The Library will be closed on the following days in May:
Wednesday 1 May – Fête du Travail (Labor Day)
Wednesday 8 May – Fête de la Victoire 1945 (WWII Victory Day)
Thursday 9 May – Jeudi de l’Ascension (Ascension)
*This workshop is now FULL; thank you for your understanding.
*Covid-19 Update: This fall, the Library’s programs will continue to meet virtually, via Zoom. Please check eLibris or our programs calendar for updates and line-up. This event is limited to Library members and requires advance reservation. Please use this form to sign up.
Creative nonfiction, a true story told in a literary style, marries fact with poetry, resulting in writing that is both informative and engaging. This session provides a start in creative nonfiction style by recreating dialog, characters, and setting to explore true events and their impact. In addition, participants will have an opportunity to explore their voices and possible writing genres, whether memoir, travel writing, or journalistic. Workshop participants will come away from the session with an idea for an essay and the start of a scene.
Workshop agenda:
Types of Creative Nonfiction (handout of genres) Intro + handout of genres. • Memoir • Travel Writing • Journalistic Free Writing
Brainstorm an essay idea
Building Blocks – Writing Scene • Characters • Dialog • Setting • Look at examples
Character and dialog exercise
Sharing of excerpts with the class (optional)
Q&A
Gail Folkins writes about her roots in the American West along with her year as an expat in Switzerland. She is the author of a memoir titled Light in the Trees (Texas Tech University Press, 2016), named a 2016 Foreword INDIES finalist in the nature category, and Texas Dance Halls: A Two-Step Circuit (Texas Tech University Press, 2006), named a 2007 Foreword Indies Finalist in popular culture. Gail teaches creative writing at Seattle’s Hugo House.
The Library will be closed on the following days in May:
Wednesday 1 May – Fête du Travail (Labor Day)
Wednesday 8 May – Fête de la Victoire 1945 (WWII Victory Day)
Thursday 9 May – Jeudi de l’Ascension (Ascension)
Friends of the Library (50€ – 249€) will receive invitations to unique, donor-only programs.
Folio Society (250€ – 1 999€) supporters will be invited to the annual Book Award ceremony, as well as donor-only programs.
Gutenberg Society (2 000€ – 9 999€) patrons will have the opportunity to host a dinner with an Evenings with an Author sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg speaker, as well as all the benefits listed above.
Ex Libris Lux Society (10 000€ and above) sponsors will be invited to an annual dinner with Ex Libris Lux donors and Library leadership, as well as all the benefits listed above. They will also be invited to an exclusive cocktail dînatoire with our Gala speaker.
A charitable gift from your estate is simple to implement and is easy to change if you should need to access the assets during your lifetime. If you would like to include a gift to the Library in your will, ask your estate planning attorney to add this suggested wording to your will or living trust. Please make sure to use the Library’s correct legal name appears in all final documents as: The American Library in Paris Inc.
Unrestricted Gift: I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Library in Paris Inc, (insert dollar amount) Dollars* to be used for its general purposes.
Residuary Bequest: I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Library in Paris Inc , (insert percentage amount) percent of the residue of my estate to be used for its general purposes.