Sunday
June 2, 2024
2:00 PM (EDT)
2 hours
Micro memoirs (also known as flash creative nonfiction) are the art of telling true stories from one’s life with power and brevity. During this online generative workshop, participants will look at examples of evocative micro memoirs and explore what makes them effective. They’ll learn how to create a lasting emotional impact on readers with just a few words by using precise sensory details, poetic devices, and metaphor. Participants will write drafts of micro memoirs of several different lengths during the workshop including a 100-word micro, a 250-word micro, and a 500-word micro.
What You’ll Learn:
- The key elements of a successful micro memoir.
– How to create emotional resonance so that readers will be thinking about your piece long after they read it.
– Tips for writing engaging and powerful micro memoirs that lit mag editors and readers will love.
Details:
Zoom Webinar
Sunday, June 2, 2024
2:00 PM (EDT)
Approximately 2 hours.
Recording sent to all participants. You’re welcome to register even if you cannot attend live.
Cost:
$20 for webinar only.
$40 for webinar + critique. (If you choose this option, after the webinar, you may submit 1-3 micro memoirs, total of up to 750 words for detailed critique.)
How to Register:
Step 1: Pay HERE.
This link is to my PayPal. Click “send” then enter $20 or $40. (Venmo & Zelle payment options available as well, email bethanyjarmul@gmail.com.)
Step 2: Register for the Zoom Event.
(Your request to register for the event will be approved when payment is received.)
Bethany Jarmul is an Appalachian writer, poet, and editor. Her work has appeared in more than 80 literary magazines—including Brevity, Rattle, Salamander, One Art, Ghost Parachute, and Cease Cows. Her work was selected for Best Spiritual Literature 2023 & Best Small Fictions 2024 and nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Microfictions, and WigLeaf Top 50. She’s the author of two chapbooks and one poetry collection—This Strange and Wonderful Existence (poetry chapbook, Bottlecap Press, 2023), Take Me Home (nonfiction chapbook, Belle Point Press, 2024), and Lightning is a Mother (poetry collection, ELJ Editions, 2025). She lives near Pittsburgh. Connect with her on Twitter and Instagram: @BethanyJarmul.
Questions?
bethanyjarmul@gmail.com
Bethany Jarmul 