“Memoir is the story of how we got here from there,” said Abigail Thomas in summing up the discipline of writing memoir. In this four-week class, we’ll use prompts from Abigail Thomas’s book, Thinking About Memoir, and other writing exercises to find the stuff of our own stories. Whether you’re in the midst of creating a memoir, thinking about writing one, or just want to experience the sometimes surprising, occasionally painful, often joyful exploration of writing your memories, this class will lead you into your own rich storehouse of material. We’ll write and read in the supportive atmosphere of like-minded explorers and learn elements of the genre and the craft along the way. Fiction writers can use the memory excavations for transplanting into novels or short stories. A daytime class for writers of all levels.

Judy Reeves is a writer, teacher and writing practice provocateur whose books include A Writer's Book of Days; Writing Alone, Writing Together; A Creative Writer's Kit and The Writer’s Retreat Kit. Other works include two plays written with the Second Story Writers, a women’s writing ensemble, and produced by The Fritz Theater; and a chapbook of poetry, The Kind of Woman She Is. Her work has also appeared in the San Diego Reader, Personal Journaling magazine and in other publications and journals. In addition to leading private writing workshops, Judy teaches creative writing at UCSD Extension and speaks at writing conferences internationally. She co-founded The Writing Center, and most recently served as executive director of San Diego Writers, Ink. A tenth anniversary of A Writer’s Book of Days will be released in the fall of 2010. Her website is judyreeveswriter.com

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