Lit Illuminated courses and workshops

As an expansion of my podcast, Lit Illuminated, I am offering workshops to delve deeper into narratives and patterns. My workshops are built on the foundation of how MFA courses in Creative Writing are taught in universities.

Healing Through Story. Awakening Through Literature.

Step into a transformative space where story meets soul. Literature is more than words on a page—it’s a living mirror, a healing tool, and a map for the soul’s evolution.

Whether you’re a writer, a reader, a seeker, or all three, these workshops and seminars will teach you how to:

Read like a writer — uncover how form, narrative, and technique work to create emotion, structure, and impact

Analyze for insight — move beyond academic reading into intuitive pattern recognition and symbolic interpretation for personal growth

Engage in deep reading — explore how close study of narrative reveals pathways to transformation and inner awakening

Who This Is For:

Seekers craving meaningful engagement with literature
Writers who want to deepen their craft through analysis
Readers who want to use books as tools for insight and growth
Anyone on a spiritual or healing path drawn to narratives and pattern work

“The transformation of the heart is a wondrous thing, no matter how it is brought about. And books are often the midwives of this process.” – Patti Smith

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2026 Lit Illuminated Workshops

Memoir Beyond the Personal: When Story Extends Outward

This year, we’re studying a powerful evolution in contemporary memoir — works that begin with personal narrative but reach beyond the self to weave in larger, interconnected stories. How do these authors balance intimate confession with investigative research, cultural critique, or historical reckoning? What craft techniques allow memoir to hold both the personal and the universal?

Through MFA-style close reading, we’ll examine how these four groundbreaking memoirs blur the boundaries of the form:

Tell Me Everything by Erika Krouse
The Rabbit Heart by Kristine S. Ervin
The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Sad Tiger by Neige Sinno

Each workshop includes deep reading and analysis—studying these works like writers, examining their structure, technique, and narrative strategy—followed by generative writing sessions where you’ll experiment with expanding your own stories outward.

Each workshop is: