Burned: A Memoir

Burned: A Memoir
Published April 2010

(Burned: A Memoir)

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Teaching Six-Week Tuesday Evening Writing Workshop at my home.
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Atlas Upstairs Blog:
"Discussion with Louise Nayer on her forthcoming memoir, Burned"
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April 2010 Issue
Reading Room Section
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February 2012

Appearing at:
- Changing Hands
in AZ
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Workshop at:
- SF Writers' Grotto
in San Francisco
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March 2012

Appearing at:
- The Switch
in OR
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Workshops

  • Beginning January 3, 2012 Class is full
    A Six-Week Tuesday Evening Writing Workshop
    -- fiction and non-fiction -- beginning January 3rd at my home.
    There is a limit of nine people to join this workshop.
    so register soon to reserve your space, fee $300.
    You can register by sending me an email using my Contact Me page.
    Note: I'll be teaching this workshop again in September.
  • March 10, 2012 - one-day class
    Transforming Pain: Memoir from Childhood Trauma
    At San Francisco Writers' Grotto, 490 2nd Street, 2nd Fl., San Francisco, CA
    Meeting time: Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm
    Fee $155.
    Register by sending me an email using my Contact Me page.
    Description: In this one-day class, and in a supportive environment, you'll learn how to transform difficult childhood memories into captivating writing. More...
    The San Francisco Writers' Grotto classes.
  • Spring 2012 - Class
    I'll be teaching a class at The Writing Salons in the Spring 2012.
    Date and class will be announced soon so check back.

Workshops Taught

  • October 19 - November 16, 2011 (no class Nov. 2)
    Memior Workshop in Brisbane, CA
    Wednesdays, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, 4 classes
    Location: Mission Blue Center in Brisbane, CA.
    Ages: 18 years and older.
    For more details and registration go HERE.
    Description: Everyone has a story to tell! In a comfortable environment, you will learn how to use vivid language, choose point of view, create memorable scenes, and pick a specific focus and period of time for your story. Open to both beginning and advanced students.
  • August 6, 2011, Saturday - 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
    Writing workshop Memoirs from Childhood Trauma
    at Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA.
    For details and registration click HERE.

Classes Taught

  • at City College of San Francisco
    • IDST 47 - Trauma and the Arts: An Interdisciplinary Approach
    • ENGL 35A - Creative Writing - Short Story
    • ENGL 1A - University-Parallel Reading and Composition
    • ENGL 1B - Reading, Writing, & Critical Thinking About Literature