Novelist and essayist Kristen Millares Young will inspire participants to tell their own stories. This generative writing workshop is part of the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau.
Our life stories are a means for connection—a tender offering in a troubled era. Part reportage and part reflection, personal essays can reveal hidden truths about ourselves, our families, and our societies.
In this interactive and generative writing workshop, Kristen Millares Young will help participants tell their own stories. This hour-long session will begin with a one-page reading to inspire group discussion, followed by timed prompts that guide individual writing sessions. By weaving together community narratives, we can craft a vision for our future that includes hope and the capacity for unexpected change.
This program is part of the 2023 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau. Thank you to Humanities Washington for sponsoring the event.
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We strive to make events welcoming for people of all abilities. To request accommodations, call the library at 509-444-5308.
About the speaker:
Kristen Millares Young (she/her) is a prize-winning journalist, essayist, and teacher. Named a Paris Review staff pick, her novel Subduction was a finalist for Foreword's Indies Book of the Year and two International Latino Book Awards. The editor of Seismic and a former Prose Writer-in-Residence at Hugo House, Young was the New York Times researcher for “Snow Fall,” which won a Pulitzer Prize.
Young lives in Seattle.
Mon, Sep 18 | 9:00AM to 7:00PM |
Tue, Sep 19 | 9:00AM to 7:00PM |
Wed, Sep 20 | 9:00AM to 7:00PM |
Thu, Sep 21 | 9:00AM to 7:00PM |
Fri, Sep 22 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sat, Sep 23 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
Sun, Sep 24 | 12:00PM to 4:00PM |
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