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Memoir Workshop with Deborah Jackson Taffa-The Act of Self Confrontation TICKETED
Sunday May 25, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
2 King Room
The Act of Self-Confrontation in Memoir:

If you weren’t frightened by what others might think, what story would you tell? In this class, we’ll explore the act of ethical remembering, how to create characters out of your people, and how to build a persona for yourself. Through close readings, craft lessons, and discussion, we will explore your subjective lens, the role of fear and honesty in memoir, and the importance of honoring your nesting dolls and/or former selves. We’ll examine the impulse (and pitfalls) of cautionary tales and discuss the role of counterintuitive insights in finding greater contexts for your story.

Deborah Taffa’s Whiskey Tender, a National Book Award Finalist 2024, as well as a longlisted title for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Excellence, was named to the year’s best lists at Time Magazine, Esquire, NPR, Publisher’s Weekly, The Atlantic, Audible, and other outlets. With awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, PEN America, MacDowell, the Ellen Meloy Foundation, Tin House, and the NY Summer Writers Institute, Deborah received her MFA in Iowa City. Her work can be found at The Boston Review, PBS, Salon, The LA Review of Books, and elsewhere. A citizen of the Kwatsaan Nation and Laguna Pueblo, she is the director of the MFA CW program at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM.
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Deborah Taffa

Deborah Taffa’s Whiskey Tender, a National Book Award Finalist 2024, as well as a longlisted title for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Excellence, was named to the year’s best lists at Time Magazine, Esquire, Publisher’s Weekly, The Atlantic, Audible, Esquire, and other outlets... Read More →
Sunday May 25, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
2 King Room
  Memoir, Conversation

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