Instructor: June Guralnick

Location: Online via Zoom

Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. EST

Dates: Thurs: 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 MAKEUP: 2/26   

Please Note: All classes and workshops are for Military Connected Individuals who are 18 years or older.

Every life is filled with memorable, compelling experiences! This class is for writers who have either already started their memoirs as well as for those just beginning their memoir journey! We will explore narrative writing techniques that build compelling action, character, conflict, dialogue, and plot to help you discover the truth and urgency behind your own story. Offering a safe, supportive online group environment, the class welcomes veterans, current active duty, and reserve members of the armed forces as well as veteran caregivers and immediate adult military family members. Recommended class reading: The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life by Marion Roach Smith.

Please make sure to provide a mailing address for a copy of The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life by Marion Roach Smith via mail.

We offer scholarships for those who cannot afford the registration fee. Email the Operation ART Program Manager at isabella@thejoelfund.org to receive the scholarship promo code with your name and email address.

A make up date will be used if a class is canceled due to the instructor's illness, inclement weather, or an emergency. If you are running late to class, or will miss a class, please contact the instructor directly or the Operation ART Program Assistant at stephanie@thejoelfund.org or 919.213.0054.

Instructor: June Guralnick

Location: Online via Zoom

Fridays, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST

Dates: Fri: 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20 MAKEUP: 2/27

Please Note: All classes and workshops are for Military Connected Individuals who are 18 years or older.

If you’ve been working on a new book (fiction or nonfiction), collection of stories, poetry chapbook, or a drama/screenplay, this class is for you! Focusing on advanced writing exercises and mindfulness-based prompts to keep you inspired and on track, individualized guidance is offered for you to craft a first draft up to completing final edits of a work! Offering a safe, supportive online group environment, the class welcomes veterans, current active duty, and reserve members of the armed forces as well as veteran caregivers and immediate adult military family members. The class is open to individuals who have previously taken a TJF writing class or with permission of instructor. Recommended class reading: Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story by Ursula K. Le Guin

The class is open to individuals who have previously taken a TJF writing class or with permission of instructor.

Please make sure to provide a mailing address for a copy of Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story by Ursula K. Le Guin via mail.

We offer scholarships for those who cannot afford the registration fee. Email the Operation ART Program Manager at isabella@thejoelfund.org to receive the scholarship promo code with your name and email address.

A make up date will be used if a class is canceled due to the instructor's illness, inclement weather, or an emergency. If you are running late to class, or will miss a class, please contact the instructor directly or the Operation ART Program Assistant at stephanie@thejoelfund.org or 919.213.0054.