The Write Stuff: How to Write Memoir - B&N Philadelphia

We are proud to introduce The Write Stuff, a new series at Barnes & Noble Philadelphia created for aspiring authors looking to learn more about navigating the route from writing to publication. The Write Stuff provides advice for writers on a wide range of topics, including general writing tips, writing for various genres, finding an agent and getting your work published.

In this installment of The Write Stuff, memoirists Jiordan Castle, Athena Dixon, and Molly Roden Winter share tips and tricks for aspiring memoir writers, followed by a Q&A from the audience.

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Jiordan Castle is the author of Disappearing Act, a memoir in verse. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Rumpus, The Millions, and elsewhere. Originally from New York, she has an MFA in Poetry from Hunter College and lives in Philadelphia.

Athena Dixon is the author of essay collections The Incredible Shrinking Woman and The Loneliness Files and her work appears in publications such as Harper's Bazaar, Shenandoah, Grub Street, Narratively, and Lit Hub among others. She is a Consulting Editor for Fourth Genre and the Nonfiction/Hybrid Editor for Split/Lip Press.

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