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Memoir II

WRITING X 423.2

Continue progress on a book length memoir by generating new work and developing strong self-editing skills.

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Online
Starting at $720.00
As few as 10 weeks
3.0
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What you can learn.

  • Cast yourself as a compelling character in a true story
  • Write up to 50 pages in your work in progress
  • Give and get feedback from similarly passionate writers
  • Craft an involving storyline based on real experiences

About this course:

Designed for the serious writer committed to participating in a structured writing regimen as well as engaging in ongoing critiques and craft discussions, this course guides you to examine key issues in your work, create an involving storyline out of your life experience and cast yourself as a compelling character readers want to follow. You also develop the self-editing skills you need to polish and revise your material at a level appropriate to submit to publishers. Includes discussion of current marketplace. The course goal is to complete 50 well-crafted pages of your project.
Prerequisites

WRITING X 423.1 Memoir I or comparable workshop experience.

Fall 2025 Schedule

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Thursday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Available
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Instructor: Stephen van Dyck
404815
Fee:
$720.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
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Notes

No Meeting November 27, 2025. Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. 

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from July 28, 2025 to October 05, 2025
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

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Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Online
Thu Sep 25, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Thu Oct 2, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Thu Oct 9, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Thu Oct 16, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Thu Oct 23, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Thu Oct 30, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Thu Nov 6, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Thu Nov 13, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Thu Nov 20, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Thu Dec 4, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom

Winter 2026 Schedule

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This section has no set meeting times.
Future Offering (Opens November 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Liz Stephens
405796
Fee:
$720.00
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Notes

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. 

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

(Optional) Book: Writing Life Stories: How To Make Memories Into Memoirs Ideas Into ESSays And Life Into Literature by Roorbach, Bill
©2008 Writer's Digest Books
ISBN 9781582975276
Book: The Art of Memoir by Karr, Mary
©2015 HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 9780062223067
Book: The Liars' Club : A Memoir by Karr, Mary
©2005 Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN 9780143035749

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