454 Writing about People and Their Places
Literature | Available (Membership Required)
Do you have a family story to tell? Maybe you want to write about your own experiences or want to try your hand at crafting a short story. This writer’s workshop will concentrate on character and setting, two crucial elements in memoir, fiction, and even nonfiction. Group members will be given writing prompts and the chance to share that writing. We will also discuss how to get started when the blank page seems overwhelming. This class is open to writers of all experience levels.
Marilyn Mascaro
Marilyn Mascaro has published multiple poems and essays, a short memoir, and two works of narrative non-fiction. Her most recent book, published in 2023, is When the Rivers Flowed: An Ambitious Hillbilly and a Southern Flapper Discover Knoxville, Tennessee. A retiree from the Tennessee community college system, she taught freshman composition, American literature, and Appalachian literature at Roane State Community College. An east Tennessee native, Mascaro earned a BS in education and a MA in English from the University of Tennessee.