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.