Life Writing Workshop with Simone Drake - African American and African Studies Extension Center

This workshop focuses on the art of writing through the lens of creative nonfiction.

Creative nonfiction includes memoir, life writing, and the personal essay. You will learn techniques and styles within this genre through exercises you complete and through the example of established writers.

Your instructor,SimoneDrake, PhD, MSL, is a professor of English at The Ohio State University, the author of many books, including her recent memoir, Becoming Educated: A Midwest Story, a filmmaker, a visual artist, and a yoga teacher. All these identities influence her holistic approach to teaching the art of writing.