*This workshop has been cancelled.*

Warwick's, in partnership with the La Jolla Riford Library, presents Debra Ginsberg's Memoir Writing Workshop. This is a 6-week course taking place on Saturdays from 9:30am-11:30am, July 14th, 21st, and 28th and August 4th, 11th, and 18th in the La Jolla Riford Library Memory Lab.

Debra Ginsberg is the author of the award-winning and bestselling memoirs, Waiting: The True Confessions of a Waitress, Raising Blaze: A Mother and Son’s Long, Strange Journey Into Autism, and About My Sisters. She is also the author of the novels Blind Submission,  New York Times Notable and SCIBA Mystery Award winner The Grift, The Neighbors Are Watching, and SCIBA Mystery Award winner, What the Heart Remembers. Debra's work has been translated into fourteen languages. A book reviewer, workshop leader, and contributor to NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Debra has been a professional freelance editor for over twenty years.

Every life is a story waiting to be told. The only question is how best to tell that story. In this course, students will learn how to start, structure, and complete a memoir. We will discuss turning specific personal narratives into stories that have a beginning, middle, and end and learn how to avoid common writing mistakes. We will explore the elements of successful memoirs, including theme, narrative, and dialogue, and how to develop those elements. Students will also receive writing prompts and exercises, handouts, and critiques. By the end of the course, students will have all the tools they need to channel the creative process into writing their memoirs.

All classes will take place in the La Jolla Riford Library Memory Lab.

Space is limited! Call now or visit Warwick's for more information.

Please call the Warwick's Book Dept. (858) 454-0347 for details.