Queens is known as the most diverse county in the United States. As our country grapples with issues of race and immigration in real time, the stories from our borough have an important role to play. The Lewis Latimer House is pleased to present this fully funded opportunity to the writers of Queens!

This six-session writing workshop on memoir and autobiographical writing focuses on themes of race and immigration. We will dive into student work from day one, finding our voices, developing characters, creating context and backdrop, and honing our narratives. Everyone will have the opportunity to have their pieces reviewed in workshop three times, and will leave the course with a refined, voice-driven piece of personal writing.

Open to writers of all levels of experience.

Instructor: Abeer Hoque

Class Size: 8 writers

Selected Writers: Sumaiya Hernandez, Fortune Cookie, Gail Dottin, Maya Reyes, Isabel Diaz,  JoliAmour Dubose-Morris, Jessica Tang, Sonam Wangmo

Cost: Free--All participants in the workshop receive a scholarship from Lewis Latimer House Museum

When:

Pre-workshop meet-up (in-person): Saturday, February 8, 12:00 p.m. -- 1:00 p.m.

Six Saturdays (virtual): March 8, March 22, April 5, April 19, May 3, May 17, 2:00 p.m. -- 4:30 p.m.

Public reading (in-person): Saturday, May 31, 2:00 p.m. -- 4:00 p.m.

Where:

Six workshop sessions via Zoom. Links will be shared with participants.

In-person meet-up and public reading at the Lewis Latimer House.