Creative Nonfiction: The Personal and Intergenerational Narrative

This workshop will examine the interconnection of personal, familial, and ancestral narratives in the memoir In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience by Helen Knott. We will discuss how story does not need to follow a linear structure and that circular/spiral retelling often aligns more with the interconnection between stories. How does pacing and sequencing echo the way time is reflected? How does the author intertwine other narratives within their own story? 

Our collective inquiry, based on these questions, will not only deepen your understanding of form and narrative but also equip you with the skills to apply this knowledge to your own writing. This workshop is about more than just theory-it’s about finding new ways to tell your story, see the patterns in your story, and find meaning beyond the page.

The generative portion of this course is where the real magic happens. We’ll experiment with the ways form can assist in the writing process and the ways that form can, in itself, become a narrative. 

In order to attend and get the most out of this workshop, it is required that you read In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience prior to the start of the workshop

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