Unlocking Creativity: Writing for Self-Discovery with Claire Barwise

About this class:

This is a 6-week virtual class using the Zoom platform.

Mondays Sept 11, 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 6:30-8 pm CT

Designed for both beginning writers and those looking to reconnect to their creative selves, this course will explore how writing can help us connect to our past, our present, and deeper questions of self. Each week will feature a new prompt to ignite the imagination, as well as outside examples of poetry, memoir, and creative nonfiction. Participants will have the chance to share and receive supportive feedback on their own creative work.

Instructor bio:

Claire Barwise holds an MFA in Creative Writing and a PhD in English Literature. Her work has appeared in The Minnesota Review, Feminist Modernist Cultures, and Modern Fiction Studies. She currently lives and teaches in Philadelphia, PA.

Humanities North Dakota classes and events are funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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