Writer, editor and publisher Vivian Dorsel will conduct a memoir writing workshop at the New Lebanon Library on Thursday, August 20, from 6:30 to 9 pm. Participants will be given examples of short memoir pieces, and then work on writing exercises in response to the instructor’s prompts.[private]Participants should bring their own paper and pens, and be ready to share their stories. Please call 518-794-8844 or email leb@taconic.net to register. This event is free and open to the public.
Vivian Dorsel, editor and publisher of the literary journal upstreet, holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has coordinated and taught writing workshops in the Berkshires for a wide range of people, from secondary-school students to senior citizens, in venues such as Word Street, Taconic High School, and the Norman Rockwell Museum, and for the first four community reading projects in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
For further information on this free event, please call the New Lebanon Library (518) 794-8844. The library is located at 550 State Route 20, 1/4 mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22. [/private]