Writing Through Grief

Memoirist Jessica Handler, author of Braving the Fire and Invisible Sisters, will teach attendees how to write well about grief and trauma. While retelling a painful or otherwise traumatic past can be a cathartic experience, workshop attendees will also learn ways to communicate these experiences in a way that creates a powerful connection with the reader.

Jessica Handler is the author of Braving the Fire: A Guide to Writing About Grief (St. Martin’s Griffin, December 2013.) Her first book, Invisible Sisters: A Memoir (Public Affairs, 2009) is one of the “25 Books All Georgians Should Read.” Her nonfiction has appeared on NPR, in Tin House, Drunken Boat, Brevity, Newsweek, The Washington Post and More Magazine. Honors include residencies at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, a 2010 Emerging Writer Fellowship from The Writers Center, the 2009 Peter Taylor Nonfiction Fellowship, and special mention for a 2008 Pushcart Prize. 

NOTE: This event is free and open to the public, and will be held at the Decatur Public Library from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.