Life Writing with Kathryn Miles (6-Week Workshop)

Every life contains a multitude of stories. How best can you tell yours? In this soup-to-nuts 6-week Life Writing workshop for writers of all abilities—beginner to expert— Kathryn Miles will help you develop the skills needed to craft compelling narrative and memoir. We’ll begin with exercises to determine what stories you want to tell, along with how to identify your audience and theme. From there, we will explore and practice creative writing techniques to develop character, dialogue, scene and structure. Finally, students will have the opportunity to pursue guided research and to practice pitching their work for publication. A workshop-based class, this course will also provide ample opportunity for writers of every level to share their work and receive feedback in a collaborative, supportive environment. *Please note class will meet March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30. 

About the instructor: Kathryn Miles is an award-winning writer and the author of five books including, most recently, Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders, which was named a 2022 best book by The New York Times and is currently in production as a streaming series. Her articles and essays have appeared in publications including Audubon, Best American Essays, Best American Sports Writing, The Boston Globe, National Geographic, The New York Times, Outside, Popular Mechanics, Politico, and Time. The longtime executive editor of Hawk & Handsaw: The Journal of Creative Sustainability, Miles currently serves as a professor in the Eastern Oregon University Master of Fine Arts program, as a contributing editor of Down East Magazine, and as a scholar-in-residence for the Maine Humanities Council.