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Writing & Publishing Workshop: The Art of Personal Essay with Haley Swanson
FREE📍 Stapleton

Writing & Publishing Workshop: The Art of Personal Essay with Haley Swanson

📆Wed, May 13 · 5:00 PM
📍NYPL Stapleton Branch · 132 Canal St., Staten Island, NY, 10304
🏷Free

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This event will take place in-person at Stapleton Library. Program Description In this class, we’ll read and discuss some of the most powerful essays in the genre—Ariel Levy’s “Thanksgiving in Mongolia,” Jo Ann Beard’s “The Fourth State of Matter,” Roxane Gay’s “The Careless Language of Sexual Violence,” and more. Each student will also write and workshop one essay of their own. Together, we’ll explore what makes a personal essay resonate, build a supportive community of writers, and exchange constructive feedback on works-in-progress. About the Instructor Haley Swanson is a writer and co-editor of Sex and the Single Woman: 24 Writers Reimagine Helen Gurley Brown's Cult Classic (Harper Perennial, 2022). Her work has appeared in The Rumpus, Glamour, Electric Literature, Bustle, Creative Nonfiction, and elsewhere. She's received support from Disquiet International, an NES Artist Residency, and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Following her career in book editorial at Penguin Random House and HarperCollins, she’s taught writing workshops for The New York Public Library, Catapult, and Narratively Academy. She’s at work on a novel and lives in Brooklyn. This is a six-week long skill building program. Attendance to all sessions is strongly encouraged. Calendar: Wednesday, March 25th @ 5 PM Wednesday, April 8th @ 5 PM Wednesday, April 22nd @ 5 PM Wednesday, April 29th @ 5 PM Wednesday, May 6th @ 5 PM Wednesday, May 13th @ 5 PM ACCESSIBILITY NOTES In-Person Assistive listening devices and/or hearing loops are available at the venue. You can request a free ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or CART (Communication Access Real-Time Translation) captioning service by emailing your request at least two weeks in advance of the event: email accessibility@nypl.org or use this Gmail template.

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