INSIDE JOB WRITING INSTITUTE: The Art of Personal Essay Writing
Sat, Oct 15
|Washington
A special workshop where participants learn how to write personal essays, meet professional writers who help them enhance their skills and talents, and, if they choose, prepare a submission to the Discovering Me contest.
Time & Location
Oct 15, 2022, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Washington, 1201 24th St NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
About the event
Everyone, even teen girls-- or maybe especially teen girls--have stories to tell. Esther Productions Inc. and The Black Student Fund, nonprofit organizations based in Washington, DC, are presenting a writing institute designed to help each participant discover her inner story while learning how to present it using the personal essay.
Award-winning journalist and author jonetta rose barras will lead the workshop. She has expertly used the art of personal essay to take readers inside her world, helping them understand and assess important local and national issues. She has written three nonfiction books and two collections of poetry. Her fiction and essays have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals.
Other professional writers will also drop in during the institute to share their writings and their experiences.
INSIDE JOB WRITING INSTITUTE is free. The great folks at the Park Hyatt Hotel are providing free refreshments for attendees. Seating is limited. REGISTER NOW!