Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures. –Jessamyn West 

In this one-day, 90 minute workshop with writer Brittany Ackerman (The Brittanys Vintage), writers will tap into their own well of experiences in order to mine inspiration for their creative work.  Whether writers are working toward a novel, a second draft, or are embarking on a journey to find passion in storytelling, this generative class will be a supportive and encouraging space to hold close the truths that occur in our own lives and how we might translate those experiences into art.  In Fiction, we are able to pinpoint real life drama and excavate ideas for story in order to create pieces that feel true to existence, stories that we embrace and share in an attempt to connect with each other.

Event is in the central time zone.

Meet Brittany:

Brittany Ackerman’s debut essay collection, The Perpetual Motion Machine, was the winner of Red Hen Press's Nonfiction Award. She has a creative writing MFA from Florida Atlantic University, and has attended the Writing by Writers Methow Valley Workshop and the Mont Blanc Workshop in Chamonix, France, as well as a residency at the Wellstone Center in the Redwoods. The Brittanys is her first novel.