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Memoir Writing Workshop Starts September 23

Beacon, New York

Hi my friends. Just wanted to let you know that my next memoir writing workshop begins Wednesday, September 23, 2026 on Zoom. The class goes for eight weeks, until November 11, and meets from 7 to 9 PM Eastern time. Class size is small, limited to 8 people.

Let me know if you are interested!

The focus is on craft, particularly on using emotion, sensuality, storytelling, lyricism, and voice. Students will get frequent feedback in a supportive atmosphere. The fee is $325.

Writers at all levels are welcome. For more information or to register, please contact me at minkowitz46 AT gmail.com.

A quick bio for me: Donna Minkowitz has taught memoir writing for 27 years, at venues ranging from the 92nd Street Y and the Mt. Chocorua Writing Workshop to the JCC of Manhattan, the New York Writers Workshop, and The Kitchen. Her autobiographical novel DONNAVILLE was published last year. Her most recent memoir, Growing Up Golem, was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and the Judy Grahn Nonfiction Award, and was republished in 2026 after 13 years. She won a Lambda Literary Award for her first memoir, Ferocious Romance. She has also won a GLAAD Media Award, an Exceptional Merit Media Award, and has been inducted into the Saints and Sinners LGBTQ Writers Hall of Fame. A former columnist at The Village Voice, she has also written for Slate, The New York Times Book Review, The Nation, New York magazine, and Salon.

I’m happy to answer any questions!

All best – Donna

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Summer Memoir Workshop!

Hey friends, I’m teaching a six-week memoir workshop this summer, on Wednesday nights starting July 16. The last class date is August 20, and we meet from 7 to 9 PM ET on Zoom.

The workshop focuses on craft, especially on using emotion, the senses, lyricism, storytelling, and voice. Students will get frequent feedback in a supportive atmosphere. Class size is limited to 8. The fee is $300.

Let me know if you’re interested! You can contact me at minkowitz46@gmail.com.

Here’s my bio:

Donna Minkowitz has taught memoir writing for 27 years, at venues ranging from the 92nd Street Y and the Mt. Chocorua Writing Workshop to the JCC of Manhattan, the New York Writers Workshop, and The Kitchen. Her most recent memoir, Growing Up Golem, was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and the Judy Grahn Nonfiction Award, and she won a Lambda Literary Award for her first memoir, Ferocious Romance. A former columnist at The Village Voice, she has also written for Slate, The New York Times Book Review, The Nation, New York magazine, and Salon. Donna earned a BA in Literature from Yale University and received an Andrew D. White Fellowship in Comparative Literature from Cornell University. She founded the Lit Lit literary series in Beacon, and has served as a judge for four book awards. She was recently inducted into the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival LGBTQ Writers Hall of Fame.