Award-winning author Laura Pritchett teaches a special writing workshop

THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL!

The impulse to put our life to paper is a strong one—and one that deserves attention and care, particularly when we’re thinking of our death (even if that death is a long ways away). Bearing witness to who we are, what we’ve stood for, what we’ve been gifted and what we’ve overcome—well, that’s an impulse worth honoring. It’s also wise to consider how to shape those experiences into story (rather than just listing a chronology of events, say).

This two-hour class will focus on doing just that: Picking the stories you most want to write, deciding how to shape them, filling out the details that you might forget, and honing in on what matters most. By the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with a solid start to at least some of your most telling life moments. Whether it’s for a family member, loved ones, or just for you, you’ll have given the gift of preserving your voice, your story, your life.

Sign up! REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL.
This class limited to 15 participants and the cost is $65.To sign up, you must contact Adult Programs Coordinator Jennie Lay by email or by calling 879-0240x317. Once your space is confirmed, further information will follow.

About the teacher
Laura Pritchett is the award-winning author of 10 books. She began her writing journey with the short story collection Hell's Bottom, Colorado, which won the PEN USA Award for Fiction and the Milkweed National Fiction Prize. This was followed by the novels Sky Bridge, Stars Go Blue, Red Lightning and last year's much acclaimed The Blue Hour. She’s also editor of three anthologies: Pulse of the River, Home Land, and Going Green: True Tales from Gleaners, Scavengers, and Dumpster Divers. She has two nonfiction books: Great Colorado Bear Stories and Making Friends with Death. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, O Magazine, Salon, High Country News, The Sun, Brain, Child, and many others. She holds a PhD from Purdue University and teaches around the country.