The World Should Know: The First Steps in Writing your Memoir 

Date: Thursday, October 21, 2021

Time: ET (noon), 19:00 Israel time

Duration:  Two hours 

This workshop is offered in cooperation with the Institute of Jewish Experience. 

We will be reading from published works sent out before the class, spending time on an in-class exercise and sharing our work. 

Testimonials

I enjoyed Gila's class. She taught us about Autofiction, exposed us to different authors and types of writing and provided useful feedback about our own writing assignments. It was nice to "meet" people from other countries. I liked Gila and the class so much that I am planning to enroll in Part 2 of this class. ~ Phyl

Gila Green's course was concise with strong feedback from her on weekly homework assignments. Class participation and readings were focused and writing prompts on point. Would take another course with her anytime. ~Penina 

Autofiction: Workshopping Hybrid Writing

 START DATES:

Sunday, October 10, 2021
Sunday, November 14, 2021

DURATION:  6 Sunday Zoom sessions

TIME:  11am EST (possible to change to noon, EST)

LOCATION:  Zoom and email for assignments

FEEDBACK:  Instructor feedback and critique, in-class workshopping

Requirement:  This course is for those who want to progress with their own autofiction manuscript in a Zoom workshopping format (novella, book length or short story collection) with a focus on two aspects:

• A weekly reading (provided by the instructor)
• In-class workshopping of participants own pieces

COURSE DESCRIPTION:   This course is for participants who wish to share and workshop their work as a group (not only with the instructor). We’ll read from two or three authors, have a short lesson and focus on workshopping.

Each week a different participant will be workshopped on their work of up to 5,000 words (depending on number of participants, one revision will also be workshopped).

WEEKS AT A GLANCE:

Testimonials

"This autofiction class kept me writing, thinking, analyzing, and enjoying not only what autofiction is but 
also my own writing goals and future projects as well. Gila's 
presentations and the autofiction readings sparked insightful writing, 
great class discussions, and helpful feedback from classmates and the 
instructor that I'll continue to explore long after the course. I grew 
as a writer and had a lot of fun in this class. "

"Thank you for this class and for your very valuable feedback on the two drafts I sent you. Your class rekindled the fire that I felt was beginning to fizzle out in my writing." ~ Clare Hart

"Thanks for a great class! I’m so glad I signed up—turns out that I still have a brain and you made me use it. :) I appreciate your advice as well as the thought-provoking lessons you provided . . . In that short amount of time I feel more confident going forward with my writing . . . I wish you the very best, and thank you again for sharing your knowledge! "~ Andrea H.

"Gila Green’s class was my first online writing class. I was impressed with the quality of the material Gila provided and her weekly lessons were clear and easy to understand. She also provided enough flexibility in her lessons to tailor the class to the individual needs of her students. I always felt open to ask questions or linger over lessons and critiques that I felt I needed more time to comprehend and work through. I look forward to learning from her again. "~ Donna Kortes

"Gila had a very straightforward way of explaining by giving examples in our own work, and pinpointing a subject for clarity. She was very encouraging and her critiques were always thoughtful and constructive. She pushed me to dig deeper and work harder and I believe it shows in my writing. If I am ever fortunate enough to make it in this business, I will definitely name Gila as one of the reasons for my success." ~ Barbara Florenza