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Write Your Heart Out: The Craft of the Personal Essay (January 2021)

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January 25, 2021– February 19, 2021

Write Your Heart Out: The Craft of the Personal Essay (January 2021)

Uncover the powerful stories from your life and learn how to share them in ways that resonate with audiences during this four-week online course, led by NPR’s Keith Woods.

Overview

  • Learn from wherever you are during this four-week online group course
  • Get feedback on your writing from NPR’s chief diversity officer, Keith Woods
  • Be inspired by other storytellers in your class during group sessions
  • Leave with a strong personal essay that is ready to publish

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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Cultivate quality story ideas from your life experiences by studying universal story archetypes
  • Shed the shackles of storytelling conventions and insecurity
  • Break down personal essays to their DNA so you can quickly start telling your stories
  • Use the essential tools of effective writing
  • Recognize the types of personal stories editors want to publish

$349.00

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Overview

  • Learn from wherever you are during this four-week online group course
  • Get feedback on your writing from NPR’s chief diversity officer, Keith Woods
  • Be inspired by other storytellers in your class during group sessions
  • Leave with a strong personal essay that is ready to publish

Training five or more people?
Check out our custom training.

This Poynter course is back by popular demand! Over a period of four weeks, you will learn to tell stories from your life in ways that resonate with others, whether in print or online. With instruction and coaching from NPR’s Keith Woods, you’ll develop stronger writing habits. You’ll examine other personal essays and study storytelling conventions to discover keys to success. And by the end of the course, you will turn a simple idea into an essay that an editor wants to publish and the public wants to read.

Questions?
We’d love to hear from you. Email us at info@newsu.org.

The content of this course unfolds over several weeks. Except for several live discussions, you’ll be able to learn on a schedule that works for you. The minimum time commitment each week is three to four hours.

Live workshops will take place:

  • Monday, Jan. 25: noon-1 p.m.
  • Monday, Feb. 1: noon-1 p.m.
  • Monday, Feb. 8: noon-1 p.m.
  • Friday, Feb. 19: noon-2 p.m.

All times are in the Eastern time zone.

If you’re unable to attend a live session, there will be a recording available.

More about online group seminars

In an online group seminar, you will gather with other participants in a virtual space, logging in from anywhere, day or night, over the course of several weeks. A faculty member guides the group through new material, moderates discussions and provides individual feedback.

Who should apply

Writers, columnists, educators, public speakers — anyone with a personal story to tell.

Cost

Tuition for this four-week course is $349. It includes five hours of live instruction, individual feedback and classroom material.

Instructors

  • Keith Woods
    Adjunct
    Keith Woods is chief diversity officer at NPR. He leads NPR's team that works with journalists in the NPR newsroom and those at more than...
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