OWC 206 B — Memoir IV: Completion and Revision
Quarter: Winter
Instructor(s): Monica Wesolowska
Date(s): Jan 13—Mar 17
Class Recording Available: Yes
Class Meeting Day: Tuesdays
Grade Restriction: Letter grade only
Class Meeting Time: 5:30—6:45 pm (PT)
Tuition: $1240
Refund Deadline: Jan 15
Unit(s): 2
Enrollment Limit: 14
Status: Closed
Quarter: Winter
Day: Tuesdays
Duration: 10 weeks
Time: 5:30—6:45 pm (PT)
Date(s): Jan 13—Mar 17
Unit(s): 2
Tuition: $1240
Refund Deadline: Jan 15
Instructor(s): Monica Wesolowska
Grade Restriction: Letter grade only
Enrollment Limit: 14
Recording Available: Yes
Status: Closed
This course is not open to the public, but rather by admission only. For more information on the Writing Certificate Program and is application process, please click here.
While students should have a beginning, a middle, and an end to their memoir by this point in the sequence, inevitably there remain holes to be filled in the draft. This last core course will enable students to fill in these holes, working closely with an instructor and in small dedicated groups to identify missing sections, guide the redrafting of chapters that previous workshops have shown to be problematic, perform line editing, or take on any other activities to complete and improve upon the manuscript. What you will learn in this course will enable you to take your memoir from a collection of memories to a powerful, cohesive narrative that captivates your readers while staying true to your life story.
While students should have a beginning, a middle, and an end to their memoir by this point in the sequence, inevitably there remain holes to be filled in the draft. This last core course will enable students to fill in these holes, working closely with an instructor and in small dedicated groups to identify missing sections, guide the redrafting of chapters that previous workshops have shown to be problematic, perform line editing, or take on any other activities to complete and improve upon the manuscript. What you will learn in this course will enable you to take your memoir from a collection of memories to a powerful, cohesive narrative that captivates your readers while staying true to your life story.
MONICA WESOLOWSKA
Author and Editor
Monica Wesolowska is the author of the memoir Holding Silvan: A Brief Life, named a Best Book of 2013 by The Boston Globe and Library Journal, as well as two children's picture books. Her essays and short stories have been published in a wide variety of venues, including The New York Times Modern Love column. She is a former fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and she works one-on-one with clients as an independent editor. Textbooks for this course:
There are no required textbooks; however, some fee-based online readings may be assigned.