Audrey Ferber

WEDNESDAYS, April 5th - May 10th |What vexes, perplexes, and engages you?

The personal essay, from the French essayer - to try - asks the writer to meditate on paper, spin out on a topic you can't get out of your mind. The form is often intimate, confessional, humorous and can accommodate a rambling structure and unconventional themes. Personal essays marry the techniques fiction, the development of voice, character, often scene and dialogue with the depth of more formal essay styles. 

In this class, students will write an essay or continue work on one you've already started. Prompts, in-class writing exercises and brief homework assignments will be chosen to enhance our writing. We will read essays by masters of the form to inspire and edify. Each student will have the opportunity to have their essay workshopped and receive written comments from the instructor. Please come prepared to read and comment on the work of your fellow students.

This class will meet on Zoom. Please contact the instructor directly for the Zoom link; their contact details can be found in the confirmation email. 

Dates: Wednesdays, April 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th; May 3rd, 10th

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Pacific Time

Course fee: $425