Writing Workshop With Ana Castillo

La Sociedad de los Holy Jodidos

In memoir, the reader must be persuaded that the narrator is writing honestly, whether or not he/she is, is secondary. It doesn’t matter as much ‘what happened’ as what you make of what you remember may have happened.

The workshop will consist of a number of exercises, which help us to know how to get started when desiring to work on a memoir essay.

We’ll talk, we’ll laugh, we’ll cry. We’ll vent. We’ll write from our hearts and our minds. And then, we’ll learn to get rid of all the sentimentality and leave on the page what is important for the reader to know about your memoir.

Three hours with Ana Castillo, poet, novelist—all around genre-jumper and in this case, workshop leader. She is also la presidenta of La Sociedad de Holy Jodidos which, she founded in New Mexico in 2008.

Three hrs
Cost: $100. per person
Persons interested must submit 1 pg writing sample to apply. 18 years old and up only.
ac [at] anacastillo.com
Limit 15 per workshop

Exact locations and times will be given once applicant has been accepted.*

• Chicago, Sunday, February 15
• San Diego, Friday, February 27

Upcoming workshops will include one in Spanish: Marzo, Buenos Aires.

*No personal travel arrangements will be provided. Ana Castillo will be available only at the workshop facility.