at Manhattanville College. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her essays and articles have appeared in Connecticut newspapers and magazines as well as online. In her writing classes, she helps students embrace and inhabit their innate creativity. She is the Director of Writing and Literature Programs at Arts Escape. Find more at www.nancymcmillan.com.

Writing Into and Through the Winter Season

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In-person

Winter is the season when it is natural to turn inward. The shorter days and colder temperatures keep us inside for longer periods which gives us an opportunity to rest, reflect, and renew. The stillness of the winter landscape can become a springboard for venturing deeper into our interior lives.

In this three-week session leading up to the Winter Solstice, students will explore winter themes through writing. For inspiration, we’ll use art, music, and poetry. We’ll write about the moon and snow and all thing wintery. All genres of writing–poetry, fiction, and non-fiction–are welcome.

Come and be warmed up by the company of other writers during the onset of the cold season. This class will give you tools to keep writing all the way to spring, and beyond.

The fee for the three-week workshop is $100. The workshop is limited to 8 participants.

***Students must be registered and paid in full three business days before the start of the class/workshop. Exceptions only with permission from the Director of Writing Programs.

COVID POLICY – Only fully vaccinated students will be permitted to attend classes. Physical proof of vaccination will be requested on the first day of class (one time only). Don’t forget to bring your vaccination card.

Nancy McMillan of Bethlehem is the award-winning author of March Farm: Season by Season on a Connecticut Family Farm (www.marchfarmthebook.com). She holds a graduate degree in writing from The Graduate Institute and one in music from Lesley University, where she studied historical women composers. She also studied in the MFA program at Manhattanville College. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her essays and articles have appeared in Connecticut newspapers and magazines as well as online. In her writing classes, she helps students embrace and inhabit their innate creativity. She is the Director of Writing and Literature Programs at Arts Escape. Find more at www.nancymcmillan.com.

Writing Memoir: Let’s Begin

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In-person

Are you interested in writing your story but not sure how to begin? Or do you have stories started that you’d like to develop? This class will launch your memoir-writing journey.

This class is designed for those who would like to get their own stories down on paper. Through writing exercises and discussion, students will delve into the themes, times, places, and people of their lives. From this material, stories will be developed.

The elements of storytelling will be covered. If you already have started a story or stories, this class will help you shape them and discover threads within them that deepen their meaning and their impact on the reader. Students will leave class with a draft of at least one story, and ideas for more.

Students will write during class and have at-home assignments. All levels of writers are welcome.

The fee for the six-week workshop is $180. The workshop is limited to 8 participants.

COVID POLICY – Only fully vaccinated students will be permitted to attend classes. Physical proof of vaccination will be requested on the first day of class (one time only). Don’t forget to bring your vaccination card.

Nancy McMillan of Bethlehem is the award-winning author of March Farm: Season by Season on a Connecticut Family Farm (www.marchfarmthebook.com). She holds a graduate degree in writing from The Graduate Institute and one in music from Lesley University, where she studied historical women composers. She also studied in the MFA program at Manhattanville College. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her essays and articles have appeared in Connecticut newspapers and magazines as well as online. In her writing classes, she helps students embrace and inhabit their innate creativity. She is the Director of Writing and Literature Programs at Arts Escape. Find more at www.nancymcmillan.com.

Telling Your Story, Writing the Personal Essay

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Everyone has stories to tell that are theirs alone. Come to this class to identify those stories and be guided in getting them down on paper. Students will be led through exercises and prompts and over the six-week class will generate a solid draft of a personal essay. Essay structure and writing craft elements will be addressed as well as critique guidelines. Students will write during class and have at-home assignments. All levels are welcome.

The fee for the six-week workshop is $180. The workshop is limited to 8 participants.

COVID POLICY – Only fully vaccinated students will be permitted to attend classes. Physical proof of vaccination will be requested on the first day of class (one time only). Don’t forget to bring your vaccination card.

Nancy McMillan of Bethlehem is the award-winning author of March Farm: Season by Season on a Connecticut Family Farm (www.marchfarmthebook.com). She holds a graduate degree in writing from The Graduate Institute and one in music from Lesley University, where she studied historical women composers. She also studied in the MFA program at Manhattanville College. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her essays and articles have appeared in Connecticut newspapers and magazines as well as online. In her writing classes, she helps students embrace and inhabit their innate creativity. Find more at www.nancymcmillan.com.