OSHER ONLINE: Writing the Personal Essay: Finding Your Story
| Dates: | April 18 - May 23, 2026 |
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| Meets: | Sa from 12 N to 1:30 PM |
| Location: | Online - Zoom |
| Cost: | $60.00 |
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The personal essay, one of the oldest forms of creative nonfiction, blends storytelling, reflection, and analysis to give voice to lived experience. In this course, we will explore the personal essay as both art and self-expression. Through readings, discussion, and writing exercises, we will study elements such as narrative arc, scene-setting, and reflection. We will draft our own essays, discovering how this enduring form helps us find our voices and tell our stories with clarity.
| Fee: | $60.00 |
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Online - Zoom
ZoomLisa Stolley
Lisa Stolley is a creative and professional writer, and an English professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and Northwestern University's School of Professional Studies. Her fiction has appeared in numerous literary journals, including Florida Review, Passages North, Other Voices, Washington Review, and others. She is a recipient of an Illinois Arts Council Award and a Pushcart Prize nominee. She earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from the Program for Writers at University of Illinois, Chicago.| Date | Day | Time | Location |
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| 04/18/2026 | Saturday | 12 N to 1:30 PM | Online - Zoom |
| 04/25/2026 | Saturday | 12 N to 1:30 PM | Online - Zoom |
| 05/02/2026 | Saturday | 12 N to 1:30 PM | Online - Zoom |
| 05/09/2026 | Saturday | 12 N to 1:30 PM | Online - Zoom |
| 05/16/2026 | Saturday | 12 N to 1:30 PM | Online - Zoom |
| 05/23/2026 | Saturday | 12 N to 1:30 PM | Online - Zoom |
