Memoir & Autobiographical Writing Workshop Program

Apply by 1/22/2024 to become one of 8 Queens writers who receive full scholarships from the Lewis Latimer House Museum to attend a 6-session memoir and autobiographical writing workshop around the themes of Race & Immigration, taught by Abeer Hoque.

Queens was recently named the most diverse county in the United States. As our country grapples with issues of race and immigration in real time, the stories from our borough have an important role to play. Lewis Latimer House Museum is pleased to present this fully funded opportunity to the writers of Queens.

Join our six-session writing workshop on memoir and autobiographical writing focusing on themes of race and immigration. We will dive into student work from day one, finding our voices, developing characters, creating context and backdrop, and honing our narratives. Everyone will have the opportunity to have their pieces reviewed in workshop three times, and will leave the course with a refined, voice-driven piece of personal writing.

Open to writers of all levels of experience.

Requirements

• Queens Connection: Either a Queens resident or has a strong connection with Queens

• Workshop commitment (Will be taken into consideration):
  Pre-workshop meet-up (In-person): Saturday, March 2 – 12:00p.m.-1:00p.m.
  Six Saturdays (Virtual): March 9, March 23, April 6, April 20, May 4, May 18 – 11a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  Public reading (In-person): Saturday, June 1 – 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

• Writing Sample: 1-2 page writing sample in 12 pt font, double spaced, 1" margins. Ideally this will be memoir/autobiographical fiction about race and immigration

Application Instructions