About this Event
One Wednesday: February 4 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Price:
$50 per person
One way to survive the winter? Write yourself into the light with veteran teachers (and best pals) Sarah Pleydell and Michaele Weissman. Their three-part live memoir-writing workshop will take place at the restaurant Zinnia on the first Wednesday of each month. Pleydell and Weissman’s warmth, their smart and sassy prompts and their understanding of the writing process will enable memoirists, accomplished and less so, to write themselves from winter’s darkness into the heart-opening light of early spring.
This writing workshop explores February’s caprice: stormy greyness, ripening light and crocuses pushing through the snow.
Students can register for individual sessions or several.
A complimentary beverage (glass of wine, beer or coffee) is included in the ticket price. Food and additional drinks are available for purchase separately.
By registering for this class, students agree they will follow these terms:
- Abide by our “Code of Conduct” while attending the class
- Will not share overtly obscene, hateful, or objectionable content.
- Will not share content that students do not have the rights to.
Any work that perpetuates violence, inappropriate sexual conduct, racism, or negative stereotypes will not receive edits by the instructor or be circulated in the class.
Code of Conduct:
Politics and Prose Bookstore is devoted to cultivating community and strengthening the common good through books, author talks, literary programs, and respectful dialogue. We strive to foster a safe, welcoming, inclusive environment for all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or ability. In that spirit, we ask everyone in this shared, communal space to treat each other equally, fairly, and thoughtfully; honor different voices, life experiences, and points of view; and celebrate the diversity that makes our community richer and stronger. Hate, discrimination, and disrespect have no place at P&P kindness, patience, and tolerance always do.
About the Instructors:
Sarah Pleydell MFA debuted her solo ‘tiny house play’, “The Power Behind the Comb”, in Washington, D.C. in 2021. She is the author of two books: The Dramatic Difference, which won the American Association for Theatre Educators' book of the year award, and the critically acclaimed novel, Cologne, which was a staff pick at Politics and Prose and selected for the Oxford Literary Festival. A graduate of Oxford and London Universities, she was a senior lecturer in University Honors at the University of Maryland, College Park for thirty years. (www.sarahpleydell.com)
Michaele Weissman is a writer and teacher who has published four books and hundreds of articles. Her memoir, The Rye Bread Marriage, plumbs the meaning of her husband’s obsession with rye bread; while telling the story of his wartime childhood and pondering the complexities of long-term marriage. Her previous book, God in a Cup, for which she followed three young coffee buyers around the world, helped put the specialty coffee industry on the map. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and scores of other print and online publications. She started her freelance career writing humor for Cosmo Magazine.
www.michaeleweissmanwrites.com
REFUND POLICY: Please note that we can issue ticket refunds up until seven (7) days before the event.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Zinnia, 9201 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, United States
USD 53.24
