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"You are a master teacher and a master writer." —Joe Carvalko, MFA student Fairfield University 
Memoir Writing with Jennifer Lauck COACHING: WHAT: Meet with Jennifer via the phone, teleconference, or in person at her studio, to discuss your writing project and to break through the more intense writing blocks that have been holding you back. Jennifer will read your work, offer insights and critique, and will help mentor you to a finished project. CONTACT: Email Jennifer personally for costs and details.
CLASSES: WHAT: Three-month series of classes taught in a workshop format. Three series offered, September-November, January-March, April-June. December is off, July & August are off. Students write 8-10 pages, submit those pages to Jennifer & the group. The pages are read in advance and then, when class meets, individual instruction is given and there is group feedback on each students' work. There are two "observation" spots open as well, and this is for students who are not ready to read but want to be in line to read in the next term and want to observe the workshop format. DATES: September 10, 17, & 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, November 5, 12, 19 (1st series) January 7, 14, 21, February 4, 11, 18, March 4, 11, 18 (2nd series) April 1, 8, 15, 22, May 6, 13, 20, June 3, 10, 17 (3rd series) TIMES: 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. LOCATION: NE Portland, 22nd & Burnside COST: Reading Students: $500.00 per series $250.00 deposit upon acceptance $250.00 paid by September 1st Tuition, including deposit, non-refundable Observing Students: $250.00 per series $125.00 deposit $125.00 paid by September 1st Tuition, including deposit, non-refundable REQUIREMENTS: If you have not studied with Jennifer you are required to take an intensive or to submit twenty pages for review (which includes an overview statement of your memoir project).
SUMMER MEMOIR INTENSIVE: WHAT: Macro and micro focus on your memoir project, from the overall framework and your goals for completion to a detailed examination of your actual writing at this time. Your work will be reviewed and work-shopped with a group, you will be given a series of "prompt" exercises to jumpstart you into the hidden core of your work, you will be guided on how to create a grid for a final manuscript and coached on how to create a writing schedule that will allow you to complete a full draft within three months. DATES: August 20, 21, 22 TIMES: Friday evening 5-9, Saturday 10-5 & Sunday 10-5 LOCATION: NE Portland, 22nd & Burnside COST: $500.00 $250.00 deposit paid upon registration $250.00 paid by August 15th Tuition, including deposit, not refundable Please contact Jennifer at jennifer@jenniferlauck.com directly for details.
MEMOIR INTENSIVE IN PITTSBURGH, PA: WHAT: If you are a writer, new or seasoned, you will be profoundly renewed by two and a half days of interactive teaching which combine the practical and the spiritual, guideing you to the heart of your lived experience. You will gain the courage to write your truth with beauty, grace, tenderness and great humor. Macro and micro focus on your memoir project, from the overall framework and your goals for completion to a detailed examination of your actual writing at this time. Your work will be reviewed and work-shopped with a group, you will be given a series of "prompt" exercises to jumpstart you into the hidden core of your work, you will be guided on how to create a grid for a final manuscript and coached on how to create a writing schedule that will allow you to complete a full draft within three months. DATES: September 24 to 26 TIMES: Friday evening 5:30-9, Saturday 10-6 & Sunday 10-4 LOCATION: TBA COST: $350-500.00 (sliding scale) 1/2 tuition paid upon registration 1/2 paid two weeks before event. Tuition, including deposit, not refundable Please contact Jennifer at jennifer@jenniferlauck.com directly for details.
Inspirational Speaker Jennifer shares her story with humor, humility and passion. Over ten years, she has spoken to small salon book groups and at larger corporate events to several hundred people. Her topics include: Motherhood, Empowerment of Women, The Power of the Child, Writing as a way to Heal, Leaving Survival to be Joyful and Happy, and matters of Adoption. Speaking Sample: On Grace—2009:  |
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