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Canceled: Flash Nonfiction: Writing About Your Life

Series: Writers for Readers

Everyone has a story. Sometimes it’s a chance encounter worthy of a mystery novel; sometimes it’s a simple moment of beauty that stops you in your tracks. But putting it into words can be difficult.

In this course, we’ll learn how to turn everyday life into a compelling narrative, using techniques from creative nonfiction. Participants will:

  • Review examples of stellar short nonfiction.
  • Isolate a specific event in their past.
  • Craft a short piece (250-500 words) to memorialize that moment.

This class is taught by a graduate student in the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s MFA Program in Creative Writing.

If you need ADA accommodation to use Library services or attend Library events and programs, please notify us at least 3 business days in advance at 816.701.3409 or ADA@kclibrary.org. (TTY access available via 711 or 866.520.7309 for Spanish.)

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