PERSONAL ESSAY MASTER CLASS

  • Master Class | Lev Raphael | Personal Essay Writing
  • Saturday | November 9, 2024 | 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Rochester, Michigan CANCELLED

Personal essays are a unique way of reaching an audience: they’ve been rightly called “letters to strangers.” When you write one, you get to contemplate and process an experience in your own unique way and share what you learned with readers.

Like letters, personal essays are generally direct, conversational, and subjective. Readers expect to be informed, entertained, expanded by what they read, and connect to what you’ve shared in some important way. The range of topics you can explore in this genre is enormous, and the tone, style, length, and structure of the essay are completely up to you.

We’ll be defining the genre, reading samples from a range of authors, and doing some on-site writing which you can share with the group if you want to. We’ll also spend some time discussing how to submit your work for publication.

This master class is designed for beginning, intermediate, and advanced writers.

Registration is limited to 12 participants

REGISTRATION HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE PRESENTER HAVING AN INJURY – NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

One Master Class Registration ($100) includes a three-hour workshop with Lev Raphael, morning refreshments, and free parking.

Master Class Outline

  • Defining the personal essay
  • Reading and discussing samples from a range of authors
  • On-site writing and sharing
  • Submission ideas for publication

Details of the Day

  • Meet and greet
  • Downtown Rochester, Michigan (location will be sent to registered attendees)
  • Free parking
  • Coffee, tea, hot cider, cold cider, donuts, and light snacks served
  • Class runs from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • Bring a laptop, or pen and notebook

Lev Raphael is the prize-winning author of 27 books in genres from memoir to mystery and in the last three years his personal essays have appeared in 75 online and print publications. Lev has taught creative writing at Michigan State University and Regents College in London, and has also been invited to teach creative writing and American literature at Leipzig University in Germany. A former book reviewer for the Detroit Free Press and three public radio stations in Michigan, he currently edits, coaches and mentors writers at Write Without Borders.