Summer Enrollment is Open! Courses begin June 23, 2025.

Writing Out of Your Life

WRITING X 424.3E

Find stories from your life to turn into written works in this encouraging course that focuses on generating new work instead of revising and critiquing.

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Online
Starting at $720.00
As few as 10 weeks
3.0

What you will learn.

  • Examine your life stories to find the ones only you can tell
  • Generate new writing in a supportive, encouraging environment
  • Respond to weekly prompts and exercises
  • Locate and refine your personal voice

About this course:

Writing out of your life can be a process of self-revelation, a way of discerning the pattern of your life even while you're in the midst of living it. Whether you want to write a memoir or transmute your life into fiction or poetry, this workshop helps you mine the rich vein of material that is yours alone. The focus of this workshop is on production and encouragement, rather than editing and critiquing. Using a combination of weekly prompts and assignments, instructor feedback, and group interaction, you write a series of autobiographical narratives. For both beginners and seasoned writers who want to get in touch with their personal voice.

Fall 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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This section has no set meeting times.
Future Offering (Opens July 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Lynn Lauber
404819
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 July 28, 2025 to October 05, 2025
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

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