Crafting the Personal Essay - Sunday 7th June 10am - 1pm (via Zoom)

£40.00

Want to turn your lived experience into compelling, memorable nonfiction? Crafting the Personal Essay is a three-hour online workshop exploring voice, structure, honesty, and storytelling. We’ll help you shape personal material into work that resonates with others, and tell you how to get it published.

We’ll cover:

  • Finding powerful stories in everyday experiences

  • How to create a distinctive narrative voice

  • How to balance honesty with craft and structure

  • How to write emotionally engaging openings and clean and tidy endings

  • The difference between confession and compelling storytelling

  • Practical editing tips to sharpen and strengthen your work

Whether you’re new to essay writing or even just fancy testing yourself, this is a great beginner’s opportunity to explore the craft of essay writing.

Want to turn your lived experience into compelling, memorable nonfiction? Crafting the Personal Essay is a three-hour online workshop exploring voice, structure, honesty, and storytelling. We’ll help you shape personal material into work that resonates with others, and tell you how to get it published.

We’ll cover:

  • Finding powerful stories in everyday experiences

  • How to create a distinctive narrative voice

  • How to balance honesty with craft and structure

  • How to write emotionally engaging openings and clean and tidy endings

  • The difference between confession and compelling storytelling

  • Practical editing tips to sharpen and strengthen your work

Whether you’re new to essay writing or even just fancy testing yourself, this is a great beginner’s opportunity to explore the craft of essay writing.