Westport Historical Society

October 3rd, 10:00 am – Noon
with Jessica Bram in the Westport Historical Society Gallery 

An award winning radio commentator and essayist,  Jessica’s commentaries are frequently heard on NPR and WSHU radio. 

Jessica Bram

If you have ever had the urge to finally set down the story of your life – either for a published memoir or simply to leave a legacy to children and grandchildren – this instructional workshop will offer you the inspiration and practical guidance you need to get started.

Westport author Jessica Bram, founder of the Westport Writers’ Workshop and an award-winning radio commentator, will offer a 2-hour workshop for those who would like to venture into the joyful and rewarding experience of memoir writing. 

The workshop will be geared to those with no writing experience, and no advance preparation is necessary.  Whether you already have a work in progress, have just done some scribbling, or only just thought to yourself, “I’ve really got to set down my life story,” this workshop will encourage and inspire you to begin.

After discussing various approaches to memoir writing, Jessica will guide participants through the techniques that help open the doors to creative expression of one’s personal stories.  She will outline many of the writing techniques that make the material interesting and enjoyable, and describe common pitfalls.

In this interactive workshop, participants will be given a brief exercise to inspire writers to begin writing their personal histories.  After a brief writing time, participants will be invited to share their beginning work in an encouraging environment. Participants will leave with a handout containing a roadmap for how to continue their work. 

Jessica Bram is a writer, award-winning radio commentator, and author of Happily Ever After Divorce: Notes of a Joyful Journey published by Health Communications, Inc. in April, 2009.  Her radio commentaries are frequently heard on the National Public Radio station WSHU. Her personal essays have been published and syndicated in newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times. Jessica Bram is also founder of the Westport Writers’ Workshop, where she teaches workshops in memoir writing and creative nonfiction.  Along with these, the Westport Writers’ Workshop also offers craft-oriented workshops in fiction, short story writing in Westport and Greenwich. Information about these can be found on www.westportwritersworkshop.com

Reservations are required, Fee: $55, $50 for members
Call Sue Gold at 222-1424 or email sgold@westporthistory.org