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Study Group: Memoirs and Personal Essays. - REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.

Fee: $95.00
Sessions: 37 | Days: Th
Dates: 9/18/2025 - 5/28/2026
Times: 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Building: Turner Senior Resource Center
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This offering is Hybrid

This group meets every week from September to June, except for holidays. There are no specific assignments. Writers strive to find their own subject matter and stylistic voice. Each week, several of us read our work aloud, and others respond to its content, structure, and clarity. The important thing is to write well enough to interest others and to clearly convey our ideas. Everyone is expected to read regularly and to respond constructively to class members' work. One may participate in person or online.

Eleanor Linn joined this group in 2007 when it was led by Helen Hill, who originated its successful format. She has continued writing and reading her work to the group, in addition to leading it since 2014. She is a published author. Her pieces include an extended memoir about Central Afghanistan, which is now, among other places, in the UNESCO Afghan Archives, and a collection of essays about Wave1.5 Feminists, who were born between 1900 and 1920.

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