Have a true tale and want a creative way to tell it? Meet the nonfiction writers who will be speaking at this year’s Terroir Creative Writing Festival—and take a workshop that will change how you look at your story.
Workshop: The Art and Strategy of the Interview. They’re dying to tell you everything. They just don’t always know it. How do you maintain your dignity and sense of humor while chasing the story you were born to tell? A session on tactics and nuance when you offer someone the microphone, and you both need to get a grip.
Emily Grosvenor is the Editor of Oregon Home magazine and author of the book Find Yourself At Home: A Conscious Approach to Shaping Your Space and Your Life (Chronicle Prism). She writes the Substack newsletter ★ I would do it differently. ★ and is the PR person for Terroir. emilygrosvenor.substack.com.
Workshop: Build Your Readership on Substack. The online platform Substack may be the best place on the Internet right now for independent writers to cultivate relationships with potential readers and develop new ideas for publication. Learn the whys and some of the hows in this workshop aimed at getting you going on the platform, fast.
Brooke Jackson-Glidden is the Editor of Eater Portland, where she covers the city’s restaurant industry. Her work has appeared in the Boston Globe, the Arizona Republic, USA Today, and on Eater’s national site. She won the Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award at the James Beard Media Awards in 2023. brookejacksonglidden.com
Workshop: An Introduction to Food Essay Writing From “Consider the Lobster” to the original “Crying in H Mart,” food essays illustrate human universalities, ethical dilemmas, social hypocrisies, and fundamental truths using the only art form that literally keeps us all alive. In this workshop, we’ll walk through how to construct a strong food essay, personal or otherwise, by honing in on thesis development, structure, and effective imagery. Bring a notebook, a pen, and/or any other tools you use to write.
Bethany Lee is a forest-dwelling ocean-sailing Quaker harpist writer. She is the poetry editor for Untold Volumes and the author of The Breath Between and Etude for Belonging from Fernwood Press. She has two books forthcoming in 2024: a third poetry collection and Close to the Surface, a sailing memoir. bethanyjoylee.com
Workshop: Living to Tell About It. During Lee’s extended sailing journey, the idea of “living to tell about it” became a comfort in crisis and a personal intention, and it continues to echo through her life and writing. This workshop will explore various memoir forms and processes and offer inspiration for living in such a way that all experiences and expertise can serve as a rich source for memoir and storytelling. Bring yourself—what you know, what you do, what you love—and a pen and paper and join the conversation.
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