- This event has passed.
Online Event: Memoir Writing with Benilde Little
March 6, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Join us for this interactive and practical memoir writing workshop with published memoir author Benilde Little. More details to come.
The workshop will take place via Zoom. A registration link will be sent via email. For more workshops, see here and below.
1.5 hours/Tickets $25. Tickets can be purchased here. The workshop will take place via Zoom. A registration link will be sent via email. For more workshops, see here and below.
Benilde Little is the bestselling author of the novels Good Hair, The Itch, Acting Out, Who Does She Think She Is? and the memoir Welcome to My Breakdown. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and numerous anthologies, including The Meaning of Michelle, About Face and Blue Light Corner. She was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and the Hurston Wright Legacy award. A former reporter for The Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Star Ledger, People magazine and a senior editor at Essence, Little has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Essence, Jet, People Magazine, Heart and Soul, More magazine, among others. She has also been featured in numerous media outlets, including NPR, the Today Show, and the Tavis Smiley show. Her work has been taught at Smith College and her alma mater, Howard University. The prestigious national book club, the Go On Girls, selected Good Hair as the best novel of the year. Natalie Cole bought the film rights. She has been a creative writing professor at Ramapo College, The City College of New York, and currently runs and teaches memoir writing at The Memoir Clinic. Her books are available for purchase from Watchung Booksellers hereor wherever good books are sold. You can find her on Facebook and Instagram, and can be reached at benildelittle@gmail.com.
This workshop is a fundraiser for Succeed2gether, a Montclair-based non-profit 501(c) organization that addresses unequal access to educational resources for low-income families and children from Montclair and Essex County, NJ. A portion of each workshop ticket is donated to Succeed2gether.
Please note that there are no refunds for this event. If you would prefer to pay by check, please contact Succeed2gether on 973-746-0553.
Other workshops include Food Writing, Self-Publishing Workshop, Picture Book Writing, Murder Mystery Writing, and Get Published Successfully …Today!