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SUMMARY:Workshop: Writing Family Stories\, Led by Estelle Ford-Williamson
DESCRIPTION:Register: patconroyliterarycenter.eventbrite.com \nThursday\, October 17\, 2024 · 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm EST\nCost: $45\nLimited to 15 participants\nVenue: Pat Conroy Literary Center | 601 Bladen St Beaufort\, SC 29902 \nIf\, according to Pat Conroy\, the most powerful words in the English language are “Tell Me a Story\,” then the most regretful ones are: “I never got Mama’s (or Daddy’s) stories.” Or you may have a fantastic personal story that begs to be told and you’re afraid it won’t happen. This workshop helps you avoid that regret! \nWe’ll cover:\nTips for Starting and Re-Starting Stories\nFinding Structure in Your Many Tales\nSeveral Writing Prompts\, Reading\, and Feedback Opportunities.\nDiscussion of Publication Options \nLed by an award-winning memoirist and novelist\, Estelle Ford-Williamson\, this workshop is for those who want to put in writing their cache of family legends or happenings\, for the memoir writer\, and for those who want to assist their parents or relatives or friends in doing just that. It’s a great time to start your stories for holiday giving! \nThis interactive writers workshop will be held at the Pat Conroy Literary Center (601 Bladen St.\, Beaufort) on Thursday\, October 17\, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Limited to 15 participants. $45/person. Advance registration required. \nLearn more and register at https://patconroyliterarycenter.eventbrite.com \nWebsite: Facebook Event Page \nAbout our instructor: \nEstelle Ford-Williamson is a former UPI reporter whose most recent book is Rising Fawn\, a novel set in Atlanta and Lookout Mountain\, GA. Previously she published Abbeville Farewell\, a Novel of Early Atlanta and North Georgia\, and co-wrote a memoir\, Seed of South Sudan: Memoir of a ‘Lost Boy’ Refugee with Majok Marier. \nFor four years\, she led “Writing Your Story” workshops at a senior center in the Atlanta area; a dozen students went on to publish full memoirs. She has received awards for her novels and short fiction\, and offers writing workshops through the Pat Conroy Literary Center and the South Carolina Writers Association. Estelle lives on nearby St. Helena Island. \n\nThis program and others like this would not be possible without your financial help for which\, as always\, Pat Conroy Literary Center gratefully thanks you.
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/workshop-writing-family-stories-led-by-estelle-ford-williamson/
LOCATION:Pat Conroy Literary Center\, 601 Bladen Street\, Beaufort\, SC\, 29902\, United States
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