BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:From the Somerville Public Library: \;\nWrite compellingl y about your own life experiences and transform memories into an endurin g work of art! For six sessions\, we will tap into the storyteller withi n us all\, pick our brains for those parts of our lives that make for gr eat stories\, and turn the mundane into the heroic. At the same time\, w e will explore some aspects of craft fundamental to the memoir genre\, s uch as dialogue\, characterization\, structure\, pacing\, and perspectiv e. There will be plenty of in-class prompts\, a few short assignments\, and the chance to work on a longer piece.This workshop is taught by Mike Alvarez\, an MFA candidate at Goddard College&rsquo\;s Creative Writing program. Mike received his B.A. from Rutgers University\, where he won the Charles Flaherty Award for best student and thesis in psychology\, a nd his M.A. from the Individualized Studies program\, also at Goddard. D uring and in between degrees\, he has worked at a residential facility f or the mentally ill\, served as program coordinator at Mass. General Hos pital&rsquo\;s Eating Disorders Clinic\, and taught basic composition an d expository writing to college students. Mike is currently on the edito rial staff of \;Pitkin Review\, a biannual literary journal. Mike is also in the middle of writing two books: a work of serious nonfiction e xploring the relationship between creativity and self-destructive behavi or\, and a memoir\, a coming of age story.This free workshop is open to everyone\, irrespective of writing background. If you would like to sign up\, please e-mail Mike at mike.alvarez[at]goddard[dot]edu or call him at 646-712-2736. URL:http://somerville.patch.com/events/six-part-memoir-writing-workshop SUMMARY:Six-Part Memoir Writing Workshop LOCATION:Somerville Public Library: 79 Highland Ave\, Somerville\, MA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR