Memoir and Personal Essay Writing Virtual Conference

Join acclaimed storyteller and author Corey Rosen, longtime host of The Moth and author of A Story for Everything, for a practical, step-by-step approach to finding the tiny, vivid memories that hold the beating heart of a personal essay. Corey will show attendees how to identify the emotional pivot within a true moment, add meaningful reflection, and expand outward with intention so that real-life experiences become stories readers can feel. Whether you've struggled to translate a meaningful memory onto the page or find yourself drowning scenes in backstory before the reader ever arrives at what matters, this session will change how you approach the personal essay. Drawing on exercises from his book and years of workshop experience, Corey will help writers at every level discover that a story doesn't have to be grand. It only has to be true, anchored in a moment where something shifted, and told with presence.