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Saturday, July 27, 2024

Memoir Writing Workshop

Saturday, June 22
10:30 am - 12:00 pm

REGISTER HERE  or Contact: 203-576-7400, #7   [Class takes place live in the BHC, but Zoom alternative also available]

Michael Brelsford, M.F.A., leads the class which will include free form writing exercises and an exploration of the nature of memoirs, and examining voice and perspective.  Drop in any month!
The History Center has sponsored a Bridgeport Memoir Writing Class since 2002.  Our class has continued to write about memories not only of Bridgeport, but about the stories that we find have linked our lives. We all have shared landscapes of memories, common experiences in daily life.  Newcomers are welcome.  Please join us!

Michael Brelsford’s short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Post Road Magazine and Peatsmoke, and his short story “Independent Alice” was the recipient of the Nicholas J. Rinaldi Award in fiction. He holds an MFA in fiction from Sarah Lawrence College and teaches writing at Fairfield University in Connecticut. He has recently finished his first novel.

Jaime Pettit
Jaime Pettit serves as an Assistant Archivist at the Bridgeport History Center at the Bridgeport, Connecticut Public Library. She received a Masters' in Information Science at the University of Michigan and a Certification in Museum Studies at Harvard University. She has previously worked with the University of Michigan and Arizona State University's departments of archeology. Pettit's current projects combine her love for both history and writing to highlight interesting and lesser-known stories from Bridgeport and Connecticut.