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Non-fiction
From Memory to Memoir
Hazel Clayton Harrison
A memoir writer must travel to the center of her universe and explore the
experiences that molded and shaped her. In a sense, to write memoir
is to travel through time and space and bring key elements of the past
into the present and future.
This workshop takes you on a journey through the craft of memoir
writing. Along the way you will travel through some of the memoirs
written by successful authors such as Virginia Wolfe, Maya Angelou,
James McBride, and Louis Gates, Jr. Your final destination will be
the door of your own memory where you examine the fabric of your own
life and begin to weave a tapestry that is memoir.
This three-hour workshop will be led by Hazel Clayton Harrison, assisted
by Mary E. Huddleston. 9:30 am - 12:30 pm in the Ahmanson Senior
Center.
Harrison’s poetry and fiction have
been an inspiration to people all over the globe. She is the author of
two books: “Winter in L.A.”, a collection of prose and poetry and “The
Story of Christmas Tree Lane”, a children’s book that tells the history
of a neighborhood in Altadena, California. Her writings have been
published in Essence, American Visions,
River Crossings, A Rock Against the Wind, Grandfathers,
Los Angeles Times, the Pasadena Star News and other
publications.
She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees
from Kent State University in Ohio. After teaching and working as a
technical writer, editor, and manager for Fortune 500 companies for over
ten years, Hazel started her own consulting firm in 1984. Since then she
has provided training, editing, and writing services to major companies
in the Los Angeles area.
Hazel
joined IBWALA in 1983 and served as president for two consecutive
terms. She has been the featured speaker for many educational, social
and religious organizations internationally. She has performed readings
at California State University Los Angeles, Stevenson Junior High
School, Steubenville Women’s Center, Vroman’s Books, Midnight Special
Bookstore and other venues. She has also made appearances on radio and
television. In 1993, Hazel traveled to Zimbabwe in Southern Africa as a
guest poet and lecturer at Gweru Teacher’s College.
Mary
Huddleston is author of Memories of Days Gone By: An Oral
History of My Elders (Morris Publishing, 1997).
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Fiction / Speculative Fiction
Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Differences for
Successful Fiction
Nisi
Shawl
Sign up for this intensive, three-hour fiction-writing workshop that
teaches participants how to write convincingly about diverse races,
religions, gender orientations, cultures, and backgrounds "Writing
the Other" incorporates lectures, discussions, and writing exercises
built around ideas about race, sexual orientation, age, ability,
religion, and sex. The seminar will provide a safe space for
participants to explore this controversial territory. This
workshop will be led
Led by Nisi Shawl &
Victoria Garcia. 1 pm - 4 pm
Nisi Shawl is an award-winning Seattle author known nationally in the
genre of speculative fiction. Shawl is an alumnus, instructor and advisory
member of the Clarion West Writers' Workshop which specializes in
speculative and science fiction instruction. Shawl has taught everywhere
from California's Stanford University where in April she was Guest
Lecturer speaking on "Ancestors, Ghosts, and Social Technology" in the
Afro-Futura Series of the African American Studies Department, to Ann
Arbor Michigan's Unitarian Church where in 1989-90 she taught courses on
"African-based Spiritual Traditions in the Western Hemisphere."
Shawl's writing has appeared in Asimov's
Science Fiction Magazine, the Dark Matters anthology series,
Strange Horizons, Mojo: Conjure Series and other publications;
and she is the recipient of several awards.
Victoria
Garcia is the Associate Editor for sci-fi Web site The Infinite Matrix and
is also a Clarion West Writers' Workshop alumna. Garcia is a published
writer whose works have been featured in publications including the
"Unspeakable Vitrine."
The board member
of Portland, Oregon's thriving Latino Miracle Theater, Garcia is a member
of the Oregon State Bar Association working on legal cases for Native
American organizations, individuals, and tribes. |