The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is thrilled to announce “Writing Your Family History Workshops” in partnership with Amy Clark. The Workshops will be held inside the Victorian parlor on Saturday, June 22, Saturday, July 27, and Saturday, August 24, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Is she interested in writing about your circle of relatives, community, or area? Join us for a series of summer-season workshops on “Writing Your Family History,” led by Amy Clark. Amy is the author/co-editor of books of nonfiction, Talking Appalachian and Success in Hill Country, and her essays about family and network have been published in publications including The New York Times, Salon, Blue Ridge Country mag, Crab Orchard Review, as well as NPR and numerous other courses. She is the Director of the Appalachian Writing Project at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. She is Chair of Communication Studies and Co-Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies.
The participation fee is $10 in keeping with the workshop or a reduced price of $25 for all three workshops (registration required.) Pre-charge and registration for all three seminars include personalized comments on the player’s final manuscript (up to 10 pages.) Writers of all ranges are welcome, but the workshops can be designed for the starting drafting degrees. Registration is due through Friday, June 21.
Session 1: June 22
Research and Drafting Your Family History: In this workshop, we can discuss your writing goals and meet where you are within the method. We will discuss writing from reminiscence and writing from genealogical and neighborhood history. In instruction for our next workshop, we will discuss drafting the narrative.
Session 2: July 27
Writing the Family History: In this workshop, we can be aware of the elements of location, character development, speech, and pacing. Be organized to proportion your work with others for asserting and helpful feedback.
Session 3: August 24
Revision, Editing, Publishing: In this workshop, we will discuss cutting away unnecessary material to show the greatness of the writing, common modifying issues, how to restore them, and what to think about if you want to publish your paintings.
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