A 5-Week Creative Nonfiction Workshop
Saturdays: March 29 - May 3, excluding April 19, 1-4 PM
This class is designed for nonfiction writers who are ready to take their drafts, their
almost-finished work, to completion, or as finished as any writer ever feels their work to
be. After an initial class of review and preparation, the final four sessions will all be
traditional workshops, with every participant sharing drafts with the entire group, for
feedback and discussion; and with every participant being an alert reader of her fellow
writer’s work. Participants will be required to read three to four pieces of new work each
week, and submit at least two pieces (or sections of longer work) during the five weeks.
The class will be limited to writers who have had at least one creative nonfiction class,
whether at a college or at MWPA, as preparation.
$275 Members/$475 Nonmembers
Michael Burke is Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing and English at Colby College. His publications include the memoir/adventure, The Same River Twice (University of Arizona Press) and feature nonfiction and essays in Down East, Yankee, Islands, Outside, Boston Globe, The New York Times, Maine Décor, AMC Outdoors, The Sunday Times (South Africa), and other national publications. He is also a playwright, having won the 2018 Maine Literary Arts Award. For more than 30 years he was a whitewater and wilderness river guide in Idaho, Alaska, Oregon, California, Arizona and Mexico, having made several first-descents by raft. He lives in Wilton with his wife, the fiction writer Patricia O’Donnell.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
All MWPA workshops require advanced registration. We accept registration by phone, mail, and online via our website. We cannot guarantee registration in the final 24-hours before a workshop, and can rarely accommodate day-of registration.
PAYMENT & CANCELLATION POLICIES
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QUESTIONS
For any questions regarding this workshop, please contact programs@mainewriters.org.
REGISTER BY PHONE
Call 207-200-7180 and register with your VISA or MasterCard.
REGISTER BY MAIL
If you prefer to pay by mail, please print this registration form (downloadable PDF) and mail it to the MWPA with a check or credit card information.
SCHOLARSHIP
The MWPA is proud to offer one partial scholarship to this workshop for members-only. Scholarships are awarded on a combination of need and merit. Application Due by March 25 at 9:00 a.m.
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